Screening Days

ICO Autumn Screening Days 2015

14/11/2015 - 16/11/2015

Broadway Cinema, Nottingham

Come to Autumn Screening Days in Nottingham, the industry screenings event for programming, marketing and education staff of cinemas, film festivals, and film societies.

Get first-hand knowledge of upcoming film releases so you can select, market and get strong audiences in your venue. Our focus is on key art house and independent titles, and the autumn event will showcase titles scheduled for release in November 2015 – January 2016.

See films that will help your programme stand out, meet and exchange ideas with colleagues and hear from industry experts on important developments.

Registration

Registration for the event is now closed.

Bursaries

A number of the Film Hubs are offering bursaries towards fees, travel and accommodation for their members to attend Screening Days. For details of the bursaries and how to apply please see below:

Find out more

Further information about the event will be uploaded to this section of the website. Check out our frequently asked questions or for any other queries please call 0207 636 7120 or email sarah@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk.

Terms and conditions

ICO Screening Days is an industry event open to people working or volunteering in an organisation whose primary purpose is the exhibition of films to the public. As all of the films that are being shown at the event are pre-release titles there is a press embargo on the event, which includes social networking sites and film forums.

Travel

Address

Broadway
14 – 18 Broad Street
Nottingham
NG1 3AL

Broadway is located on Broad Street in Hockley, Nottingham’s cultural quarter.  It is five minutes walk from the Market Square and close to the city’s main bus stops.  The railway station is fifteen minutes away on foot and there’s a tram stop in the nearby Lace Market.

For a map of how to find Broadway visit http://g.co/maps/seyxx

By car

The M1 passes close to the west of the city, the A42/M42 links to the south west of the city, and the A1(M) links to the east of the county of Nottinghamshire.  When using the M1 from the North, exit at Junction 26 for the City, using the A610 Nuthall Road/Alfreton Road.  M1 Junction 24 offers the best route to the City for those travelling from the south.

Park and Ride

When entering Nottingham from the M1, Junction 26, use the Phoenix Park, Wilkinson Street or The Forest facilities (tram service into the city centre).

From the M1, Junction 24, please use the A543 Queen’s Drive Park (bus service into the city centre).

For more information about the location of the park and ride sites, and the times and fares of both buses and trams visit www.nottingham.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=912

Parking

There are a number of car parks around the city centre, the nearest are Fletcher Gate and the NCP car park on Stoney Street, but these can be fairly expensive when paying for a full day’s ticket.  There is very limited on-street parking on Broad Street and on surrounding streets, parking charges apply.Contact the parking hotline: 0115 915 6655 or visit www.nottingham.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=15874

By rail

The nearest railway station to Broadway is Nottingham.  Timetable information is available on the National Rail website www.nationalrail.co.uk

The railway station is about a fifteen minute walk from Broadway.  For a map of how to find Broadway visit http://g.co/maps/seyxx

There are regular trams from the railway station (Station Street) to Lace Market, the nearest tram stop to Broadway, the journey only takes a few minutes.  A peak time (Mon-Fri before 9.30am) single ticket is £2.50, an off-peak single ticket is £1.70 and an all day ticket is £3.20.  Tickets can be bought on board the tram.  For tram times see www.thetram.net

The NCT number 6 bus runs from Carrington Street (outside of the railway station) to George Street, which is a short walk from Broadway. See www.triptimes.co.uk for a detailed route.

A taxi from the railway station to Broadway will take approximately ten minutes (depending on traffic).

By coach

The nearest coach station to Broadway is Nottingham (Broad Marsh Bus station).  Timetable information and services are available on the National Express website www.nationalexpress.com

The coach station is a fifteen minute walk from Broadway.  For a map of how to find Broadway visit http://g.co/maps/seyxx

By air

The nearest airports to Nottingham are East Midlands Airport and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster.

East Midlands Airport is fifteen miles away, half an hour’s drive from Nottingham.

Robin Hood Airport is forty one miles away, one hour’s drive from Nottingham.

Useful websites

Hotels (by distance)

Mercure Nottingham City Centre Hotel
Approximate rate per night: £38 – £109
Distance to Broadway: 0.0 miles

Ibis Nottingham Centre
Approximate rate per night: £46 – £99
Distance to Broadway: 0.2 miles

Ramada Nottingham City Centre
Approximate rate per night: £55 – £62
Distance to Broadway: 0.5 miles

Jurys Inn Nottingham
Approximate rate per night: £48 – £138
Distance to Broadway: 0.6 miles

St. James Hotel
Approximate rate per night: £45 – £108
Distance to Broadway: 0.6 miles

Roomzzz Aparthotel Nottingham City
Approximate rate per night: £69 – £89
Distance to Broadway: 0.7 miles

Premier Inn Nottingham City Centre – Goldsmith Street
Approximate rate per night: £29 – £94
Distance to Broadway: 0.9 miles

Best Western – Westminster Hotel
Approximate rate per night: £36 – £70
Distance to Broadway: 1.6 miles

NB. The ICO does not endorse any of the above hotels.

FAQs

How do I register on the day?

Registration will be held from 8.30am each morning, at which you will be issued with a badge for the day(s) you are attending. This will be your entry pass into all screenings. The registration area will be staffed by the ICO throughout the event.  We’ll be on hand to offer advice on topics including programming, distribution, audience development and much more.

Can I leave my luggage somewhere?

There will be a space for delegates to leave luggage. Please note this is left at the owner’s risk.

When do the screenings happen?

Screenings run between 9:00am and 6:00pm each day.

Where are the screenings held?

Screenings will be held in screens 2, 3 and 4 at Broadway.

Will there be any other activities in addition to the screenings?

There will be a drinks reception on Saturday evening for delegates to meet and network with fellow colleagues, to catch up on the all important films of the day.

Is there somewhere to get drinks and food onsite?

Yes! You can visit Broadway’s café-bar (ground floor) or their Mezz bar (upstairs). Click here for further details and opening hours

How accessible is the Broadway?

The building and screens are fully accessible to people using wheelchairs. If you need extra help getting comfy, back supports and seat wedges are available from the box office.

An infrared hearing system is fitted in each auditorium, Screen 2 and the box office also have induction loops, which can be used with your hearing aid on the ‘T’ setting.

How do you select films for the programme at Screening Days?

We work closely with distributors to select independent, world and art house cinema that will be released in the following quarter. We focus on titles that are unlikely to have a vast marketing budget so need the keen curatorial eye and advance notice that a viewing at Screening Days can provide for your programme. We also occasionally include titles with higher profiles, particularly in the lead-up to awards season, which we believe delegates will be keen to see in order to assess suitability for their programmes. Our goal is to provide you with the opportunity to see the widest range of films so you’re able to broaden programmes in your venues, and we hope the Screening Days programme reflects that.

Why can't you release the schedule earlier? I want to make sure I see certain films.

We always try to finalise the schedule as soon as possible so you can plan ahead. Unfortunately, we are limited in how far in advance we can do so. Because distributors offering us their films often haven’t determined their schedule in advance, or are waiting on delivery of the materials, we often receive final confirmations quite close to the event. Then, in order to evenly space the films across the different screens, we need to carefully schedule the films, which takes time.

Why aren’t there more or longer breaks?

We try to give you as many breaks as possible between films and usually have morning, lunch and afternoon breaks, but are restricted by the availability of the screens and the length of the films.  Most cinemas can’t take out their evening public screenings due to conditions set by distributors, and so they don’t disappoint their local (paying) audience.  This means we can only screen films between 9am – 6pm.  We try to keep in mind that the main purpose of the event is for you to be able to see as many films as possible.

Why can only organisers, marketers and programmers attend?

The purpose of Screening Days is to encourage strong audiences for a more diverse selection of films. Programmers, organisers (e.g. the most senior person in a community screen, members of the selection committee of a film society) and marketers are the people in a best position to both select films and advocate for these films in their venues. We are often oversubscribed, so this is the fairest way to ensure that key staff get the opportunity to attend.

Why can only five members of my organisation attend?

Following the sell-out of our spring Screening Days event in April, we are limiting the number of passes for any one organisation to five. This is to ensure that the largest number of organisations are able to attend the event. Attendees must also be engaged in one of the following roles within their organisation: programming, marketing, education, audience development, or on the selection committee of a film society/club.

How frequent do my screenings need to be for me to attend?

Our funders for Screening Days, in addition to the distributors that lend us their films, now stipulate that  exhibitors must hold 12 or more screenings per year to attend.

Can I Tweet or share reviews or comments on the films in public?

No. While we appreciate your enthusiasm (or otherwise) for films you see at Screening Days, the terms that we receive the films under completely prohibit any social media or film forum discussion of films in the Screening Days programme, however positive it is! Distributors monitor social media channels for discussion of the films. Please do feel free to discuss the films in person with other delegates, and if you’d like to talk about the event in general on social media you can find us at @ICOtweets #ScreeningDays.

When will you be hosting the next screening days and where?

The next Screening Days event will be our Winter event in January 2016: details to be confirmed soon.

Why attend?

Exhibitors who have already attended Screening Days know the difference it makes. That’s why staff and volunteers of cinemas, mixed arts venues, film festivals, and film societies attend again and again. But if you haven’t come before, here’s five reasons Screening Days could be invaluable for you…

  • Screening Days make your programming decisions easier: watching our amazing selection of the upcoming films lets you get clear on whether a film is right for your venue and how to make it work best in your programme.
  • Screening Days are efficient: finding time to watch films in the busy and divided schedule of a film programmer is hard. Screening Days lets you cover a lot of ground with amazing access.
  • Screening Days simplify marketing: knowing what audience you’re trying to target becomes much easier once you know the film directly and who in your community would want to come and see it.
  • Screening Days gives you access to key industry players: we have representatives from the BFI, Cinema for All, Film Audience Network and Filmbankmedia, as well as many major distributors in attendance. Screening Days is your chance to hear about funding, technology and opportunities that can mean just as much as what you put on the screen itself.
  • Screening Days is a forum to share knowledge: gathering together this number of exhibitors in one place means you can keep up with developments from peers and learn from what is working for them

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