Cinema For All
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The national organisation for the support and development of volunteer-led cinema in the UK.
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Seeing as we're new to Bluesky, we thought we'd share a brief journey through the community cinema movement that has been bringing the big screen to communities around the UK for nearly 100 years... 🧵
over 1 year ago
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Great to see Cromarty Community Cinema feature in Time Out's list of the 100 greatest cinemas in the world right now 💚:
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The 100 Greatest Cinemas In The World Right Now
Classic kinos, cult film temples and fabulous picture palaces from across the planet
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2 days ago
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Film Hub North
3 days ago
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:
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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:
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4 days ago
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🚨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:
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5 days ago
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"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:
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8 days ago
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Some more ballots from our 100 Years, 100 Films poll 🎞 See the final list of the 100 greatest films of century, as voted for by the community cinema and film society movement:
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9 days ago
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Our friends at
@cosmiccatfilms.bsky.social
are inviting community cinemas to part in the one-night-only nationwide premiere of the powerful new documentary Molly Vs THE MACHINES on 1st March, in partnership with the Glasgow Film Festival. Find out how you can take part:
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Host a premiere screening of Molly Vs THE MACHINES as part of the Glasgow Film Festival
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about 1 month ago
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In a UK immigration removal centre, Nigerian migrant Isio finds hope in an unexpected love that gives her the strength to fight a broken system. DREAMERS is available for community cinemas to screen now:
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14 days ago
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We're excited to partner with AV Parts Master, one of the UK’s leading AV retailers, to provide our members with exclusive discounts. Whether you're looking to invest in your first kit or looking to upgrade - find out what support you can access:
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15 days ago
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Last year saw the community cinema and film society movement turn 100 years old! We celebrated with everything from a national film festival to a brand new documentary. Take a look at how we commemorated this incredible milestone over on our new 100 Years legacy page:
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18 days ago
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Want to screen films but don't have the kit? Our accessible equipment hire is there to help get you started, from projectors to PAs. Find out how you can bring the big screen to your community 📽:
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21 days ago
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Last year as part of our celebration of 100 years of community cinema, we asked cinemas from across the UK to vote in a once in a century poll of the 100 greatest films of the last 100 years, as voted for by the community cinema and film society movement. We thought we'd share some of the ballots 👀
22 days ago
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A woman’s obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil. SHELBY OAKS, a new horror from writer/director Chris Stuckmann and executive producer Mike Flanagan, is available for community cinemas to screen now:
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26 days ago
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Radu Jude's multi-award-winning satirical take on modern life, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD, is available for community cinemas to screen now:
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28 days ago
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Our Climate Action Cinema Collective is a group of 25+ community cinemas who meet online every other month, to focus on ways to reduce their carbon emissions, become greener cinemas and promote climate justice through their screenings 🌎💚 Interested in joining? Find out more:
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29 days ago
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2026 sees Cinema for All’s South West Regional Group celebrate their 50th anniversary 🥳 Their 90th Viewing Session will take place on Sunday 12th April at the Corn Exchange in Dorchester:
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about 1 month ago
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Two migrant workers in a Bradford car wash are dragged into an escalating moral crisis as night falls. They must find a way to work out their differences if they’re to stand any chance of saving themselves. THE CEREMONY is available for community cinemas to screen now:
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about 1 month ago
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IRON LADIES is the untold story of women who, during the 1984–85 Miners' Strike, found themselves at the forefront of a battle against the British state. Their actions reshaped the landscape of political activism for working-class women. Available for community cinemas to screen now:
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about 1 month ago
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Julie's Bicycle
about 1 month ago
At the end of last year we ran 3 peer-to-peer learning sessions as part of our BFI Sustainable Screen Programme. They focused on audience travel, indoor events and sponsorship & banking. If you work in the screen sector & missed them, we’ve rounded up the key learnings for you
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Recap: BFI Sustainable Screen Peer Sharing Session | Julie's Bicycle
The BFI Sustainable Screen programme ran three peer-to-peer learning sessions on sustainability: audience travel, indoor events, and sponsorships and banking. If you didn’t make it, some key insights ...
https://tinyurl.com/45nywjpx
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Our friends at
@cosmiccatfilms.bsky.social
are inviting community cinemas to part in the one-night-only nationwide premiere of the powerful new documentary Molly Vs THE MACHINES on 1st March, in partnership with the Glasgow Film Festival. Find out how you can take part:
bit.ly/4bpM1z2
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Host a premiere screening of Molly Vs THE MACHINES as part of the Glasgow Film Festival
https://bit.ly/4bpM1z2
about 1 month ago
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As a charity, Cinema For All provides membership to community cinemas across the UK, with a range of benefits: 🍿 Access to over 900 films on our Booking Scheme 📽 Equipment hire 📣 Unlimited support from our team ✅ Discounted insurance ➕ A lot more Become part of the bigger picture:
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about 1 month ago
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India Donaldson’s insightful, acclaimed debut follows 17-year-old Sam as she joins her dad and his oldest friend on a backpacking trip, where trust is betrayed, tensions reach fever pitch, and the parental bond is tested. GOOD ONE is available to screen now through our Curated Menu:
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about 2 months ago
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"My local area has little to no spaces to enjoy film... I thought I should stop complaining and just create that space myself" For our latest blog, Launch alumni Femme Films reflect on their first screenings, what they've learnt, and the benefits of bringing film to their community:
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about 2 months ago
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In a small town on the edge of wild country, an eccentric and delinquent mother has had enough of the rules. Crushed by past mistakes and a society that doesn’t give second chances, she’ll do anything to prove that she's still a good person. THE COURAGEOUS is available to screen now:
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about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
Cinema For All are in need of early pledges for their Big Give: Arts for Impact matched-funding campaign, which could raise up to £30k to support volunteer-led cinemas across the UK! Learn more and donate:
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In a forest in Norway, a family lives an isolated lifestyle in an attempt to be wild and free, but a tragic event changes everything, and they are forced to adjust to modern society in the acclaimed documentary A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS. Available for community cinemas to screen now:
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about 2 months ago
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Nouvelle Vague shows us how Godard’s genre-defining debut came from a community of cinephiles, driven by a love of film. Which may sound familiar to anyone who has started a community cinema… In our latest blog we discuss Godard, Linklater, and building a creative community:
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On Nouvelle Vague: Godard, Linklater and building community
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about 2 months ago
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Thanks to our friends and partners at Conic Films, we're pleased to be able to offer attendees of this year's AGM an exclusive online preview of Georgi M. Unkovski's DJ AHMET. Cinema For All members can sign up to the AGM now:
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about 2 months ago
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It was great to see Cinema For All members Manchester and Salford Film Society and Screen B14 featured on last night's The One Show, talking all things community cinema at their Festival of Community Cinema screening with the great Ali Plumb 🍿 Catch up on BBC iPlayer:
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about 2 months ago
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Cinema For All is preparing to run a Big Give: Arts for Impact match-funding campaign, with the potential to raise up to £30,000 to support affordable and accessible cinema across the UK but we need your support. Find out how you can help us meet our pledge target:
bit.ly/3N6tM7w
2 months ago
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Want to start screening films in 2026 but don't have the kit? Our accessible equipment hire is here to help bring the big screen to your community. Find out more:
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2 months ago
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Our latest Curated Menu is now available to book! Discover 10 hand picked titles available to screen for just £90. Find out more and book your screening 🍿:
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2 months ago
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Neglected pensioner Elsie finds an unexpected ally in her neighbour Colleen. Over time, a friendship grows but Elsie’s resentful son stirs up tensions that bring shocking consequences in a human story from the heart of broken Britain. DRAGONFLY is available to screen from 1/1/26:
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2 months ago
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From the team behind My Life as a Courgette, Savages follows a young girl, her cousin, and their adopted orangutan, as they come together to fight against their tropical forest’s destruction. SAVAGES is available for community cinemas to screen now:
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2 months ago
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Applications for our Equipment Residency programme close on 16th January! Based in Leeds or Bradford? You can receive a full set of screening equipment, bursary support, and technical assistance from our team. Apply now 📽️:
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3 months ago
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2025 has been quite the year at Cinema For All! 🍿 95,988 people attended community cinema screenings 📽️ 68 screenings were supported by our equipment hire 🎬 49 groups received coaching 🎞️ 390 Booking Scheme films screened 📣 541 queries answered Thanks for your inspiring work and continued support 🥳
3 months ago
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With long-awaited new films from the likes of Paul Thomas Anderson and Lynne Ramsey, and debuts from exciting new voices like India Donaldson and Eva Victor, it's been another great year in film. The Cinema For All team have shared their cinematic highlights from 2025:
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Staff Picks 2025
As we approach both the new year and awards season, the team have been looking back at their personal cinematic highlights from 2025. With long-awaited new films from the likes of Paul Thomas…
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3 months ago
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When renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) learns of the death of one of her patients she is deeply troubled. Convinced that it was murder, she decides to investigate… A PRIVATE LIFE is available for community cinemas to screen from 17/04/26:
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3 months ago
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Our friends at Screen Scotlan, Tull Stories, and Labor of Love Films are offering community cinemas based in Scotland the opportunity to screen Kim Hopkins' new award-winning documentary Still Pushing Pineapples for free! Find out more:
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3 months ago
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Your Booking Scheme Wrapped 🎞 We've had so many great titles join our Booking Scheme this year; from mind bending body horror to home grown indies. But here were the most popular titles amongst our members in 2025: - I'm Still Here - Perfect Days - Ocean with David Attenborough - Vermiglio
3 months ago
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Congratulations to the teams behind Booking Scheme titles The Voice of Hind Rajab, Nouvelle Vague, and Sirāt on their well deserved Golden Globe nominations!
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3 months ago
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A father and son arrive at a rave in the mountains of Morocco. They’re searching for Mar - daughter and sister - who vanished at one of these endless parties. As they venture into the wilderness, they're forced to confront their own limits. SIRÂT is available to screen from 10/4/26:
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3 months ago
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Take a journey through the last century of community cinema in our a brand new documentary capturing the story of this incredible movement – as it was 100 years ago and as it is today. REBELS WITH PROJECTORS is available to screen now:
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Rebels With Projectors (Teaser)
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3 months ago
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We’re excited to be sponsored by RECCE, the new social and review app for film and TV lovers, to help community cinemas reach new audiences, champion grassroots film clubs, and give every member the chance to turn their recommendations into real rewards. Find out more:
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3 months ago
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Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for the film lover if your life? Our 100 Years of Community merch is still available, with proceeds going to support another century of volunteer-led cinema 🎁:
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3 months ago
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A playful love letter to cinema, Richard Linklater's NOUVELLE VAGUE reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless in an exuberant exploration of the youthful rebellion and creative chaos that shaped the French New Wave. Available for community cinemas to screen from 13/3/26:
bit.ly/48uBCPc
3 months ago
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We've extended the deadline for our equipment residency opportunity! Based in Leeds or Bradford? Apply by 16th January and access free equipment for a year, a £300 bursary to support your work, and training sessions with the Cinema For All team. Find out more and apply 📽:
bit.ly/49e489X
3 months ago
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We might be approaching Christmas but the Festival of Community Cinema isn’t slowing down 🎞️ With screenings taking place until the end of December, visit your local community cinema and see great films for just £3! Find a screening near you:
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3 months ago
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Over the weekend, The Guardian published Carol Moore's moving obituary for Marjorie Ainsworth - Cinema For All’s Honorary Vice President, President of the Manchester and Salford Film Society, and the Queen of community cinema - who passed away earlier this year:
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3 months ago
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Award-winning director Fiona Cunningham-Reid presents an intimate portrait of acclaimed artists Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey, who work at the intersection of art, activism, biology and ecology. ACKROYD & HARVEY: THE ART OF ACTIVISM is available for community cinemas to screen now:
bit.ly/4pnB9VQ
4 months ago
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