Film Hub London Exhibitors' Breakfast - London Film Festival 2026

Latest 21 Oct 2026

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A key annual event as part of the BFI London Film Festival, we were delighted to bring the Exhibitors' Breakfast to the Barbican Cinemas on Thursday 15 October.

After welcome remarks from Film London's Paul Bowman and Rebecca Fons, Head of Cinema, Barbican, we opened with a presentation on a new FAN programme from Ti Singh, Producer (Cross-FAN Programme), Watershed.

We were delighted to welcome BFI FAN Training and Member Support with James Corr, Training and Professional Development Officer, Independent Cinema Office to discuss BFI FAN Training and Member Support options, who was followed by Manie Moolman, Head of Support Services, Film+ TV Charity, who discussed the different ways that the charity can support the exhibition sector

The morning then moved on to a deep dive case study presentation, focused on Films for Workers season case study with Sylvie Dumont, Operations Manager, Rio Cinema

Last but not least, Linnea Petterson, FAN Socioeconomic Champion, Film Hub Wales, joined us to discuss Reducing Socioeconomic Barriers for Audiences.

Thank you to everyone who presented or attended on the morning. Exhibitors' Breakfasts will return in the new year.