This year marked the first BFI FAN CON, a gathering of community cinemas, festivals, film archives and multi-arts venues in Belfast. Flatpack's Amy and Juwariyyah reflect on 3 days of insightful conversations, new connections and big love for indie cinema flatpackfestival.org.uk/news…

Where we're going, we don't need roads... We're teaming up with Bruntwood to turn the Innovation Campus at Aston into an al fresco cinema for one night only. Pull up a deckchair and enjoy joyous 80s classic Back to the Future under the stars ✨ flatpackfestival.org.uk/even…

Landing in your inbox today: Filmwire - our monthly round up of Midlands film happenings. Includes an interview with Alistair Clark and Anna Griffin on everything from short films to funding woes to the East Midlands’ film industry. flatpackfestival.org.uk/news…

Applications for @cinemaforall's Glow coaching programme are open now! Explore new ways to develop your community cinema and work towards next steps with a £200 bursary and coaching support. Find out more and apply: bit.ly/4aS4b8B

The reviews are in! Head over to the blog to relive the #Flatpack2024 magic. Includes a handy round up of articles, interviews and conversations that delve deeper into work shared at this year's festival. Time to get cracking on Flatpack 2025 👀 flatpackfestival.org.uk/news…

The last day of Flatpack Festival was full to the brim with audiovisual treats, from one of a kind cinematic inventions to meditative live scores and joyous performances. A superb finale to the last ten days 👏 📸 Katja Ogrin

Time flies when you're having fun. Come and join us for the last day of the fest! Featuring: 📽️ Audiovisual treats courtesy Jan Kulka, Rubbish Music and Kinna Whitehead 💀 Carrie 2 with @EvolutionPod 🎞️ A new film about the Waldorf Cinema Full line-up: flatpackfestival.org.uk/flat…

Today's line-up is pretty jam-packed! Join us for: 👁️Audiovisual treats for the eyes and ears, including the long-awaited return of @_usaginingen 📽️Film & conversation with special guests 🕺🏽Shorts galore, including our annual Screendance programme flatpackfestival.org.uk/flat…

It's Friday! Kick off your weekend, Flatpack style. Today's line-up includes: 😱 Cult horror classic Carrie at @BhamBotanicalGd 🎼Live scores from Ukrainian experimental band Potreba Group 📽️Surreal features Daaaaaali! & Dr Caligari at @mockbirdcinema 🎟️ flatpackfestival.org.uk/?gro…

Today's line-up includes: 🎞️ Film Camp 🐓 Award-winning animation Chicken for Linda! 🎤 Film and spoken word with @homeofpolar 📽️ Our first mid-length programme 🤖 Exploring all things AI & creativity with @unibirmingham 🎟️flatpackfestival.org.uk/?gro…

Unlike any short film/live score programme we've seen or shown before, Ukrainian experimental band Potreba Group will accompany 4 short Ukrainian classic animations with a mixture of improvisational nu-jazz and electronics. Expect a few surprises 👀 flatpackfestival.org.uk/even…