Benefits of Membership
Joining BFI FAN opens up opportunities to:
- Apply for support for your audience development projects
- Apply for Professional Development and Training Bursaries
- Be part of exciting UK-wide cultural moments like Art of Action
- Attend meet-ups & forums with other members in your region as well as national events like the BFI FAN conference, BFI FAN CON.
- Access training courses and talks tailored towards the needs of member organisations
- Receive newsletters with the latest industry intelligence and opportunities for members.
Check if your organisation is eligible
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We welcome applications from organisations based within the UK that:
- Screen films to public audiences or their membership (or have plans to do so within the 12 month period from joining)
And/or, which:
- Have a related interest in broadening the range of film available to audiences and in enriching the cultural value of communal film screening activity.
Eligible organisations include (but are not limited to):
- Cinemas (independent and local/national circuits)
- Mixed arts venues
- Volunteer-run film societies and community cinemas
- Touring cinemas and community screen networks
- Film festivals
- Screen archives
- Regular pop-up film events
- Academic institutions
- Museums and galleries
- Local authority departments and agencies
- Local and regional development agencies
- Community groups and leisure providers
In order to join, prospective members must share BFI FAN’s aims.
In addition, organisations must be formally constituted (e.g. as a community interest company or limited liability company registered at Companies House; a charity or trust registered with the Charity Commission; a Local Authority or statutory body; or a voluntary group with a written constitution and bank account).
Where are you based?