With the Imagine Festival currently screening films that highlight the role of censorship in what and how we watch, we were delighted to invite Dr Sian Barber, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Queen’s University Belfast, to join Sara and Hugh in discussing the issue of film censorship and the impact of censorship on the modern film world.
We discussed a range of areas, including the recent controversy in film caliossifation for The Batman and Foscadh, the role of local councils and the BBFC and what the future looks like in light of the proposed online safety bill.
We also have the return of Sara's Film Round Up, giving you the skinny on all the independent cinema coming up, in your area.
You can read some more about Sian's work here.
Supported by National Lottery funds, Film Hub NI was established in 2013 by Queen’s Film Theatre, Belfast in their capacity as NI’s BFI Film Hub Lead Organisation (FHLO). FHNI works to support the creativity and energy of the film exhibition sector across NI and ensure a wide range of film is available to audiences right across the country.
The BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) is made up of 8 Film Hubs which cover the whole of the UK. Each Film Hub is led by a Film Hub Lead Organisation (FHLO) that receives funding from the BFI to deliver extensive programming, audience development activity and support sector training in their region.
Click here for more information on the scope of work carried out across the FAN.
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