Partners

FILMCLUB works in conjunction with the following distributors and organisations to support films that meet the FILMCLUB programming policy:

The Cinema Exhibitors Association
Cinema NX
Dogwoof Productions
Film Distributors Association (FDA)
Filmbank Distributors
Icon
Lionsgate
Metrodome
Optimum Releasing
Paramount
Pathé
Peccadillo Pictures
Picturehouse
Revolver Entertainment
Sony Pictures
Universal
Vertigo
Walt Disney Studios
Warners

FILMCLUB works closely with the following exhibitors to host film screenings for members at their cinemas:

Empire Cinemas
Screen on the Green
The Barbican
The Lexi Cinema
The Warwick Arts Centre
Vue
Odeon
Cineworld
Curzon
Everyman
Picturehouse
The Phoenix
The Broadway
FACT

These are the partners that FILMCLUB works with in England to ensure as many children as possible can take part.

Department for Education
FILMCLUB's major partner is the Department for Education (DfE) which provides the funding to make film clubs free to schools across England. The Department for Education (then called the Department for Children, Schools and Families) has supported the organisation since its launch in 2008. In recognition of the valuable role FILMCLUB is playing in schools the DfE recently announced funding for FILMCLUB for 2011-2012.

Times Education Supplement (TES)
The Times Educational Supplement (TES), the UK’s weekly newspaper for teachers, has supported the use of cinema in education for more than 100 years. “The old fashioned teacher may try to blind himself by despising the cinema and by sneering at the rubbish which he thinks is shown there,” it wrote in 1944. “But by assuming these attitudes he becomes out of touch with the bright eagerness in the hearts of his boys and girls.” Every week, the magazine publishes a double page spread of FILMCLUB members reviews.

Industry Trust
The Industry Trust was set up in 2004 to help promote copyright and all the good stuff it does. They work with member companies (from film studios to retailers) to spread the word about the positive role copyright plays in helping to protect creative ideas and secure the livelihoods of the 150,000 people that work in film and TV in the UK. FILMCLUB is committed to helping communicate this message to young people.

Debating Matters
When the Institute of Ideas launched the Debating Matters Competition for sixth form students in 2003/04, it aimed to present schools with an innovative and engaging approach to debating. Topical debates and a challenging format appeal to students from a wide range of backgrounds, including schools with a long tradition of debating and those with no experience at all. The competition emphasises substance, not just style, and the importance of taking ideas seriously - and FILMCLUB is working with the organisation to show how film can be used to kick-start great debates on a whole range of ideas and themes.

In addition to the BFI, the 21st Century Literacy initiative comprises:

First Light
First Light helps young people from all backgrounds to develop their skills, talent, creativity, confidence and entrepreneurial capabilities and provide opportunities for young people to work with industry professionals on youth led media projects. FILMCLUB’s club of the year is presented at First Light’s annual awards event.

Film Education
Film Education is a charity supported by the UK Film Industry, promoting and supporting the use of film within the curriculum. FILMCLUB promotes the National Schools Films Week to its 7000 online schools.

Skillset
Skillset is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the Creative Industries. It is an employer-led body which supports skills and training for people and businesses to ensure the UK creative industries maintain a world class position.

In Wales, FILMCLUB partners with the following organisations so that Welsh children have the chance to watch, discuss and review a range of films.

Film Agency for Wales and the Film Education Network

The Film Agency for Wales has a remit to ensure that the economic, cultural and educational aspects of film are effectively represented in Wales, the UK and the world, working as an advocate and offering advice, information and funding. The collaboration with the Film Agency for Wales and the Film Education Network gives FILMCLUB the opportunity to work with established Welsh based Film Education Practitioners to bring film into the classroom, creating and maintaining a dynamic film culture across Wales and developing a UK-wide film education strategy. For further information please contact Hana.

Welsh Assembly Government
The Welsh Assembly Government has graciously backed the FILMCLUB scheme to roll out across Wales, helping young people access a diverse range of films to improve social and academic development.

Literature Wales
Literature Wales is the national company for the development of literature in Wales. Experienced writers and critics will visit FILMCLUB schools to work with young people on critical film reviews, to develop their creative writing and essential literacy skills.

Arts Council of Wales
The Arts Council of Wales is the country's funding and development agency for the arts. It supports and develops high quality arts activity. The Arts Council of Wales will be able to advise member clubs on accessing visual artists working with film in Wales, broadening the range of films, resources and filmmakers that young people are able to engage with. Of particular interest is the aim to show young people routes to early creative practice in the arts.

S4C
S4C’s partnership will enable FILMCLUB members across Wales and the rest of the UK to experience Welsh language films, broadening minds through cultural awareness. S4C will endeavor to foster interest in Welsh language content by providing Close Encounter opportunities with Welsh talent and raise awareness of the Indigenous industry and the production process through visits to drama and film sets.

It’s My Shout
It’s My Shout is a short film training scheme for young people and have partnered with FILMCLUB to create links between members and industry. Assisting with in-front and behind-the-scenes Close Encounter opportunities, It’s My Shout are also committed to discovering and nurturing new talent in Wales and provide opportunities for young people to gain work experience alongside industry professionals.

BBC Cymru Wales
BBC Cymru Wales fully endorse the objectives of FILMCLUB Wales, supporting the initiative of broadening the range of films and improving literacy among members.

FILMCLUB is generously supported by the following partner organisations to bring the world of film to the children of Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Screen
Northern Ireland Screen is the government-backed lead agency in Northern Ireland for the film, television and digital content industry, driving global growth through boosting our economy, celebrating our culture and enhancing our children’s education.

Cinemagic
Cinemagic, is a registered charity, that has developed a worldwide reputation for excellence in Children’s programming and is currently the largest film and television event for young people in the UK ,Ireland and the USA. Almost half a million young people aged between 4-25 years old have benefited and participated in Cinemagic events including masterclasses, workshops, Q&As, screenings and discussion, FILMCLUB and film making projects.

The Nerve Centre
The Nerve Centre is a production house in Northern Ireland, fostering the creation of new music, film, video, animation and digital media.

Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL)
DCAL is the Government Department in Northern Ireland responsible for Arts and Culture, aiming to enable as many people as possible to experience and appreciate excellence in culture, creativity, innovation and lifelong learning.

FILMCLUB works with the following partners to deliver the scheme to schoolchildren in the Isle of Man.

Isle Of Man Government
The Isle of Man Government has generously contributed funds to allow FILMCLUB to run in schools on the Island. This funding helps towards FILMCLUB's aims of educating children in the Isle of Man and beyond about the world through film, by offering them a space where they can watch, debate and review a range of classic, indie and foreign films. FILMCLUB launched in the Isle of Man in summer 2011.

Isle of Man Film
Isle of Man Film has generously contributed towards the funding of FILMCLUB in the Isle of Man. Since 1995, Isle of Man Film has built a worldwide reputation for co-financing and co-producing feature film and television dramas. The Island is one of the busiest areas of film production in the British Isles, having produced over 90 feature films and TV dramas. Together with their investment partners CinemaNX, Isle of Man Film offers a comprehensive range of services for film producers and production companies interested in what the Island has to offer.

Cinema NX
CinemaNX has also generously contributed towards the funds needed for FILMCLUB to run in the Isle of Man. The company has, since its launch in 2007, swiftly established itself as one of the UK’s leading film financing and production groups. It provides film and television producers with a unique combination of production expertise and experience of international film financing, and manages Isle of Man Film’s Media Development Fund.