Introducing this year's Platform cohort! We're excited to be working with such a diverse range of groups from across the UK and we can't wait to start working with them on bringing their projects to life 🎞✨

We have a new equipment hub in Leeds 📽 We’re excited to be housing a full set of screening equipment at Mill Hill Chapel, hosted by Launch alumni, The Cinematic Communion. Available for community cinemas to hire from just £25! Find out more and find screening equipment near you: bit.ly/3V4F3Hq

Join us on 17th June at 12pm for our Equipment Fund Workshop 📽 It's a chance to learn about the fund and ask questions. We’ll also be joined by Matt Kitson from Driftwood Cinema, who will deliver a session on maintaining and repairing equipment. Sign up now: bit.ly/4e2xQzv

With an artful eye and jazzy unpredictability, Kelly Reichardt unravels the threads of the heist film in THE MASTERMIND. Available for community cinemas to screen from 01/07/26: bit.ly/4dO6FcM

Yesterday we paid a visit to see Film Society of the Year Award winners Skye Community Cinema's new film, LEONORA IN THE MORNING LIGHT, at the Showroom Cinema in collaboration with Reclaim the Frame! Such a pleasure to see the work they're doing alongside bringing great cinema to the Isle of Skye 🍿

Applications for our new Equipment Fund are now open! Need a laptop to help you screen via digital download? Is your projector in need of a new bulb? Apply for up to £750 to repair, improve or replace your existing kit. Find out more and apply: bit.ly/4u1PPvK

Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier - the writer-director team behind The Worst Person in the World - return with this a stunningly observed family drama that traces the fault lines between vanity, art, and life. SENTIMENTAL VALUE is available for community cinemas to screen from 17/08/26: bit.ly/435qrdH

Are you a Cinema For All member? Vote in our Trustee election and help shape the future of the organisation and the community cinema sector: bit.ly/4ffiAS1

Instincts both maternal and carnal clatter like shards of glass in a blender in an uncompromising portrait of a woman on the edge from director Lynne Ramsay. DIE MY LOVE is available for community cinemas to screen from 01/07/26: bit.ly/49lzvP6

We're proud to be a distribution partner on the People's Emergency Briefing, available for not-for-profit groups to screen for free! The new documentary, presented by Chris Packham, follows leading climate scientists as they explore the climate crisis and what can be done about it: bit.ly/4mjpJlE

We got funding!!! 🎆 Absolutely ecstatic to announce that Laraine Porter and I have been awarded an AHRC Catalyst grant to work with @cinemaforall.bsky.social and its member societies on ‘Opening New Horizons in Early Community Cinema History’, piecing together the movement’s history from 1925-1946 🎇

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s anarchic political thriller THE SECRET AGENT stars Wagner Moura in a cat-and-mouse hunt. Mixing suspense and sly absurdism, this epoch-defining marvel reconstructs memories of the Brazilian dictatorship. Available for community cinemas to screen from 21/09/26: bit.ly/4eVK8M8

Last year Platform alumni Sunderland Film Club held a one day film festival, The Weird and the Eerie, celebrating a collection of weird and wonderful horror. We caught up with them to learn about the festival and how Platform helped them expand their programme and try something new: bit.ly/4dwM1fJ

Have you checked out our latest Curated Menu? From outstanding animation to cult comedy, explore 10 titles available to screen for just £90! Find out more and book your screening: bit.ly/4c577S1

Thinking of applying for Platform? See what previous participants had to say ✨ Access a £100 bursary and coaching with our team to help realise your next project. Find out more and apply: bit.ly/4aeN40o

Through breathtaking cinematography, THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR is a modern folktale exploring a conflict provoked by the reintroduction of brown bears in the midst of a traditional shepherding community in the majestic French Pyrenees. Available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4usbZYI

Applications for Platform are now open 📽✨ Is your community cinema ready for its next project? Have an idea for a film festival or special event? Cinema For All is here to help Platform your next big idea with coaching from our team and a £1000 bursary to make your project a reality: bit.ly/4aeN40o

Told from the perspective of its avian protagonist, HEN follows a chicken who escapes an industrial farm only to find herself navigating the pecking order of a crumbling seaside restaurant and the complex human lives around her. Available for community cinemas to screen from 3/7/26: bit.ly/4tQUSjo

Seven women are forced to taste Hitler's food to check for poison. As they spend time together, their relationships evolve between loyalty and betrayal. THE TASTERS is available for community cinemas to screen from 1st August: bit.ly/4n4DjtQ

Community cinemas are invited to take part in the Refugee Week Film Festival, a curated programme of films from across the world that organisations and individuals can screen for free during Refugee Week (15th - 21st June). Find out more and see how you can get involved: bit.ly/4udqhML

Applications to join our Board of Trustees close on Thursday! Want to help shape the future of Cinema For All? We want to hear from you! We're adding four Trustees to our Board to reflect the people and perspectives that make up the community cinema movement today. Find out more: bit.ly/4sK4WtX

Have a programming idea you want to try, or a new audience you want to reach? Our Film Exhibition Fund: Pitch Pot provides grants of up to £3k for Northern film exhibitors ready to experiment. Learn more here: bit.ly/pitchpot 🚀

Want to bring the big screen to your community? Our equipment hire service offers an affordable way get you started, from projectors to PAs. Find out more and browse our 17 equipment hubs: bit.ly/3V4F3Hq

At a sports boarding school, a young boxer narrowly survives a fatal accident, saved by his best friend. After a swift recovery, an inexplicable pain takes hold of him, threatening his dreams of greatness and his position in the team. WILD FOXES is available to screen from 20/04: bit.ly/4cqFEM1

We’re delighted to announce that Cinema For All has been successful in our application for multi-year support from the BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund. This generous funding will support the development of this thriving movement of over 1750 community cinemas. Learn more: bit.ly/4mGiFA2

We're excited to be back at Film Camp during Flatpack Festival 🎬 Film Camp is a chance to connect and spark ideas on bringing audiences to the big screen. Our session will focus on opening new collaborations and possibilities for your community cinema! 📆 14/05/26 📍 MAC, Birmingham 🎟️ bit.ly/3Q7IlJv

We’re proud to be a distribution partner for the People's Emergency Briefing - a new film featuring Chris Packham and leading climate scientists - all discussing the climate crisis and what can be done solve it. The licence is free for all not for profit groups. Find out more: bit.ly/4mjpJlE

Sophy Romvari's deeply personal portrait of childhood and family fractures follows a Hungarian immigrant family as they attempt to build a new life on Vancouver Island in the late 90s. BLUE HERON is available for community cinemas to screen from 07/08/26: bit.ly/3PSN9T5

Thinking of applying to join our Board of Trustees? Our online coffee morning on 16th April is an informal chance to learn more about the roles available, ask questions, and hear from past and current Cinema For All board members. Register now ☕: bit.ly/41mLbgg

May 2021. A UK Home Office raid triggers one of the most successful acts of civil resistance in memory. In Pollokshields, Scotland’s most diverse neighbourhood, residents rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbours. Screen EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET from 20/04: bit.ly/4miRgnt

Want to help shape the future of Cinema For All? We want to hear from you! We are adding two new elected Trustees and two new appointed Trustees to our Board to reflect the people, places and perspectives that make up the community cinema movement today. Find out more and apply: bit.ly/4sK4WtX

Our new Curated Menu is available to book 🎞 From outstanding animation to illuminating documentaries, the menu hosts 10 titles available to screen for just £90! Find our more and book your screening: bit.ly/4c577S1

Last places available!! 🚨 Jump into tomorrow’s online member session for your quick guide on what’s ahead for UK film exhibitors this year. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes preview of BFI FAN CON and Rip It Up, a major new UK-wide celebration of youth culture in cinema. Sign up: bit.ly/4uJynOs🔥

After fleeing persecution, Nigerian migrant Isio is sent to Hatchworth Removal Centre, where she meets Farah. As their bond blossoms into romance, they must decide whether to trust a broken system or follow a plan that could cost them everything. DREAMERS is available to screen now: bit.ly/4tL4bll

Our team had a great day in Leeds yesterday visiting the recipients of our new equipment residency scheme, Cinematic Communion! As part of the scheme, they've received a full set of equipment alongside bursary and training support from our team to help their cinema grow and reach new audiences 📽️

Thanks to your amazing generosity, we have raised an incredible £17,220 through our Big Give campaign 🥳 Your donations will help increase access to cinema and support groups transforming their communities through the power of film. We couldn’t have done this without you. Vive la community cinema 💚

We’re at 80% ✨ Thank you to everyone who has helped get us this far, it means the world! The deadline for donations is 11.59am today and any donation, big or small, will be doubled by Big Give and help us reach our goal, providing vital support to community cinemas across the UK: bit.ly/46ZTCkS

Our Big Give campaign closes tomorrow but there’s still time to donate and help widen access to the arts for communities across the UK. Until midday tomorrow, every donation we receive will be matched, providing invaluable resources for our work as a charity. Donate now 💚: bit.ly/46ZTCkS

A huge thanks to everyone who has donated to our Big Give campaign so far 💚 Donate any amount before 24th March and have your donation matched, providing invaluable support for the 1,700+ volunteer-led cinemas nationwide. Donate today: bit.ly/46ZTCkS

Since 1946 Cinema For All has worked to support, champion, and fund groups - from the Orkney to the South Downs - who are bringing their communities together through the magic of film. Donate before 24th March and Big Give will match your donation, keeping cinema accessible to all: bit.ly/46ZTCkS

Our Big Give campaign is live! As a charity we rely on our amazing friends and supporters. Any donations made in the next week will be matched in full and support groups across the UK who are transforming their communities through accessible, people-led cinema! Donate today 💚: bit.ly/46ZTCkS

Interested in screening climate action films? We're hosting an online conversation with the team behind the film National Emergency Briefing @ 11am on the 18th March, where they'll talk about the upcoming release and how community cinemas can get involved. To join, email [email protected] 🌍

REBEL DYKES is the untold story of a community of women in 1980s post-punk, and how they went on to change their world by becoming artists, performers, musicians and activists. Available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4cJ0uXk

Thanks to our amazing supporters, we’re now able to take part in the Big Give’s Arts For Impact week. From Tuesday 17th to Tuesday 24th March, any donations, big or small, will be matched helping ensure another hundred years of community connection and accessible, people-led cinema across the UK.

Working-class culture, human connection, and the power of pop align in Kim Hopkins' moving and unmistakably British road movie that follows an ageing pop star as he navigates love, family, and the pursuit of one last chart success. STILL PUSHING PINEAPPLES is available to screen now: bit.ly/4bjMIYR

Great to see Cromarty Community Cinema feature in Time Out's list of the 100 greatest cinemas in the world right now 💚: bit.ly/4d39kiI

Test new ideas! Reach new audiences! Our Film Exhibition Fund: Pitch Pot supports organisations to experiment with their film programming through micro-grants of up to £3,000. Proposals are now open and you can submit on a rolling basis: bit.ly/pitchpot 🚀

Take a journey through the 100 year history of community cinema with Rebels with Projectors, our short documentary exploring the past, present and future of this incredible people-led movement. Find out more: bit.ly/4bkyrMF

🚨SALE🚨 Get up to 50% off all items in our 100 Years collection, including t-shirts, pin badges, and our Girls on Tops collaboration! Celebrate community cinema in style: bit.ly/4mpRRmX

"A film of impossible urgency" - Financial Times THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB is the profoundly moving true story of a 5-year-old girl trapped under fire in Gaza, and the Palestine Red Crescent emergency responders who tried to save her. Available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/3OPuLcZ