Inclusive Cinema Strategy – BFI FAN (2017-2023)

Placing access at the heart of the Inclusive Cinema strategy, we launched a collective strategy designed to support audiences with additional needs:

• Support successful accessible screenings models UK wide, encouraging sustainable long-term delivery,
• Share learning via a UK wide online resource (the Inclusive Cinema website), offering multiple toolkits and reduces duplication,
• Provide training with expert partners, leading access champions and stakeholders,
• Continually analysis and develop models and programmes, learning as we deliver,
• Highlight and leverage further funding for accessible screenings,
• Awareness raising and further education for audiences, stakeholders and wider partners,
• Advocate for and support the implantation of raised standards, such as the delivery of accessible formats, and environments that are welcoming and inclusive,
• Develop further research and gather audience feedback where there are noticeable gaps across the sector.

• Created an online resource (the Inclusive Cinema website) to act as a benchmark and go-to place for future activity,
• Toolkits and how-to guides to support film screenings, covering practicalities through to marketing ideas, and how to get the BFI Diversity Mark of Good Practice,
• Workshop and activity guides,
• Funding guidance for more ambitious projects,
• Partner contacts to provide expertise and support,
• Evidence to share with colleagues and funders,
• Training to build confidence when working with diverse groups,
• Networking opportunities to meet with peers who are running inclusive screenings,
• Awareness-raising programmes to build the visibility of inclusive cinema and to represent diversity on screen,
• Support to providers exploring new screening programmes.

• Read the 2017-2023 strategy in full.