2018/19 – Sara Waddington (Magic Lantern)

2015/16 – Lisa Nesbitt (Film Hub Wales)

A UK-wide training programme for exhibitors looking to inspire the next generation of cinema-goers. Cultivate offers presentations and discussions around a broad range of topics including navigating the primary and secondary curriculum, Inspiring young people, programming suitable films, developing study guides, being safe and compliant and engaging a range of audiences, stakeholders and partners.

2014/15 – Rhiannon Hughes (Wicked Wales)

2018/19 – Rhys Roberts (Cell B), Pauline Williams (Off Y Grid) and Rhiannon Wyn Hughes (Wicked Wales). Read Rhiannon’s blog here.

2014/15 – Theatre Gwaun and Watch Africa

2015/16 – Lisa Nesbitt (Film Hub Wales)

2015/16 – Joann Rae, (Theatr Colwyn)

2016/17 – Anna Redfern, Cinema & Co and Silvia Sheehan (Off y Grid). Read Silvia’s blog here.

2017/18 – Steffan Thomas (Galeri Caernarfon). Read Steffan’s blog here.

An intensive programme for film festival professionals, taught by some of the world’s experts on taking your festival to the next level.

2014/15 – Jody Tozer (Ffresh)

Gives those in film exhibition the chance to learn practical management skills. The bespoke training experience will accelerates development through a holistic approach, with expert support, coaching and peer-to-peer learning.

2017 – Rabab Ghazoul (Gentle/Radical)

A project-based training programme for independent film exhibitors who want to learn from experts about how to strategically grow audiences.

2016/17 – Gwen Sion (Pontio), Rhys Roberts (Cell B) and Mike Roberts (Clwyd Theatr Cymru). Read their blogs here.

2018 – Kate (Memo Arts Centre), Aleksandra Nikolajev Jones (WIDF)

Supported visits at EVI (Ebbw Vale), Torch Theatre, Radyr & Morganstown Community Cinema, Valleys Kids and Rhyl Little Theatre.

2016/17 – WOW Women’s Film Club and Gentle/Radical teamed up with the Independent Cinema Office and Chapter to host a free workshop on the technical aspects of pop-up film projection and presentation. The half day course offered women the opportunity to learn and become confident in how to technically set up and use projection and screening equipment to run pop-up film events. Read the blog here.

2017 – In July 2017 Moviola ran six Sustainability Seminars across the UK, with the aim to collect experiences and ideas to inform a Sustainability Action Plan and a ‘Good Practice in the Moviola Family Guide’ to distribute across their network. Film Hub Wales supported a seminar in Wales at Llanfair Kilgeddin Village Hall.

Read all about the outcomes here.

Back in 2016 Film Hub Wales organised two new training days called Opening Doors. They were packed full of innovation projects, interactive games, film ideas and resources designed to help venues reach diverse audience groups. FAN Access Officer Toki Allison then toured these development sessions across the UK.

2015/16 – Dave Phillips (Abergavenny Film Society), Phillip Walkley (Moviola), Stephen Nottingham (Murchfield Community Cinema).

2016/17 – James Cass (Magic Lantern)

2018/19 – Allison Williams (Dragon Theatre), Eiko Meredith (Kotasu Animation Festival), Natasha Swann (Wicked Wales), Lacey Small (Wicked Wales), Yvonne Connikie (Cinema Golau), Yasmin Begum (Cinema Golau)

Read Allison and Eiko’s blog here.

2016/17 – Neil Dunshire – TAPE

2017/18 – Claire Vaughan and Sally Griffith

This Way Up is the UK film exhibition innovation conference that promises to inspire and enlighten, provoke and challenge. It is an annual event to connect and share.

Read Neil’s blog here.