Cinema For All
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The national organisation for the support and development of volunteer-led cinema in the UK.
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Seeing as we're new to Bluesky, we thought we'd share a brief journey through the community cinema movement that has been bringing the big screen to communities around the UK for nearly 100 years... 🧵
We might be approaching Christmas but the Festival of Community Cinema isn’t slowing down 🎞️ With screenings taking place until the end of December, visit your local community cinema and see great films for just £3!
Find a screening near you: bit.ly/42Ue44q
Find a screening near you: bit.ly/42Ue44q
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We might be approaching Christmas but the Festival of Community Cinema isn’t slowing down 🎞️ With screenings taking place until the end of December, visit your local community cinema and see great films for just £3!
Find a screening near you: bit.ly/42Ue44q
Find a screening near you: bit.ly/42Ue44q
Over the weekend, The Guardian published Carol Moore's moving obituary for Marjorie Ainsworth - Cinema For All’s Honorary Vice President, President of the Manchester and Salford Film Society, and the Queen of community cinema - who passed away earlier this year: bit.ly/4rjjOiO
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Over the weekend, The Guardian published Carol Moore's moving obituary for Marjorie Ainsworth - Cinema For All’s Honorary Vice President, President of the Manchester and Salford Film Society, and the Queen of community cinema - who passed away earlier this year: bit.ly/4rjjOiO
Award-winning director Fiona Cunningham-Reid presents an intimate portrait of acclaimed artists Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey, who work at the intersection of art, activism, biology and ecology.
ACKROYD & HARVEY: THE ART OF ACTIVISM is available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4pnB9VQ
ACKROYD & HARVEY: THE ART OF ACTIVISM is available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4pnB9VQ
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Award-winning director Fiona Cunningham-Reid presents an intimate portrait of acclaimed artists Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey, who work at the intersection of art, activism, biology and ecology.
ACKROYD & HARVEY: THE ART OF ACTIVISM is available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4pnB9VQ
ACKROYD & HARVEY: THE ART OF ACTIVISM is available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4pnB9VQ
Cinema For All members are invited to join us online on 16th December at our Annual General Meeting. This is a chance to share your thoughts and feedback on the future of the organisation during what is a landmark year for us and the sector as a whole.
Sign up now: bit.ly/3X4x9h6
Sign up now: bit.ly/3X4x9h6
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Cinema For All members are invited to join us online on 16th December at our Annual General Meeting. This is a chance to share your thoughts and feedback on the future of the organisation during what is a landmark year for us and the sector as a whole.
Sign up now: bit.ly/3X4x9h6
Sign up now: bit.ly/3X4x9h6
A light-hearted ensemble comedy, TWO TO ONE follows Maren (Sandra Hüller), Robert and Volker in the weeks before the reunification of Germany, when the trio stumble across a fortune in soon-to-be-worthless East German currency.
Available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4oJIGhN
Available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4oJIGhN
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A light-hearted ensemble comedy, TWO TO ONE follows Maren (Sandra Hüller), Robert and Volker in the weeks before the reunification of Germany, when the trio stumble across a fortune in soon-to-be-worthless East German currency.
Available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4oJIGhN
Available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4oJIGhN
Is your community cinema based in Leeds or Bradford? Applications are now open for a new equipment residency opportunity! Receive a full set of new equipment for a year, bursary support, and sessions with the Cinema For All team. Apply now: bit.ly/49e489X
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Is your community cinema based in Leeds or Bradford? Applications are now open for a new equipment residency opportunity! Receive a full set of new equipment for a year, bursary support, and sessions with the Cinema For All team. Apply now: bit.ly/49e489X
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What a season coming up from #ScreenB14 and at prices that won't break the bank. Catch these cinematic classics on the big screen and check out our next live score event Meshes of the Afternoon with music by Piera Onacko followed by Sisters with Transistors doc!
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November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
What a season coming up from #ScreenB14 and at prices that won't break the bank. Catch these cinematic classics on the big screen and check out our next live score event Meshes of the Afternoon with music by Piera Onacko followed by Sisters with Transistors doc!
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As your audiences brave the cold to join you at your screenings for mince pies and some festive cheer, here's what you need to know about our operations over the holiday period 🎄❄️
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
As your audiences brave the cold to join you at your screenings for mince pies and some festive cheer, here's what you need to know about our operations over the holiday period 🎄❄️
Featuring BAFTA-winner Mia McKenna-Bruce, Connor O'Hara's debut film KINDLING follows a group of young men who return to their home town in order to turn their friend's final days into a celebration of life and friendship.
Available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4hFStCZ
Available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4hFStCZ
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Featuring BAFTA-winner Mia McKenna-Bruce, Connor O'Hara's debut film KINDLING follows a group of young men who return to their home town in order to turn their friend's final days into a celebration of life and friendship.
Available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4hFStCZ
Available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4hFStCZ
Last week Haringey Community Cinema screened Night of the Kings as part of the Festival of Community Cinema in partnership with Haringey Migrant Support and Voices of Equality.
Festival screenings are sparking conversation and reaching communities across the UK! Get involved: bit.ly/3I5ma2w
Festival screenings are sparking conversation and reaching communities across the UK! Get involved: bit.ly/3I5ma2w
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Last week Haringey Community Cinema screened Night of the Kings as part of the Festival of Community Cinema in partnership with Haringey Migrant Support and Voices of Equality.
Festival screenings are sparking conversation and reaching communities across the UK! Get involved: bit.ly/3I5ma2w
Festival screenings are sparking conversation and reaching communities across the UK! Get involved: bit.ly/3I5ma2w
Thinking of applying for Glow? See what last year's participants had to say ✨
Access a £300 bursary and coaching with our team to help your community cinema grow: bit.ly/4aS4b8B
Access a £300 bursary and coaching with our team to help your community cinema grow: bit.ly/4aS4b8B
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Thinking of applying for Glow? See what last year's participants had to say ✨
Access a £300 bursary and coaching with our team to help your community cinema grow: bit.ly/4aS4b8B
Access a £300 bursary and coaching with our team to help your community cinema grow: bit.ly/4aS4b8B
The Roebuck Cup - awarded annually for outstanding contribution to the film society movement - is full! With a new cup needed, we're excited to introduce The Ainsworth Cup - named after Marjorie and Tom Ainsworth, previous winners and community cinema legends.
Find out more:
Find out more:
Introducing the Ainsworth Cup
During the 100 Years of Community Cinema Gala held in Sheffield on 20 September 2025, Cinema For All announced the retirement of the Roebuck Cup.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The Roebuck Cup - awarded annually for outstanding contribution to the film society movement - is full! With a new cup needed, we're excited to introduce The Ainsworth Cup - named after Marjorie and Tom Ainsworth, previous winners and community cinema legends.
Find out more:
Find out more:
Yesterday ITV News visited Lucem House Community Cinema's Festival of Community Cinema screening of Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious to speak with their team about the amazing work they're doing, as well as with Cinema For All CEO Jaq Chell. Tune in tonight at 6:30pm to watch 📺
November 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Yesterday ITV News visited Lucem House Community Cinema's Festival of Community Cinema screening of Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious to speak with their team about the amazing work they're doing, as well as with Cinema For All CEO Jaq Chell. Tune in tonight at 6:30pm to watch 📺
Wear your love of community cinema with our limited edition enamel pin badges! Get yours and see our full range of 100 Years merch 🍿: bit.ly/4mpRRmX
November 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Wear your love of community cinema with our limited edition enamel pin badges! Get yours and see our full range of 100 Years merch 🍿: bit.ly/4mpRRmX
Applications for Glow are now open ✨📽 Build on your existing knowledge and experience and reach your community cinema's next goals with a £300 bursary and support from our team!
Deadline 📆 : 1st December 2025
Apply now 🔗 : bit.ly/4aS4b8B
Deadline 📆 : 1st December 2025
Apply now 🔗 : bit.ly/4aS4b8B
November 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Applications for Glow are now open ✨📽 Build on your existing knowledge and experience and reach your community cinema's next goals with a £300 bursary and support from our team!
Deadline 📆 : 1st December 2025
Apply now 🔗 : bit.ly/4aS4b8B
Deadline 📆 : 1st December 2025
Apply now 🔗 : bit.ly/4aS4b8B
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Our birth
“…to cater for those who are dissatisfied with the average productions of the commercial cinema, with their shallowness and divorce from reality, and to offer in their stead films more closely in sympathy with the life and thought of this age.”
mandsfilmsociety.org.uk/history/
“…to cater for those who are dissatisfied with the average productions of the commercial cinema, with their shallowness and divorce from reality, and to offer in their stead films more closely in sympathy with the life and thought of this age.”
mandsfilmsociety.org.uk/history/
History of the Manchester and Salford Film Society - Manchester & Salford Film Society
Roots Manchester & Salford Film Society is the oldest continuously active film society in the country. It was established in 1930 during a turbulent period of high international political activity…
mandsfilmsociety.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Our birth
“…to cater for those who are dissatisfied with the average productions of the commercial cinema, with their shallowness and divorce from reality, and to offer in their stead films more closely in sympathy with the life and thought of this age.”
mandsfilmsociety.org.uk/history/
“…to cater for those who are dissatisfied with the average productions of the commercial cinema, with their shallowness and divorce from reality, and to offer in their stead films more closely in sympathy with the life and thought of this age.”
mandsfilmsociety.org.uk/history/
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the UK's first community cinema, earlier we travelled to community cinemas across the country to make a brand new film capturing the story of this incredible movement – as it was 100 years ago and also as it is today.
Find out more: bit.ly/4hroXke
Find out more: bit.ly/4hroXke
October 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the UK's first community cinema, earlier we travelled to community cinemas across the country to make a brand new film capturing the story of this incredible movement – as it was 100 years ago and also as it is today.
Find out more: bit.ly/4hroXke
Find out more: bit.ly/4hroXke
Want to screen films but don't have the kit? Our accessible equipment hire is there to help get you started, from projectors to PAs. Find out how you can bring the big screen to your community 📽: buff.ly/3ZL7j2l
October 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Want to screen films but don't have the kit? Our accessible equipment hire is there to help get you started, from projectors to PAs. Find out how you can bring the big screen to your community 📽: buff.ly/3ZL7j2l
Visit your local community cinema during the Festival of Community Cinema and see Oscar winning favourites, modern cult classics and more - all for just £3! Find your local screenings using the festival calendar on My Community Cinema : bit.ly/42Ue44q
October 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Visit your local community cinema during the Festival of Community Cinema and see Oscar winning favourites, modern cult classics and more - all for just £3! Find your local screenings using the festival calendar on My Community Cinema : bit.ly/42Ue44q
In today's Newsreel we have the latest on brand new Booking Scheme titles, offers from MPLC, bursary opportunities from the Festival of Community Cinema and more!
Don't miss out on the latest news and offers from the world of community cinema straight to your inbox 📨: buff.ly/3BgtDsz
Don't miss out on the latest news and offers from the world of community cinema straight to your inbox 📨: buff.ly/3BgtDsz
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In today's Newsreel we have the latest on brand new Booking Scheme titles, offers from MPLC, bursary opportunities from the Festival of Community Cinema and more!
Don't miss out on the latest news and offers from the world of community cinema straight to your inbox 📨: buff.ly/3BgtDsz
Don't miss out on the latest news and offers from the world of community cinema straight to your inbox 📨: buff.ly/3BgtDsz
As part of our celebrations of 100 years of community cinema, we're spotlighting the amazing work being done by groups across the UK! We recently spoke to the team from Cinema Social Club in Liverpool about their work and the difference volunteer-led cinema can make in communities: bit.ly/3L3ZWiR
October 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
As part of our celebrations of 100 years of community cinema, we're spotlighting the amazing work being done by groups across the UK! We recently spoke to the team from Cinema Social Club in Liverpool about their work and the difference volunteer-led cinema can make in communities: bit.ly/3L3ZWiR
A great piece in The Guardian about the magic of community cinema and our centenary celebrations, with words from Harrogate Film Society, King’s Lynn Community Cinema Club, Queer Boots Film Club, Cromarty and Resolis Film Society, and Cinema For All CEO Jaq Chell:
‘A monument to kindness’: the rise of Britain’s community cinemas
With more than 1,600 screens, people share how local-run venues are taking them on a film-worthy adventure
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October 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A great piece in The Guardian about the magic of community cinema and our centenary celebrations, with words from Harrogate Film Society, King’s Lynn Community Cinema Club, Queer Boots Film Club, Cromarty and Resolis Film Society, and Cinema For All CEO Jaq Chell:
A mysterious new arrival disturbs the delicate balance of a remote monastery run by a renegade nun (Cate Blanchett), in a captivating story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.
THE NEW BOY is available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/3JmsdRl
THE NEW BOY is available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/3JmsdRl
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A mysterious new arrival disturbs the delicate balance of a remote monastery run by a renegade nun (Cate Blanchett), in a captivating story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.
THE NEW BOY is available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/3JmsdRl
THE NEW BOY is available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/3JmsdRl
Cinema For All is in the running for a £5000 donation and your vote could make the difference! This funding would help us continue our work supporting communities across the UK.
🗳️ Voting closes Sunday
📌 Be sure to use our trading name: British Federation of Film Societies
🔗 Vote now: bit.ly/46UiElI
🗳️ Voting closes Sunday
📌 Be sure to use our trading name: British Federation of Film Societies
🔗 Vote now: bit.ly/46UiElI
October 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Cinema For All is in the running for a £5000 donation and your vote could make the difference! This funding would help us continue our work supporting communities across the UK.
🗳️ Voting closes Sunday
📌 Be sure to use our trading name: British Federation of Film Societies
🔗 Vote now: bit.ly/46UiElI
🗳️ Voting closes Sunday
📌 Be sure to use our trading name: British Federation of Film Societies
🔗 Vote now: bit.ly/46UiElI
Pour yourself a coffee and cut yourself a slice of pie because Cinema For All members can now screen Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks the return through our friends at MPLC ☕ Screen this and other exciting titles as part of our new member benefit:
Screen Twin Peaks at your community cinema
Pour yourself a coffee and cut yourself a slice of pie because Cinema For All members can now screen Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: The Return through our friends at MPLC.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Pour yourself a coffee and cut yourself a slice of pie because Cinema For All members can now screen Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks the return through our friends at MPLC ☕ Screen this and other exciting titles as part of our new member benefit: