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The COVID-19 pandemic has meant many exhibitors have had to re-evaluate how they deliver their events and engage their audiences. One challenging question has been that of networking: how do you foster a sense of community and connection over a video call? In this blog, freelance programmer, writer and producer Rachel Pronger describes her experiences of attending various industry events online this past year and the ways in which organisations have tried to forge connections between attendees in the virtual space; as well as considering how these new ways of working have democratised access to such events and whether these innovations will continue into the future.

Publication ceased around the turn of the millennium, but now the Black Film Bulletin is coming back. ICO Director Catharine Des Forges spoke to its co-founder June Givanni, Curator and Director of June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive; Melanie Hoyes, Industry Inclusion Executive at BFI and Jan Asante, Curator at Think Cinematic for part three of an extended conversation about the role of the BFB now, the effects of the pandemic on the industry and how they are looking ahead.

Our regular monthly update featuring all the news and opportunities that matter for your cinema, festival or film society right now.

Back in March, just as the country was about to enter its first national lockdown, we published a blog with some ideas for what cinemas could do while their doors were closed. With many cinemas across the UK closed once more we wanted to do something similar, using what we've learnt in the time since then to provide some more advice, now with the added benefit of having done all this before.

Our regular monthly update featuring all the news and opportunities that matter for your cinema, festival or film society right now.

Our regular monthly update featuring all the news and opportunities that matter for your cinema, festival or film society right now.

"Like all forms of art and culture, film has an intrinsic value that goes further than what the market is prepared to pay for it." - International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) catalogue

Last night saw the opening of two new independent cinema screens in London, as the Barbican opened the doors to its swanky new Cinemas 2 & 3, complete with a ribbon cutting from Vivienne Westwood. With a cafe at street level, this development significantly ups the visibility of the art centres film offer, which has previously been notoriously hard to find.