Cinema For All

As part of our 100 year celebrations, we’re making a short documentary exploring the history of the movement and the people who keep it alive 🎬 Help us build the picture of this extraordinary movement, with photos from your own archive! Find out how you can get involved:

Call out for archive photos from community cinemas and film societies! We’re excited to share that as part of our 2025 celebrations of 100 years of community cinema, we’re making a short documentary exploring the rich history of this incredible movement and the passionate individuals who keep it alive.

We were proud to support the heartwarming documentary, THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG, through our Curate scheme. The film follows a cast of neurodiverse teens as they navigate their challenges and dreams while preparing for their first high school musical.

THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG is available for community cinemas to screen now: bit.ly/4l253O

This Is Going to Be Big A humorous and heart-warming coming-of-age story unfolds as cast of neurodiverse teenagers share their dreams and desires and confront their challenges while preparing for their high school musical.

We have a new set of equipment housed by our friends at Newhampton Arts Centre! NAC are a creative venue in the heart of Wolverhampton that nurtures new talent. They now have a full set of screening equipment available for community cinemas to hire 📽 Find out more: bit.ly/4ipTyym

We’re excited to announce our latest Curated Menu, featuring 10 exciting titles, from modern cult classics to enlightening documentaries, all available to screen for just £90 from 01/04/2025 🎞: https://bit.ly/4c3KhtD

In today's Newsreel we have the latest on new Booking Scheme titles from Altitude and Mubi, news on a new equipment hub, a sneak peak at our latest Curated Menu, and more!

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Karan Kandhari's BAFTA and BIFA nominated SISTER MIDNIGHT follows the unpredictable Uma in an awkward newly arranged marriage, until the nocturnal world of Mumbai and its inhabitants lead her to face her own strange behaviours.

Available for community cinemas to screen from 25/4/25: bit.ly/41brzLw

Join Cinema For All for a cuppa and a catch up at 12pm on Monday 31st March ☕ It’s a chance to catch up with our team, ask questions, hear about the latest opportunities and news from Cinema For All, and network with your fellow community cinemas: https://bit.ly/3FHriIT

You have until 15th May to vote in the 100 Years, 100 Films poll! As part of our celebrations of 100 years of volunteer-led cinema, we’re asking organisations to vote for their favourite films to compile a list of the 100 greatest films of all time, as voted for by the community cinema movement 🎞️🥳

Cast your vote: https://bit.ly/43A4eWq

📣 COMPETITION 📣

Renew your Cinema For All membership or sign up before 31st to be in with a chance to win a year of free membership benefits! Find out more: https://bit.ly/4bFx6O

Win a year of free membership! Want to receive a year of membership benefits, from access to our Booking Scheme to discounted equipment hire? Renew your membership or sign up between the 10th and 31st March to be in with a chance to win!

Passionate about film and want to kick start your very own community cinema? We've partnered with Bradford 2025 to offer bursaries and training for individuals or groups eager to bring film screenings to their local communities in Bradford. Find out more and apply:

Apply for the Bradford Cinema Creators 2025 programme | Bradford 2025 Love films? Want to enjoy them with your local community?

Congratulations to the team behind I'M STILL HERE on their well deserved Oscar. Walter Salles' remarkable film is available for community cinemas to screen from 21/04/25: bit.ly/42SgVM9

"I'm Still Here" wins the Oscar for Best International Feature Film. https://trib.al/fYkLnWi

My Community Cinema now has a live screenings calendar 📆 Keep up to date with the latest screenings in your area and upload your community cinema's screenings to help audiences find you. Take a look: bit.ly/3LeTcM9

In honour of The People's Joker joining the Booking Scheme, Cinema For All sat down with the film's writer, director, editor, and star, Vera Drew, to discuss VHS, Joel Schumacher, and screening films on the side of a barn: bit.ly/413DN8O

In today's Newsreel we have the latest on exciting new Booking Scheme titles from MubiCosmic Cat, updates on our 100th anniversary celebrations, info on our South West group's Viewing Sessions, & more!

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Coralie Fargeat's Cannes award-winning body horror, THE SUBSTANCE, is available for community cinemas to screen from 31/03/25:

The Substance Demi Moore gives a career-best performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister past her prime and drawn to the opportunity presented by a mysterious new drug. All it takes is one injection and she is reborn – temporarily – as the gorgeous, twentysomething Sue (Margaret Qualley). The only rul...

Nominated for a BAFTA and 3 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Walter Salles's I'M STILL HERE is based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history.

Available for community cinemas to screen from 21/04/25: https://bit.ly/42SgVM9