British Federation of Film Societies
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The British Federation of Film Societies (or BFFS) is the national agency for the development and support of the film society
and community cinema movement in the UK.
BFFS offer a wide range of services and resources dedicated to the needs of community cinemas.
BFFS is based in The Workstation, in Sheffield
's Cultural Industries Quarter
.
The president of the British Federation of Film Societies is Derek Malcolm
. The current patron is Ken Loach
.
Film society
A film society is a membership club where people can watch screenings of films which would otherwise not be shown in mainstream cinemas. In Spain they are known as "Cineclubs," and in Germany they are known as "Filmclubs"....
and community cinema movement in the UK.
BFFS offer a wide range of services and resources dedicated to the needs of community cinemas.
BFFS is based in The Workstation, in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
's Cultural Industries Quarter
Cultural Industries Quarter
The Cultural Industries Quarter is a district in the city centre of Sheffield, England, and one of the eleven Quarters designated in the 1994 City Centre Strategy...
.
The president of the British Federation of Film Societies is Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm is a British film critic and historian.Malcolm was educated at Eton College and Oxford University. He worked for several decades as a film critic for The Guardian, having previously been an amateur jockey and the paper's first horse racing correspondent. In 1977, he was a member of...
. The current patron is Ken Loach
Ken Loach
Kenneth "Ken" Loach is a Palme D'Or winning English film and television director.He is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness , labour rights and child abuse at the...
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