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Ideas & tips from Mobile Culture 2
Last week I went to Mobile Culture 2, organised by CultureLabel and Camerjam. The conference brought together cultural organisations with digital pioneers and other industries to catch up on the latest...
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When film festivals unite...
The ICO team recently returned from sunny Croatia, where we were working hard (honest!) running our Developing Your Film Festival course.Developing Your Film Festival course participants in...
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Catharine en-route to Venice
Manage to nearly miss my flight which was a bit stressful. Although I do have a reputation for being quite cavalier where airports are concerned, even I thought fate was conspiring against me when my...
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Catharine island hopping in Venice
Manage to make contact with the CICAE team and the island campus looks even more beautiful in daylight. I might have to consider studying for another degree...the morning is given over to a discussion...
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Ciao Venice!
Manage to get up bright and early to go see Bad 25 the new documentary by Spike Lee. Ostensibly about Michael Jackson's Bad album, and a detailed examination of the creation of every track, it's a...
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Wear It Under Your Hats - Creative Digital Marketing Programme
Jo Comino of Borderlines Film Festival reports on the ICO's inaugural Creative Digital Marketing Programme.A professional development course that isn’t delimited by a half-day/ two-day/ one-week...
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Crowdfunding Essentials
Flatpack Festival's Kickstarter campaign in full-swing.With a number of crowdfunding campaigns by cinemas and film festivals popping up on the interweb in the last few weeks, we thought it was high...
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Welcome to the Digital Age
Last week we launched our new training initiative, Technical Skills for Digital Exhibition with a Forum at BFI Southbank. Read on for a diary of the day and an introduction to #TechSkillsUK from one of...
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Five things I didn’t know about working in distribution
Delphine Lievens, one of our FEDS traineesThis year we launched our FEDS scheme, which aimed to recruit 15 ambitious trainees keen to gain film industry work experience, and to put them in work...
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How to run a (successful) children's film programme
A packed house at Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh.Ahead of our Children’s Screening Days in May (for which applications close this Friday), we spoke to two independent cinemas about their experiences...
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5 Things I’ve learned about Film Exhibition
This year we launched our FEDS scheme, which aimed to recruit 15 ambitious trainees keen to gain film industry work experience, and to put them in work placements in leading film distribution,...
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5 Things I didn't know about International Sales
This year we launched our FEDS scheme, which aimed to recruit 15 ambitious trainees keen to gain film industry work experience, and to put them in work placements in leading film distribution,...
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Working with classifications: Film FEDS
This year we're running our Film FEDS scheme, aimed at giving young trainees an opportunity to learn on the job in film distribution, exhibition and international sales. Here, one of our trainees,...
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Building a diverse audience: Sophia's blog
Thinking carefully about the flyer is one of the overlooked but all important moments when trying to engage people outside your usual audienceThis year we're running our Film FEDS scheme, aimed at...
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Why diversity matters in programming
Partnerships are at the heart of maintaining high-quality diverse content on screen at mac birmingham, working with (clockwise from top left) London Indian Film Festival (Kush), Afrovibes, Play Poland...
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‘Diversity’: A matter of Staying Power
Colin Jones' 'The Black House' photograph became the defining image for Black Cultural Archives second film festivalAhead of our 'D Word' Screening Days, we wanted to highlight different approaches to...
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How a distributor acquires a film: Attica's blog
This year we're running our Film FEDS scheme, aimed at giving young trainees an opportunity to learn on the job in film distribution, exhibition and international sales. Here, one of our trainees,...
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What's new in event cinema? Tech Ambassador report
Event cinema is making a big impact in independent cinemas. Whether it's pulling big crowds for Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet, Roger Waters' The Wall live show, English National Opera or Vikings from...
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Dreamland Cinema: Programming in focus
An invitation to dream from Dreamland Cinema (photo credit: Bob Prosser)The business of programming is at the heart of the cinema experience, but what does programming actually consist of? We're...
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Party at the Pictures on the Isle of Lewis: Programming in focus
The dancefloor for Party at the Pictures' Pretty in Pink eventThe business of programming is at the heart of the cinema experience, but what does programming actually consist of? We're highlighting...
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How your film festival can build sponsorship and funding
Mindaugas Morkūnas (Head of Festival Development, Vilnius IFF), Catharine Des Forges (Director, ICO), Brooke Duval (Director of Corporate Partnerships at TIFF) and Astrid Hallenstvedt (Director of...
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Black and white at the Winter Gardens: Programming in focus
Images from the first Winter Gardens Film Festival, a project developed on our Practical Programming courseOur inaugural Practical Programming course, supported by Creative Skillset and the BFI's Film...
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Overnight Film Festival: Programming in focus
Attendees of the inaugural Overnight Film Festival in front of its location, the incredible Queens Hotel EastbourneOur inaugural Practical Programming course, supported by Creative Skillset and BFI's...
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My first job in cinema: Rebekah's FEDS experience
This year we're once again running our FEDS scheme (funded by Creative Skillset), aimed at giving young trainees an opportunity to learn on the job in film distribution, exhibition and international...
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FEDS 2016: Yasmeen's experience working at the East End Film Festival
As our FEDS trainee scheme (funded by Creative Skillset) passes the halfway mark for the current cohort, one of our trainees, Yasmeen Ismail, who is based at London's Genesis Cinema, provided us with...
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The future of cinema technology at IBC in Amsterdam
Last weekend, the annual International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) Conference was held in Amsterdam. This is a chance for technology companies from across the world to showcase their most...
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The future of independent exhibition: Screen Exhibitors' Forum
On 20 October, we headed to Everyman's Screen on the Green for a day debating the hot topics in independent exhibition in partnership with Screen International. The Screen Exhibitors' Forum hosted...
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5 pieces of data your cinema needs to grow your audience
Sarah Boiling, the leader of our Data-Driven Marketing course that is currently open for applications, gives us some key points about audience data you should be collecting to grow attendance...In the...
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FEDS 2016: Krushil's experience with Glasgow Film Theatre
We spoke to Krushil Patel, one of 2016's FEDS trainees, about what he learned during his time with Glasgow Film Theatre and what advice he'd give to those wanting to get started in film exhibition....
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10 ways data can change the way you run your cinema
If you work in cinema marketing or audience development, our Data-Driven Marketing course is a great way to find faster and cheaper ways to find audiences for any film you're showing. Here's our top...
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Ask a #DYFFexpert with Wendy Mitchell
Last week we were joined by Wendy Mitchell, Contributing Editor at Screen International, for a live Twitter Q&A on how you can ensure your film festival is as press-friendly as possible to really...
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Round up: Cultural Cinema Exhibition 2017
After 8 days jam-packed with films both old and new, panels, presentations, discussions and workshops, we wrapped up our flagship training course, Cultural Cinema Exhibition, earlier this month. We've...
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Cinemas, community and culture in Northern Ireland: Allen's role at #filmFEDS
Allen (centre) debates with his fellow FEDS Maria (left) and Anthony (right) We're currently looking for the next generation of talent on our FEDS scheme, which offers eight months of paid training...
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The Festival of Mexico's 'City of Open Doors'
Since 2003, Mexico's Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) has become a unique meeting point for the country's cinematographic community, the people of the state of Michoacán and international...
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