Film Hub Scotland

23/10/2026

🧺 Film screening in a laundrette? Why not!

Join our next Members’ Coffee Morning on 5th November as we chat with Haringey Community Cinema and Anfield People's Cinema, winner and commended nominee respectively of Cinema for All’s Emerging Community Cinema Award 2026.

Hear about their journeys in setting up community cinemas, from unconventional screening venues and small teams to ticket pricing and the power of word-of-mouth marketing.

🔗 Register link in the comment 🔗

Bring your coffee/drink of choice - we’d love to see you there! 🍵

Image: Anfield People's Cinema screening at the Kitty's Laundry (photo credit: Bruno Castro)

09/10/2026

Apply to be a New Producer! ✨

Looking to gain experience in film exhibition? Passionate about cinema and bringing films to audiences?

New Producers is back – and open for applications! Apply now to gain hands-on experience in film programming, event production, marketing and audience development, learn from industry professionals and kick-start your career in film exhibition.

This year, four paid placements are available with Alchemy Film & Arts Byre Theatre Conic and Glasgow Film Festival between December 2026 and May 2027! 💥

We particularly encourage applications from people currently under-represented in Scottish film exhibition, including Black and Global Majority people, Disabled people and those from working-class backgrounds.

No previous film experience required!

⏰ Deadline: Friday 6 November 2026, 5pm

For more info and to apply, visit the link in bio! 🔗

Questions? Email [email protected].

Please note: this opportunity is not open to full-time students. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

📷 Michael Lee Richardson, one of our New Producers 2025, who worked with the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF).

22/09/2026

What does Broader Screen content look like and how does it fit within the Scottish film exhibition sector?

In this coffee meeting, we’ll explore dance film, video games and extended reality with guest speakers including:

Beth Allan, producer at Forest Of Black , who will talk to us about their upcoming Scottish Ballet feature-length film, ;

Patrick Blenkarn, creative director of STUDIO FUNFUG and co-creator of asses.masses – a 7+ hour custom video game designed to be played from beginning to end by a live audience;

Tomiwa Folorunso and Carmen Thompson, co-founders of Jali Collective , who will showcase three extended reality works as part of their upcoming Jali Film Weekender’s 2026 programme.

🔗 Sign up link in bio - we’d love to see you there!

Cover image: Jali Film Weekender 2025 - Extended Reality Exhibition (photo credit: Uchechi uchechi 🎞️📸 )

17/09/2026

Curious to understand more about the BFI Film Audience Network?

We’re excited to share the launch of Reflections, a new review of BFI Film Audience Network celebrating three years of bringing films and events to audiences in communities across the UK.

From 2023 to 2026, with support from the BFI, using National Lottery Good Cause funding, BFI FAN supported 1,200+ projects, 53,000+ film screenings in 1,600+ unique locations, and generated over 1.6 million admissions.

Packed with inspiring stories from every Film Hub, Reflections shows how dedicated BFI FAN members widen audience choice, tackle barriers for audiences and engage young people and families with film. It also explores how BFI FAN’s eight regional Film Hubs work together to host UK-wide film seasons, expand access through the Spotlight programme, and build professional skills in the sector.

Link in bio to watch the launch video and read Reflections.

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09/07/2026

Are you joining us at Tyneside Cinema for this year's BFI FAN CON (7-9 Sept)?

This is your chance to meet cinemas, film festivals and community cinemas from across the UK, and attend sessions that will boost your skills and help you grow your audiences.

New session topics include: co-creating with local partners, using AI in cinema marketing, new storytelling opportunities for cinemas through technologies such as AR and VR, a practical introduction to Film Education, engaging audiences through archive film and building trans-inclusive exhibition spaces.

Tickets are selling fast! Find out more and book yours: https://bit.ly/3QcHC9V

01/07/2026

Round two of the BFI FAN Film Exhibition Fund 2026/27 is open! 🚀

Thanks to Screen Scotland and The National Lottery, Film Hub Scotland members can now apply for up to £10,000 to support screening projects that align with the BFI's Priority Outcomes.

📆 Deadline: Tues 4th August

Learn more and apply: filmhubscotland.com/film-exhibition-fund/

30/06/2026

Joy and laughter coming to Scottish screens this summer thanks BFI's UK-wide season, Rip It Up. Don't miss these programmes celebrating youth counterculture and resistance on film:

🎶 Take One Action Film Festivals Music & Resistance: Then, Now, Forever, a film season exploring music as a force of resistance and healing across 50+ years of British youth culture

🚀 Filmhouse Edinburgh Rip It Up: Young Programmers will bring together a group of young people aged 12-18 to curate a special programme of films celebrating UK youth culture & identity

🛵 Skye Community Cinema The Isle of Mod Skye Festival, an immersive celebration of the 40th anniversary of Quadrophenia (1979)

🌊 Screen Argyll will work with a group of young programmers to curate events for this year's Sea Change Film Festival
..and more to be announced! Learn more: https://www.filmhubscotland.com/funding-landing/rip-it-up-a-uk-wide-season/

02/06/2026

We are proud to share the 20 projects who will receive support in the first round of the Film Exhibition Fund 2026/27.

The Film Exhibition Fund supports Scotland’s film exhibitors to create inclusive, diverse and affordable film screenings for audiences across the country. Thanks to the The National Lottery and Screen Scotland, our members can apply for up to £10,000 to support projects that closely align with the BFI Film Audience Network's priority outcomes.

From Glasgow Women's Library's feminist film programme - Collections on Camera - to community-led climate screenings in Caithness with Lyth Arts Centre, we're proud to support a diverse, accessible and exciting range of events taking place across Scotland this year.

Read more 👇🏽

Twenty FHS members receive support in the first round of our Film Exhibition Fund.

07/05/2026

Could you be our next BFI Film Audience Network EDI Champion? 💫

We are looking for a freelancer/partner organisation to support our UK-wide work with Black and Global Majority audiences.

Evidence shows that Black and Global Majority audiences remain under‑represented across UK independent exhibition. This new strand of our work aims to identify practical barriers and actionable opportunities for welcoming Black and Global Majority audiences to UK-wide film screenings and events.

💥 Freelance role
🕰 Part-time, 3 years
📆 Deadline: Mon 11th May

We are looking for a freelancer/organisation to become our new BFI FAN EDI Champion.

14/04/2026

🌟 Community cinemas! Join our next online meet-up for Scotland's community cinema network 🌟

Join us to meet fellow film societies and put your burning questions to the group. This month, we are delighted to be joined by Take One Action Film Festivals Institut français d'Ecosse & Leith Kino. We’d love to see you there!

📆 Wed 22nd April, 5-6pm
👩🏽‍💻 Online

Join our next online meet-up for Scotland's community cinema network!