Sight & Sound presents... Deliver Us!
With 650 cinemas in the UK, who chooses what we see?
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Wed 28 May 18:10 NFT3
Fresh from Cannes, an invited audience of industry insiders will face a panel to reflect on which of the most promising new films might never make it to our screens – and why.
The UK has approximately 650 cinemas with 3,300 screens, but who chooses what we get to see? A raft of key distributors and exhibitors are under fire for abandoning arthouse principles in favour of risk-averse commercial hits. Is the digital revolution fulfilling its promise to create greater choice? What is the future role for public subsidy in the reconfigured distribution chain? Fresh from Cannes, an invited audience of industry insiders will face a panel including Jane Giles, recently appointed BFI Head of Content, and journalist Hannah Patterson, to reflect on which of the most promising new films might never make it to our screens - and why.
