OXFORD FILM AND VIDEO MAKERS LIMITED 

The funding will be used to run free film making workshops to disadvantaged young people during the summer holidays culminating in a public screening for the whole community. The project aims to ....more

The funding will be used to run free film making workshops to disadvantaged young people during the summer holidays culminating in a public screening for the whole community. The project aims to engage young people in positive creative activities enabling them to learn new skills raise their aspirations and reduce isolation.

Going Out, Coming Out

A week of community arts activity in and around Film Oxford premises shaped by local residents from the Howard Street community project and Film Oxford. Activities will take place between Monday 30th ....more

A week of community arts activity in and around Film Oxford premises shaped by local residents from the Howard Street community project and Film Oxford. Activities will take place between Monday 30th May and Saturday 4th June and culminate in a street party and outdoor film screening on Howard Street on the final day. The activities will be an opportunity to relaunch creative community activities that were suspended during Covid and an opportunity to reconnect with local residents. Weeks Activities. Film Production. “This is Howard Street 2022”. Local residents will learn filmmaking skills as they plan, film and edit a 6–8-minute documentary about people and characters who live on the street, with the support of a professional filmmaker. This will be a companion film to a similar documentary made in 2002 when Film Oxford first relocated to the area. 20 years on, the film will feature a new generation of families and residents who have moved to the area. It will be an intergenerational project working with 10 local people. The film will be premiered at the Street party on the Saturday evening outdoors on the big screen and then be featured online on Film Oxford YouTube showcase. Craft workshops. Mon 30th May – Friday 3rd June. Five creative arts day workshops led by local professional artists to design and make decorations for the Saturday street party. These will be based at Film Oxford and include: lantern making, bunting creation, flag printing, mosaics. An intergenerational activity for 50 local people. Evening Events. On 4 nights we will run a series of evening events resurrecting some of the popular community cultural activities that took place before Covid. These will include local musicians, poetry, spoken word and dance and feature performance from a variety of cultures and backgrounds that reflect the diversity within the street. Target number 100 people. Street Party and outdoor Film Under the Stars On Saturday 4th June we will arrange with Oxford City Council to close part of Howard Street from 11.00am – 9.00pm to bring local people out onto the street. During the day there will be music, food, children’s workshops and performers. In the evening curry and refreshments will be provided free to 150 people. Cooked by the local Nepalese restaurant and served by local volunteers. The event will conclude with the outdoor screening of the completed documentary “This is Howard Street 2022” followed by the screening of a popular family feature film. This will mark the relaunch of the local residents’ monthly cinema events, Poppadom Pictures. Target number 300 people for the Street party and screening. Throughout these activities there will be an emphasis on intergenerational creative activities that reflect the multi-cultural make up of Howard Street. They will be environmentally responsible and look to minimise the carbon footprint through, recycling waste along City Council guidelines, minimising electricity usage, with no single use plastics or plates. Participants will walk or cycle to all activities. The Jubilee week will have the following impact: • Increase community cohesion and improve health and wellbeing • Celebrate the Queens Jubilee achievement. • Bring older and younger generations together. • Reduce isolation of those who live alone • Build new friendship groups. • Recruit new volunteers for the Jubilee and future events. • Build a sense of pride and place. • Offer activities for families who cannot afford half term holidays away from home. • Build new creative skills and raise aspirations and ambitions. • Make local people more aware of creative activities through Film Oxford. • Break down cultural stereotypes through an emphasis on multi-cultural celebration • Help prevent anti-social behaviour • Raise awareness of local authority zero Carbon and sustainable environment goals. • Relaunch community activity run by local residents, including: Poppadom Pictures (local cinema), talks and cultural events Over the last 20 years Film Oxford has worked closely with its community and particularly the Howard Street Project. In that time we have together: fundraised and built a community garden, run children’s workshops in planting and mosaics, set up a community cinema for children and adults and supported community events and celebrations. With Covid, all of these activities were put on hold. We see the Jubilee week as an opportunity to relaunch many of these activities and both reconnect to volunteers from the past and to bring in a new generation of residents who have more recently moved to the street.

Protest and Progress 21/23: stories from industrial Oxford

To support the British film industry with a range of activities, such as development, production, distribution, exhibition and education

To support Arts and Culture throughout England

The funding will be used to organise six free outdoor cinema events in Oxford. The project aims to provide the rural community with a recreational activity to bring people together and reduce ....more

The funding will be used to organise six free outdoor cinema events in Oxford. The project aims to provide the rural community with a recreational activity to bring people together and reduce isolation.

Funding awarded to deliver training in film and digital media to increase opportunities into the industry

Funding awarded to deliver training in film and digital media to increase opportunities into the industry

The project will support people with learning difficulties to run a mobile cinema within their community to bring people together and combat isolation - they will be involved in the development, ....more

The project will support people with learning difficulties to run a mobile cinema within their community to bring people together and combat isolation - they will be involved in the development, design and delivery of the project.

Funding was awarded to make film and digital media more accessible to young people in disadvantaged areas of the city delivering training to increase opportunities for individuals into this industry