Co-collaboration: Building Community Audiences for Independent Film
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
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.
About Local Cinema Network
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.