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Reframing Film Sessions

part of Reframing Film

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Wed 23 July 11:00

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"For me, imagination is planetary, cosmic…" Souleymane Cissé, (1940 – 2025)

Join some of the most inspiring voices in the worlds of exhibition, distribution and restoration to explore exciting ways of connecting older films with a new wave of cinema goers, find out more about restorations and physical media, and acquire practical insights into film rights and materials.

You’ll also get find out about upcoming releases from some of the UK’s leading distributors and participate in 1:1 meetings and networking. Attendees will also receive an invitation to the Opening Keynote by BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated film producer Stephen Woolley and access to early morning industry preview screenings on Thu 25 and Fri 26 July.

This is a Film Hub South West led initiative co-presented with the Independent Cinema Office and BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) partners funded through National Lottery. This event is primarily aimed at BFI FAN Members and associated freelancers. If you are a UK based film exhibitor and are not yet a member, find out how to join BFI FAN (FREE) - contact your regional hub. Archive practitioners, distributors, sales agents and international exhibitors are also welcome to apply, and we will do our best to accommodate.

    Schedule

    11:00 – 11:10

    Welcome – from the Festival Team

    11:10 – 12:10

    Repping Rep – the long game

    Get some fresh inspiration from some of the leading cinemas and pop-up brands active in the world of repertory film programming and marketing with a focus on lesser known / neglected films. Guests including Züleyha Azman (Kino Rotterdam), Mosa Mpetha (Hyde Park Picture House), Paul Vickery (Prince Charles Cinema) will share their approaches to connecting older films with a new wave of cinema goers through bespoke rep curation, partnership work, content creation and brand building.

     

    Züleyha Azman

    Züleyha Azman (Marketing Director & Programmer KINO Rotterdam)

    Züleyha Azman is passionate about inspiring others through film. Her expertise lies in developing unique visual content and storytelling. This approach has resulted in bringing curated classic programs and special events to a new and younger audience. In today's cinema landscape marketing tools, special programming and events are indispensable for success. Thus, she produces and creates compelling visual marketing assets, from trailers to documentaries, that captivates audiences. These establish KINO as the ultimate destination and resonate with the fear of missing out. She also curates film programs, photo exhibitions and produces events with special guests. Her expertise in both cinema and marketing has proven to be a potent mix.

    Mosa Mpetha

    Mosa Mpetha (Film Curator)

    Mosa Mpetha is a film curator of Black, African and Archive films. Mosa curates Cinema Africa! a permanent African film strand at Hyde Park Picture House in partnership with local African communities. Mosa is a supporter of and advocate for DIY exhibitors, she is involved in the Scalarama Leeds Film Festival, she created the Leeds Film Network and mentors new programmers. Mosa has a passion for archive films and in particular the preservation and protection of African heritage. She is a part-time digital projectionist and is undertaking training in 16mm print projection and archival film practice.

    Paul Vickery

    Paul Vickery (Prince Charles Cinema)

    Paul Vickery has taken the lead on the creative and commercial drive of Prince Charles Cinema’s Programme and Marketing departments since 2010. This includes curating and scheduling a unique slate of repertory titles on various formats from 35mm to 70mm, and overseeing the PR, Marketing and Design teams to ensure they’re promoted in a welcoming, inclusive and accessible manner. Their non-stop Wong Kar Wai season, All-Nighter Movie Marathons, a commitment to showing films on film are some of the ways Vickery and Prince Charles Cinema sold 250,000 tickets from 858 films screened in 2024, their busiest year yet!

    Mark Cosgrove

    Hosted by Mark Cosgrove (Watershed Cinema Curator & Cinema Rediscovered Founder) 

    Mark has worked in and been a champion of independent cinema exhibition for over 30 years. He has curated seasons and touring programmes ranging from 1971: The Year Hollywood Went Independent and Out of Their Depth: Corruption, Scandal and Lies in the New Hollywood to a retrospectives of Claire Denis. He is Cinema Curator at Watershed in Bristol, one of the UK’s leading independent cinemas and founded Cinema Rediscovered in 2016. He has been on juries at Cannes, Venice and Berlin Film festivals and in 2010 received the ’Entrepreneur of the Year’ from Europa Cinemas. BlueSky /  Instagram 

    12:10 - 12:15

    5 mins Comfort Break

    12:15 – 13:15 

    Let’s Get Physical

    Ever wondered how film restorations come about and how they end up in a beautifully packaged Blu-ray boxset with a whole host of curated extras; and how these restorations might make their ways to a big screen near you (or in most cases how they probably won’t.) Join Jo Griffin (R3store Studios co-founder), Anthony Nield (Head of Production, Powerhouse), George Crosthwait (Film Curator at The Garden Cinema) and James White (Head of Restoration and Technical Services at Arrow Films) to explore how the world of physical media has evolved since studios started licensing out restorations to indie companies and how this might impact on what is and what isn’t available for cinemas and festivals to screen. We’ll look at examples of exhibitors collaborating regularly with physical media companies, reflect on the importance of physical media for non-theatrical venues as well as their growing role as a form of unofficial archive.

    Jo Griffin

    Jo Griffin (R3store Studios Co-founder)

    Jo Griffin is the co-founder and driving force behind R3store Studios, bringing outstanding vision to the operation coupled with a practical and direct approach to delivery. Jo has worked in the industry for 25 years and her experience encompasses working on a number of high-profile projects in partnership with a roster of top companies including AP Archive, Arrow Video, BBC, BFI, Guinness, Imperial War Museum, Walt Disney, Warner Bros, Sony Pictures and Wimbledon to name a few!

    Anthony Nield

    Anthony Nield (Head of Production at Powerhouse Films)

    Anthony Nield is head of production at Powerhouse Films, who specialise in collector's editions of classic and criminally overlooked films, having previously worked as a producer for Arrow Films. He is also an occasional film writer, a co-founder of the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival in Bristol and a consultant on Cinema Rediscovered.

    Dr George Crosthwait

    Dr George Crosthwait (Film curator of The Garden Cinema)

    Dr George Crosthwait is the film curator of The Garden Cinema, a fully independent arts venue in Central London, and was the cofounder and producer of the Japanese Avant-garde and Experimental Film Festival. He is also an associate lecturer at King's College London where he teaches on the undergraduate and masters film studies programmes. He is currently co-authoring a book on East Asian cinema which will be published by Routledge in 2026.

    Madeleine Probst

    Hosted by Cinema Rediscovered Festival Producer Madeleine Probst

    Maddy is the Cinema Rediscovered Festival Producer and Head of Film at Watershed overseeing the strategic development and delivery the cinema and initiatives such as Film Hub South West and BFI NETWORK. She joined Watershed in 2002, after working for independent music distribution company Vital Distribution and is now an experienced Producer of film events, talent and people with extensive experience of advocating for the cinema sector regionally, nationally and internationally. She is on the board of Europa Cinemas (and was Vice President from 2014 – 2024) and has directed several Audience Development Innovation Labs for cinema practitioners across the world.

    13:15 – 14:15

    Networking Lunch 

    A FREE (vegan/vegetarian) Networking lunch sponsored by StudioCanal and Park Circus.

    14:15 – 15:15

    Know your rights

    You've got the dream idea for a film screening or programme; now you just need to work out who holds the rights... This session, led by the Independent Cinema Office, will give you some avenues to consider when you hit that heartbreaking brick wall with films you know audiences would love. We'll be hosting honest conversations with programmers working in large institutions and community settings, on how they found the rights holders, negotiated and screened rare titles, as well as thinking about shared solutions for this ever-present frustration of the programmers' job. Guest speakers: Abiba Coulibaly (Brixton Cinema Club) Millie Zhou (Garden Cinema) and Lee Bentham (Founder, What the Film Club.)

    Abiba Coulibaly

    Abiba Coulibaly (Film Programmer)

    Abiba Coulibaly is an Anglo-Ivorian film programmer with a background in critical geography, whose work explores the intersection of ethics and aesthetics. After launching Magnum Photos’ UK Film Festival, she joined the BFI as Programming Assistant, and now programmes for Film Africa and Open City Documentary Festival. Her projects, Brixton Community Cinema and Atlas Cinema, are experiments in what democratizing access to cinema - as both space and medium - could look like. Check out Abiba's website here

    Millie Zhou

    Millie Zhou (Film Curator, The Garden Cinema)

    Millie Zhou was born and raised in China and is currently based in London. After graduating from University College London with an MA in Film Studies, she worked in film acquisition at the UK distribution company CineAsia, between 2019–2022. Since 2022, she’s been working as a film curator at central London’s independent arthouse venue The Garden Cinema, specialising in East Asian Programmes. The projects she curated include Zhang Yimou: A Retrospective, Hong Kong New Wave 1979–1989, Taiwanese Cinema: Now and Then, Lou Ye: Chaotic Desires among others. She’s also programming an exhibition initiative called Chinese Cinema Project, showcasing films from emerging and underrepresented Chinese-language auteurs in London and beyond.

    Lee Bentham

    Lee Bentham (Founder, What the Film Club)

    Lee Bentham is the founder of What The Film Club, a DIY screening series in Leeds that humorously explores the best, worst and weirdest offerings from the world of B movies, cult classics and trash cinema. He was also an organising member of Scalarama Leeds, a DIY film festival that helps aspiring programmers learn how to create their own film screenings. Previously, Lee worked as Operations Coordinator at Sheffield DocFest before taking on the role of Communications and Development Officer at Leeds International Film Festival. He also programmes feature films for the Fanomenon strand, including the long-running all-night horror marathon, Night of the Dead. Instagram: @wtfilmclub

    Duncan Carson

    Hosted by Duncan Carson (ICO’s Project and Business Manager)

    Duncan is a cinema worker interested in how to bring audiences to films of all kinds. He works for the Independent Cinema Office, leading on their Screening Days conference, distribution, partnerships and cinema consultancy. He is also a freelance consultant and curator, working with clients to help them find audiences for independent cinema. He writes a newsletter about independent cinema and is working towards opening his own cinema in London’s Waltham Forest. 

    Website

    15:15 – 15:25

    Short Break

    15:25 – 16:25

    Slate Presentation

    A look at some of the forthcoming restorations and re-releases coming up in the months ahead. Join in our Restored & Rediscovered slate presentation hosted by film critic Neil Ramjee to hear more from leading distribution and sales companies about campaign plans, the context of re-issues and connecting with audiences.

    Steven Sloss

    Steven Sloss (Marketing Manager, Park Circus)

    Steven Sloss has been part of the marketing team at Park Circus for almost four years. His current focus is on the company’s comms, newsletters, and social media presence. He leads on the creation of company’s quarterly Classic Cinema Booking Guide and contributes to theatrical re-release marketing campaigns for restorations, re-issues, and more across various international territories. 

    Twitter / Instagram / LeLinkedIn / Letterboxd

    Kate Coventry

    Kate Coventry (Sales Manager, Park Circus)

    Kate Coventry has been at Park Circus for 5 years as part of the Sales team, working across a number of international territories. As Sales Manager, she now leads on sales across the UK and Ireland, working on re-release campaigns for restorations and re-issues as well as booking the wider studio library. 

    Twitter / Instagram / LeLinkedIn / Letterboxd

    Gareth Haworth

    Gareth Haworth (Theatrical Sales Manager at STUDIOCANAL, UK)

    Gareth has spent over a decade working in the UK and Ireland theatrical film distribution space, bringing stories to audiences with passion. Starting his career in distribution at Metrodome, he worked up to Theatrical Sales Manager after seven years at StudioCanal. Gareth has been at the forefront of fresh releases and treasured catalogue titles, ensuring films find their audience. His expertise lies not just in sales but in championing diverse theatrical releases. A true advocate for the big-screen experience, Gareth also has a deep love for cult and horror classics, fuelling his enthusiasm for bold and unique cinematic storytelling.

    Rod Rhule

    Rod Rhule, BFI Releasing Manager

    Rod has been a member of the BFI Distribution team since 2015. As BFI Releasing Manager, Rod overseas the theatrical and non-theatrical bookings operation for BFI releases and rights owned titles; playing an active role in their strategy and delivery. Prior to joining the BFI, Rod worked in film exhibition and was programmer for a number of cinemas; including Tricycle/Kiln Cinema (Kilburn), Rich Mix Cinema (Shoreditch) and Forum Cinema (Northampton).

    Jade Turner

    Jade Turner, BFI Film Distribution Officer

    Jade is part of the BFI Distribution team, bringing new releases, re-releases and the extensive BFI catalogue to audiences in the UK, Ireland and internationally. After completing her MA in Film Studies, Programming and Curation at the National Film and Televison School, Jade started her career in exhibition, programming Northampton Filmhouse from 2019-2022. She has gone on to programme for Curzon Home Cinema, Curzon Cinemas and most recently at the Independent Cinema Office and Borderlines Film Festival. She has also previously curated film festivals including Open City Documentary Festival and Film Africa.

    Charlotte Saluard

    Charlotte Saluard, Head of Film Sales, Curzon Film

    Charlotte started her career as an exhibitor, managing then heading the programming team at the Cine Lumiere in London working across arthouse/indie new releases, special events, festivals and repertory cinema. After 8 years, she moved to distribution, working for Modern Film and New Wave until she joined Curzon in 2020. She started at Curzon managing theatrical sales until she was promoted as Head of Film sales to oversee theatrical, physical and digital home entertainment sales of new releases as well as the 450+ library films owned by Curzon.

    Madeleine Probst

    Madeleine Probst, Cinema Rediscovered Festival/Tour Producer

    Maddy is the Cinema Rediscovered Festival Producer and Head of Film at Watershed overseeing the strategic development and delivery the cinema and initiatives such as Film Hub South West and BFI NETWORK. She joined Watershed in 2002, after working for independent music distribution company Vital Distribution and is on the board of Europa Cinemas (and was Vice President from 2014 – 2024) and has directed several Audience Development Innovation Labs for cinema practitioners across the world.

    Neil Ramjee

    Hosted by Neil Ramjee

    Neil Ramjee is the Community Manager for Film Hub South West. In previous lives, he has worked in both the community and commercial film scene for the last 10 years, whilst moonlighting as a culture and film critic for both print and radio. He has also employed his skills behind the camera on everything from Bollywood blockbusters to shoe-string features.

    16:30 - 18:00

    W1 & 2 Meeting Space

    You are welcome to use our Waterside spaces to book in one-to-one meetings with distributors involved in our Slate presentation. Please free to book these independently in advance and there will be a sign-up sheet on the day too and/or use the space to network with exhibition colleagues. Tea & Coffee will be provided.

    Chat & Craft Drop-in workshop led by Cressida Williams

    Inspired by the films showing at Cinema Rediscovered, we will be providing a clay modelling station, badge stamping friendship bracelet making and much more. You're also welcome to bring your own creative activity or project to share with the group.

    People chatting at a networking event

    Exhibitor Screening: Cal 

    (Dir: Pat O'Connor, UK/Ireland 1984 1hr 42mins )

    After years of only a single 35mm print available for screenings, Pat O'Connor's daring and provocative Irish drama has been remastered in 2K after years of only a single 35mm print available for screenings. Based on Bernard MacLaverty's award-winning novel, this Troubles-set love story follows Cal (John Lynch), a young man on the fringes of the IRA, who falls in love with Marcella (Helen Mirren, who won the Best Actress prize at Cannes for her performance), the widow of a police officer he helped murder in an IRA attack one year earlier. Produced by David Puttnam and directed by Pat O'Connor, Cal also features a haunting, atmospheric score by Mark Knopfler. Ripe for rediscovery, it remains as shocking, audacious, and intimate as ever. 

    c/o courtesy of Warner Bros. and Park Circus, with support from Northern Ireland Screen) now remastered in 2K introduced by Hugh Odling-Smee (Manager of Film Hub NI and FAN Screen Heritage Lead)

    A man stands in front of a wall with graffiti of a flag

    18:00 – 19:00 

    6 O’Clock Drinks Opening Drinks

    19:00

    Opening Night Keynote: Stephen Woolley

    BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated Producer Stephen Woolley (also of Scala and Palace Pictures fame) delivers the Opening Night Keynote for the 9th edition of Cinema Rediscovered, ushering in the festival’s main retrospective strand Against the Grain: 1980s British Cinema including Absolute Beginners (1986), which opens the festival on a 35mm print c/o of BFI National Archive.

    Stephen Woolley wears glasses, has greyish hair and wears a stripy shirt

    Practical information

    Where and when is this happening?

    The event takes place at Watershed. Find out more about how to get there and access provision.

    You're welcome to join us for tea and coffee from 10:00.

    The first session then kick off at 11:00 and the sessions ends at 16:30 but you are welcome to take advantage of our meeting room from 16:30 – 18:00 and are invited to the Opening Drink (18:00 – 19:00) and Keynote (19:00 – 20:00)

    Who can attend?

    This event is primarily aimed at BFI FAN Members and associated freelancers. If you are a UK based film exhibitor and are not yet a member, find out how to join BFI FAN (FREE) - contact your regional hub. 

    Archive practitioners, distributors, sales agents and international exhibitors are also welcome to apply on request and we will do our best to accommodate. 

    Thinking of staying on for a few days?

    There are lots of great places to stay near the festival, from the cheap and quirky to the grand and luxurious: :  Participants can access an 18% discount off the standard flexible room rate with breakfast courtesy our hospitality partners ibis Bristol Centre Hotel and Novotel Bristol Centre. 

    Look out for more details and discount codes in your confirmation email. 

    Reframing Film attendees get a 10% discount on Early Bird festival passes now on sale, an invitation to the Opening Keynote by BAFTA winning and Oscar-nominated film producer Stephen Woolley (also of Scala Cinema and Palace Pictures fame) and access early morning exhibitor previews on 23 – 24 July. 

    Early Morning Exhibitor Screenings

    We are also delighted to have teamed up with Park Circus and STUDIOCANAL to present early morning exhibitor previews of upcoming restorations Thu 25 - Fri 26 July. 

    Thu 24 July 09:00 C1 

    The Descent (Dir: Neil Marshall 2005 Park Circus and Pathé) 

    Fri 25 July 09:00 C1 

    The Devil's Backbone (Dir: Guillermo del Toro, 2001 c/o STUDIOCANAL and Sony)

    Fri 25 July 09:00 C3

    All That Heaven Allows (Dir: Douglas Sirk 1955 c/o Universal and Park Circus)

    You can book for Reframing Film Sessions. 

    This is a Film Hub South West led initiative co-presented with the Independent Cinema Office and BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) partners funded through National Lottery. This event is primarily aimed at BFI FAN Members and associated freelancers. If you are a UK based film exhibitor and are not yet a member, find out how to join BFI FAN (FREE) - contact your regional hub. Archive practitioners, distributors, sales agents and international exhibitors are also welcome to apply, and we will do our best to accommodate.

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    Film Hub South West

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