Yorkshire Film Societies

Screening day Bradford 12 May 2013

Annual Yorkshire Regional Group film society Screening day and AGM

Bradford Sunday 12 May 2013 at the National Media Museum, Bradford.

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About the Yorkshire Group and BFFS

The screening of feature films in the UK is not limited to cinemas belonging to the major circuits.  There is a thriving sector of non-commercial providers bringing a wide variety of programming, often specialised in nature, to local communities which would otherwise be underserved by the commercial operators. This sector is often referred to as community cinema.  Members of local communities are often more involved in the programming of such cinemas than  their commercial counterparts.  Screenings of films in this sector are in venues such as village halls,  mixed arts venues independent cinemas and the like and are often run as film societies.

The Yorkshire Group of Film Societies is a Regional Group of the British Federation  of Film Societies (BFFS). The BFFS represents and supports an affiliated ‘chain’ of more than 480 ‘occasional cinemas’ throughout the UK, run by volunteers, which accounted for some 375,000 admissions in 2009/10 and screened over 739  different titles (compared to 503 releases in UK cinemas).
And generated a total box-office income of  £2.0 million.

The film society movement in the UK is now over 80 years old and the BFFS to which it gave rise, remains dedicated to maintaining the movement’s long and honourable tradition in providing access to independent cultural cinema and in the case of many rural communities the only access to cinema.

Film societies are run by enthusiasts who have a love of cinema and who work to share their enjoyment and experiences with others.  They show a wide range of films, which often cannot be, seen anywhere else in the area: the best of cinema from all around the world.

There are many Film Societies in Yorkshire and details of their programmes are shown in this brochure. They are all open to the general public.

Why not start a film society?

To set up a Film Society all you need are a few likeminded people, a suitable venue, access to projection equipment and a lot of enthusiasm.

Information can be obtained from the British Federation of Film Societies, Registered Office: Unit 315, The Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX, UK.  Tel. 0114 2210314
www.bffs.org.uk also try http://freespace.virgin.net/dave.watterson/

Your contacts for help and advice from the Yorkshire Group of Film Societies:
The Chair, Tony Davison
29 Peasholm Drive, Scarborough,  North Yorkshire,  YO12 7NA 
Tel: 01723 361661
The Secretary, Richard Fort
8 Bradley Grove,  Silsden,  Keighley,  West Yorkshire, BD20 9LX. 
Tel: 01535 653471.

Details of Yorkshire Film Societies can also be found on the Internet at:www.yrg-bffs.org 

See also our FILM FORUM on   http://yrgbffs.wordpress.com/

Supported by B F F S / Screen Yorkshire / The Film Council / Yorkshire Forward.

Viewing figures

These figures have been put together by Rupert Atkinson for Yorkshire Federation of Film Societies.

2011-2012

Browse the latest report compiled by Rupert Atkinson

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Download the figures as an Excel spreadsheet

DOWNLOAD (Screen-Yorkshire-March15-2011-March15th-2012.xls)

 

Report: Fourth Quarterly Report from Yorkshire Region of the BFFS.doc
Stats: Screen Yorkshire Dec 10 to March 11 Stats.xls

Report: Third Quarter figures from Yorkshire Region of BFFS.doc
Stats: Screen Yorkshire Sept to Dec stats.xls

Report: Second Quarter figures from Yorkshire Region of BFFS.doc
Stats: Screen Yorkshire June Sept Stats.xls

Report: First Quarterly Report from Yorkshire Region of the BFFS.doc
Stats: Screen Yorkshire March-June Stats etc.xls

Block booking figures for Screen Yorkshire

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