Our once in a century poll of the 100 greatest films of all time, as voted for by the community cinema movement, is available now in @filmstories.bsky.social 🎞 Don't miss out on a copy: bit.ly/46G7BuW

Share your experiences of community cinema 🎞️✨ The Guardian would like to hear from people who are involved in a UK volunteer-run film society, whether it's about your most memorable screenings or how you got started: bit.ly/46CjwtW

We loved celebrating 100 years of community cinema at @cinemaforall.bsky.social’s gala! Huge congratulations to our award-winning members — Chorley Empire Community Cinema (Legacy Community Building) and Leigh Film Factory’s Elizabeth Costello (Outstanding Contribution by an Individual). 👏✨

We're still on cloud nine from Saturday! Thank you to everyone who joined us in Sheffield to celebrate a century of community cinema at the 100 Years Gala. What an inspiring night - honouring the incredible history of the movement and looking to what's next. Here's to a hundred more 🥂

Today’s the day- the headline event of our year long celebration of a century of community cinema 🥳 Beginning with an open day at our exhibition at Bloc Projects, followed by the 100 Years Gala this evening! We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone 🎞

The 100 Years of Community Cinema Exhibition is now open 🎉 Come down to Bloc Projects in Sheffield and take a journey through the last century of volunteer-led film!

From 16th – 20th September at Bloc Projects our 100 Years of Community Cinema Exhibition will feature a curated selection of archive materials and stories from the last century of volunteer-led film 🎞

A once in a century poll... But what film did the community cinema movement vote as the greatest of all time? Find out at the 100 Years Gala on 20th September and in @filmstories.bsky.social 🎞

Michael Powell’s groundbreaking Peeping Tom illustrates film societies’ ongoing relationship with censorship, which goes back to the first film society’s tussling with the BBFC. Available to screen as part of the Festival of Community Cinema. Learn more and access bursary support: bit.ly/3ZYIMrL

Book contract secured! If any of the phenomenally generous reviewers are on here, THANK YOU!!! ‘A Century of Community Cinema: The First 100 Years of Non-commercial Film Exhibition in Britain’ will be coming to your nearest library in a couple of years. Woohoo!

We're thrilled to announce that filmmaker Mark Cousins will be joining us in-conversation at the 100 Years Gala on 20th September! He is an artist whose career spans festivals, epic award-winning documentaries, and championing cinema of all shapes and sizes. See the full programme: bit.ly/46i52A8

Set over a tense 48 hours, SOULEYMANE'S STORY follows a Guinean asylum seeker who races through the streets of Paris delivering food as he awaits his asylum interview which will decide whether or not he will be granted residency. Available for community cinemas to screen from 1/2/26: bit.ly/4fVkHIV

We asked our team for their highlights from the Festival of Community Cinema 🎞️✨ Take a look at the full programme of titles: bit.ly/3ZYIMrL

A member of iconic bands Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and The Dirty Three, multi-instrumentalist and composer Warren Ellis has found a new passion project: a wildlife sanctuary in the forests of Sumatra. ELLIS PARK is available to screen from 1/12/25: bit.ly/4n0xVXa

We’ll be hosting the 100 Years of Community Cinema Exhibition at Bloc Projects in Sheffield from 16th–20th September with a special open day ahead of the 100 Years Gala on 20th! The exhibition will feature a curated selection of archive materials the last 100 years of volunteer-led film exhibition 🎞️

The BIFA Cinema of the Year longlist is up and we're proud to see that up against some of the biggest and most well known commercial and independent cinemas in the country, 9 on the list are community cinemas 🥳 Vote to support volunteer-led cinema: www.bifa.film/coty-vote/

We're excited to announce film critic and broadcaster Rhianna Dhillon will be hosting the 100 Years Gala on September 20th 🎉 See what else we have planned for our biggest ever celebration of community cinema: bit.ly/4lFMChl

Bouquets and ABBA mixtapes at the ready, you're cordially invited to screen '90s classic MURIEL'S WEDDING as part of the Festival of Community Cinema! See the full programme and find out how to access bursaries to support your festival screenings 🎞: bit.ly/3ZYIMrL

A cinematic western that is both epic and intimate, set against the tumultuous backdrop of 1860s frontier America, THE DEAD DON'T HURT is a powerful story of love and survival, conflict and revenge. Available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/3HyPw9y

Applications for Launch close on Friday! Don't miss you chance to receive bursary and coaching support to make your dream cinema a reality ✨🎟: bit.ly/42e5Su4

We're so excited to share the shortlist for the 55th annual Film Society of the Year Awards! We had a lot of applications this year and we'd like to thank everyone who applied and wish a huge congratulations to all those shortlisted. We can’t wait to celebrate in September 🎉

Want to start screening films but don't have access to the right kit? Our affordable equipment hire scheme makes it easy to bring the big screen to your community 📽️ Find out more and book your screening today: buff.ly/3ZL7j2l

Ever thought of starting your own community cinema? Apply for Launch today and receive a £300 bursary and support from Cinema For All to help get your screenings off the ground! Find out more and apply: bit.ly/42e5Su4

🎤 Guest speakers 🏆 Awards 🎞 Premieres All this and more at the 100 Years Gala on 20th September! Get your pass now 🎟: bit.ly/4lrMOBY

Paul & Paulette’s chance encounter on a Parisian boulevard sparks an unusual relationship that blurs the lines between reality and fantasy. An unconventional romantic comedy, PAUL & PAULETTE TAKE A BATH is available for community cinemas to screen from 01/11/2025: bit.ly/4lSF4sI

Did you know Satyajit Ray was the founder of one the first film societies in India? The Big City, one of Ray's most acclaimed works, is available to screen as part of the Festival of Community Cinema. See the full programme and access bursaries to support your festival screenings: bit.ly/3ZYIMrL

We'll be joined by broadcaster and critic Danny Leigh to unveil the results of our poll of the 100 greatest films of all time - as voted for by the community cinema movement - at the 100 Years Gala on 20/09/25! But which film do you think is number one? 🤐 Tickets are on sale now: bit.ly/4lrMOBY

Looking for a project to share your passion for film? Launch is here to help! Start your own community cinema and receive support from our team team & a £300 bursary to help make your dream cinema reality. Applications close 15/08/25: bit.ly/4o1iLm2

From Q&As to trips to local allotments, it's been great to see screenings taking place as part of New Leaf Film Festival – our climate action film festival run collaboratively between our Climate Action Cinema Collective, taking place throughout June to tie in with World Environment Day 💚🎞️

We asked our team for their highlights from the Festival of Community Cinema 🎞️✨ Take at a look at the full programme of titles: bit.ly/3ZYIMrL

Community group needing access to equipment for a film screening? @cinemaforall.bsky.social to find equipment near you mycommunitycinema.org.uk/equipment/

A sneak peak at some of the things we have planned at 100 Years Gala 👀 Get your tickets now: bit.ly/4lrMOBY

Two school friends in a dead-end town in the East of England join forces with a green-fingered grandad to sell a shed of weed that the old man has accidentally grown, forming an unlikely partnership of the forgetful and the forgotten. CHICKEN TOWN is available to screen from 25/8/25: bit.ly/4kMacZo

💔Don't throw away your proposal for BFI FAN Too Much: Melodrama on Film Season! There's still time to polish up your applications and benefit from a UK-wide press and marketing campaign 📆Due Monday, 21 July Apply Now: bit.ly/toomuchmelo

The UK's biggest film magazine returns! 168 pages, and it's crammed with interviews, features, opinions and facts about movies and movie-making. Get yours here: filmstories.co.uk/news/film-st...

As part of our centenary celebrations, we're spotlighting the amazing work being done by community cinemas and film societies across the UK! In our latest blog, we spoke to Terry Cloke from Ipswich Film Society about their incredible 90 year history: bit.ly/46HPnuI

Love film? Want to start your own community cinema? Applications for Launch are now open! Receive bespoke training with our team and a £300 bursary to support your first screening: bit.ly/4o1iLm2

Taking part in the Festival of Community Cinema? Wear your love for community cinema at your screenings with our range of limited edition merch 😎 On sale now: bit.ly/4mpRRmX

We've extended the deadline for Film Society of the Year Awards! Apply before 11:59pm on Wednesday 16th July and celebrate the amazing work of your community cinema at our biggest event of the year: bit.ly/4bV4CRg

Our friends @bifa-film.bsky.social have introduced an exciting new Cinema of the Year award and community cinemas are eligible 🥳 Find out more and submit your cinema 👇

Join Cinema For All for on online coffee morning at 11am 24/07/25. It’s a chance to catch up with our team about all of our exciting plans and offers for the Festival of Community Cinema, ask questions, and hear from other community cinemas about what they have coming up! Sign up: bit.ly/4lkklgS

Kim’s Video follows a filmmaker's quest to track down the whereabouts of the 55,000-video collection of the now-defunct Kim’s Video, an iconic NYC rental store. We sat down with the film's directors to discuss their relationship to physical media and building a community around film: bit.ly/4lG0IQ3

Applications for the 55th annual Film Society of the Year Awards close on Friday! Celebrate the amazing work your community cinema has done in the 12 months at the year's biggest celebration of volunteer-led cinema: bit.ly/4bV4CRg

A coming of age story with a difference... Poignant, heartbreaking, and uplifting, WATERLOO SUNSET tells the story of the remarkable elderly residents of Hopton’s Almshouse, contending with a world that’s changing around them. Available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/3U1Ka9n

It's exciting to see our Platform cohort begin their supported screenings! Join Reel Nature: Environmental Film Club for an evening of film screenings and conversation exploring how sustainable farming can help save our planet. 📅: 25/07/25, 7 PM 📍: The Keynsham Community Space 🎟️: bit.ly/4nDQt0O

Good news- I have been awarded AHRC Impact Accelerator funding to build an evidence base documenting the social, economic and wellbeing benefits of community cinemas in the South West to inform policymaking in the region. The next phase in my collaboration with @cinemaforall.bsky.social is live!

We're excited to be hosting the 100 Years of Community Cinema Exhibition at Bloc Projects from 16th - 20th September in Sheffield! The exhibition will feature a curated selection of archive materials and highlighted stories from the last 100 years of volunteer-led film exhibition 🎞

Bookings for the Festival of Community Cinema are now open! Take part in the biggest ever celebration of volunteer-led cinema, screen from our specially curated menu of 25 films and receive a bursary to support your screenings 🎞: bit.ly/3ZYIMrL

Operating across the UK, from Aberdeen to Devon, our affordable equipment hire scheme makes it easy to bring the big screen to your community 📽️ Find out more and book your screening today: buff.ly/3ZL7j2l

Applications for the Film Society of the Years Awards close on 11th July ⏰ Don’t miss the chance to receive national recognition for your amazing work in programming, marketing, and more. Apply now: bit.ly/4bV4CRg