We are delighted to announce that Film Hub London has been chosen as one of the strategic partners renewed to manage BFI FAN activity in the nations and English regions.

Led by Film London, Film Hub London is a collaborative network of film exhibitors in the capital that share a common goal: to ensure cinema is accessible to as many people across the city as possible. Membership of the Hub is free and open to all exhibitors in the capital – big and small.

The BFI have announced the first details of the £33.5m pledged to Audiences over the next three years in the BFI National Lottery Funding Plan 2026-2029, representing a 20% increase from 2023-2026, to support the UK exhibition and distribution sectors. £10.8m is awarded to the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) enabling 10 UK-wide strategic partners to deliver audience facing work, and £3m for the Open Cinemas fund which powers ESCAPES and has successfully attracted new audiences to independent cinemas across the UK through free regular screenings.

Recent FAN Film Exhibition Fund projects supported by Film Hub London include:

• Rio Cinema’s Films for Workers
• Lexi Cinema’s Brazilian Summer Nights
• Fringe! Queer Film and Arts Fest
• Ukrainian Film Festival 2025
• London International Animation Festival
• Armenian Film Festival London
• Cabinet of Living Cinema’s Enchanted Cinema
• Small World Cinema
• Rainbow International Film Festival
• PictureEast Film Festival as part of Spotlight

Film Hub London has also delivered Exhibitors Breakfasts at the at the Garden Cinema and the Chiswick Cinema

Click here to read more about BFI FAN funding.