We’re almost halfway through 2025 already and we’re starting to think about 2026-29 (as part of the BFI Screen Culture 2033 strategy). With our annual Hub Helo a way off in March, we’re making time for a Haia.

We’re arranging two get togethers to catch up with you on some of the things you’re finding most challenging, as well as opportunities that the Hub can support you with over the next few years. We’ll also open up a survey to gather extra feedback.

We’ll wrap up each event with a preview screening of Made in Wales title Brides – a drama about refugees Doe and Muna as they travel to start a new life in Syria (from ieie Productions). Hub Haia events will take place at Pontio (2 September) and Gwyn Hall (4 September).

We are also working on a full preview day for later in the financial year.

When / where:

• Tuesday 2 September – Pontio, Bangor: Book your place here
• Thursday 4 September – Gwyn Hall, Neath: Book your place here
• 9.15am – 12.45pm (Please note – lunch will not be provided on this occasion)

This event is exclusively for members of Film Hub Wales.

Bursary support and Membership

• This event is eligible for bursary support. FHW can cover travel accommodation costs for members to attend. Should you need to book accommodation in advance, we suggest reserving those with a free cancellation policy. Fill in a Bursary form here.
• If you are not yet a member of FHW, you can join for free here.
• Find out more about how Film Hub Wales supports the Welsh exhibition sector to screen films with Welsh connections.

Our Preview Days include screenings of upcoming Welsh-made, Welsh-language and Welsh archive film releases designed to support the wider programming and reach of films with Welsh connections.

The events are exclusively for members of Film Hub Wales and members of Film Hubs around the UK and we supply all attendees with film information packs and offer networking at different member venues across the country. Film Hub Wales can also offer funding towards minimum guarantees, marketing and/or a contribution towards event costs where talent is available.

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Are you working with local community partners to collaborate on film screenings? Do you want to create meaningful film experiences but struggle with low attendance, have difficulty finding the right films or organisations to work with?

This session will explore some of the challenges that many cinemas are facing when attempting to build authentic connections with communities who might not otherwise attend, as well as potential solutions. The session will be led by Local Cinema Coordinator Morvern Cunningham. Themes will include:

• Working with community members and groups to present co-curated film screenings,
• Challenging mindsets – ‘rather than you come to us, we’ll come to you’,
• Quality of experience over quantity of audience.

When: 15th October 2025

Where: Online

Book your place here

This event is exclusively for members of Film Hub Wales. A limited amount of spaces are available to members of Film Hubs around the UK.
If you are not yet a member of FHW, you can join for free here.

Local Cinema is a network of community cinemas based in Edinburgh, supported by the City of Edinburgh Council. They support film screenings co-curated with and for local communities across a range of community spaces in the city, including WHALE Arts; North Edinburgh Arts, Duncan Place Community Hub, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Space @ Broomhouse Hub, Craigmillar Now and The Crannie Community Hub. In 2025, their Local Resistance touring programme will celebrate local stories of self-organising and solidarity, supported by Film Hub Scotland.

For more information on Local Cinema and the Local Resistance programme, you can read this interview with Local Cinema Coordinator Morvern Cunningham by Film Hub Scotland.

BFI FAN offers a range of events to help members reach new audiences, develop their business model, be more accessible, make their activity more environmentally sustainable and much more.

Find the latest opportunities below.

Revisiting Your Cinema Business Model –  4th June – 16th July: 10:00 – 11:00
Open Webinars 2025. Learn key cinema business principles and fundraising skills in new webinars from BFI FAN. These expert-led webinars cover core topics, including financial reporting, fundraising, and sustainable capital developments. Open to BFI FAN members across the UK.

Reframing Film Sessions at Cinema Rediscovered – 23 July
Taking place at Watershed, Bristol, exhibitors from across the UK are invited to hear from some of the most inspiring voices in the worlds of exhibition, distribution and restoration to explore exciting ways of connecting older films with a new wave of cinema goers, find out more about restorations and physical media, and acquire practical insights into film rights and materials.

Our annual event for film exhibitors across Wales.

Held in March each year, the event offers an opportunity to catch up with exhibition colleagues and find inspiration in one another’s projects, through bitesize interactive sessions. The event is also an opportunity for Fiilm Hub Wales to update on funds that will be available to Members* for the forthcoming year.

*This event is exclusively for Members of BFI FAN. If you’re not a member, you can join here.

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Our regular get together for exhibitors to talk about the latest films with Welsh connections, meet distributors, filmmakers and find out about Made in Wales assets.

Read more about our Made in Wales strategy here.

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We’re making time to talk about films!

Join us online for our quarterly programming get-togethers where we’ll talk about a selection of the best new British independent and international film releases.

The sessions are hosted by curator Rachel Pronger. There will be film tips for your upcoming programme, time to talk with peers about the films you’re looking forward to and to discover the ones you might otherwise miss. We’ll also discuss how to programme and market them.

These sessions will run quarterly to support you with year-round audience development. Exhibitors of all shapes and sizes are welcome, we’ll explore how to make the sessions useful for everyone.

About Rachel
Rachel Pronger is a curator, writer and programme consultant. She began her career working in communications for the BFI London Film Festival, Picturehouse Cinemas and Film Hub Scotland, before moving into programming roles at Alchemy Film & Arts, Tyneside Cinema, Sheffield DocFest and Aesthetica Short Film Festival. As co-founder of feminist film collective Invisible Women she has co-curated programmes and delivered events for partners such as the BFI Southbank, Cinema Rediscovered, Eye Filmmuseum Amsterdam, BalkanCanKino Athens, HOME Manchester and Glasgow Film Theatre. Her writing on film has been published by outlets including Sight & Sound, The Guardian, MUBI Notebook, Little White Lies and BBC Culture. She also regularly chairs Q&As, panels and workshops centred on feminism, archiving and film history.

Film Forum (October)

• When: Thursday 23rd October 2025, 10am-12pm
• Where: Online (via Zoom)
• Book your place here