Sustainable Development for Cinemas & Film Festivals

Venue: Tyneside Cinema, 10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6QG

Date: Tuesday 24th February 2009

Times: 9.30am – 4.45pm, followed by networking drinks

“Informative and inspirational ... I came back with lots of ideas to try out” – 2008 trainee

This course is aimed at creative people from independent cinemas, film festivals and arts centres who are interested in learning essential business skills to sustain and develop their organisation into the future.

In the current climate of financial uncertainty and fierce competition for arts funding, this essential day will provide a crash course in fundraising, sponsorship, business planning and sustainable development. The course will be taught through talks and workshops delivered by arts fundraising and management specialists and experienced film exhibitors.

Course schedule

The day will also provide invaluable networking opportunities on a national scale, and an online forum will facilitate further discussion, ideas–sharing and the initiation of partnerships in the months following the course.

The course will be held at Tyneside Cinema, a picture palace which recently underwent a major redevelopment to add new spaces and restore its original 1930s features.

Cost:

£100 + VAT (£115). The price includes lunch, refreshments and networking drinks. Bursaries are available towards fees, travel, accommodation and/or access costs from many of the Regional Screen Agencies and from the ICO.

Travel and accommodation:

Tyneside Cinema is situated in Newcastle city centre: map of the area.

Newcastle is accessible by train (only 3 hours from London, for example). For train times, see the National Express website. Alternatively, there are flights to Newcastle from Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Cork, Dublin, Exeter, Isle of Man, Jersey, London, Newquay, Plymouth, Shannon and Southampton. For a list of airlines, see the Newcastle Airport website.

If you need to stay the night, please see places to stay near Tyneside Cinema.

Access:

Tyneside Cinema has lifts to all floors and accessible toilets on floors 1, 2 and 3. The cinema screens have power-assisted doors and dedicated spaces for wheelchair users.

Further information:

If you have any queries about the course or wish to check that it is suitable for your needs, please contact Tilly Walnes, Training & Development Officer: tilly@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk / 020 7079 0477.

This project is funded by the Skillset Film Skills Fund, which is supported by the National Lottery through the UK Film Council and the film industry through the Skills Investment Fund.