Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Intermissions is a range of Young Film Programmers-focused activities, programmed by Film Hub South East and Reel Connections.
These sessions are designed to give our Young Film Programmers and others the opportunity to talk directly to people working in the film exhibition sector and related professions, find out more about what their work involves and their career paths so far. This session was recorded on Thursday 21 May.
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Film programming is at the heart of what the ICO offers to the film exhibition sector, working with cinemas around the UK to screen a programme of films that offers the very best of world cinema. Heather and Isabel both joined the ICO Programming team in 2018. Prior to this, Isabel spent four years in the Cinema team at the Barbican Centre, where she was able build on her programming skills and contribute to the film programme. She has also worked in various roles at numerous film festivals including Open City Documentary Festival, BFI Future Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival and was a founding member of Overnight Film Festival, a residential film festival based in her hometown of Eastbourne. Heather previously worked in distribution before working at Curzon for four years, where she programmed and curated their digital venue, Curzon on Demand. Working within the Cinemas programming team, she helped to secure Day & Date releases for the circuit, as well as launching the Curzon members’ SVOD service Curzon12, and programming the Curzon area on Filmstruck UK.
If you are interested in learning more about upcoming Intermissions events please email us to join our mailing list: filmhubse@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk. Our weekly newsletter also features industry-related resources and opportunities, as well as recommendations of the best online film clubs and activities elsewhere.
If you are a Young Film Programmer in the South East then you can join our Facebook group here: facebook.com/groups/fhseyoungfilmprogrammers/?source_id=202648986585987
#FilmHubSouthEast #Intermissions #YoungFilmProgrammers
Intermissions is a range of Young Film Programmers-focused activities, programmed by Film Hub South East and Reel Connections.
These sessions are designed to give our Young Film Programmers and others the opportunity to talk directly to people working in the film exhibition sector and related professions, find out more about what their work involves and their career paths so far. This session was recorded on Thursday 21 May.
Subscribe to ICO YouTube here: bit.ly/ICOSubscribe
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Film programming is at the heart of what the ICO offers to the film exhibition sector, working with cinemas around the UK to screen a programme of films that offers the very best of world cinema. Heather and Isabel both joined the ICO Programming team in 2018. Prior to this, Isabel spent four years in the Cinema team at the Barbican Centre, where she was able build on her programming skills and contribute to the film programme. She has also worked in various roles at numerous film festivals including Open City Documentary Festival, BFI Future Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival and was a founding member of Overnight Film Festival, a residential film festival based in her hometown of Eastbourne. Heather previously worked in distribution before working at Curzon for four years, where she programmed and curated their digital venue, Curzon on Demand. Working within the Cinemas programming team, she helped to secure Day & Date releases for the circuit, as well as launching the Curzon members’ SVOD service Curzon12, and programming the Curzon area on Filmstruck UK.
If you are interested in learning more about upcoming Intermissions events please email us to join our mailing list: filmhubse@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk. Our weekly newsletter also features industry-related resources and opportunities, as well as recommendations of the best online film clubs and activities elsewhere.
If you are a Young Film Programmer in the South East then you can join our Facebook group here: facebook.com/groups/fhseyoungfilmprogrammers/?source_id=202648986585987
#FilmHubSouthEast #Intermissions #YoungFilmProgrammers



![Cold / Hot Drinks BSL: British Sign Language for Cinemas
To find out more about how your venue can boost accessibility for d/Deaf audiences, including many more useful resources, visit our site: http://www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/resources/developingdeafaudiences
In this video we cover signs useful in a café/bar situation, including:
Tea
Coffee
Sugar [i]
Sugar [ii]
Milk
Water
Directed by David Ellington, VS1 Productions: http://www.vs1.org/ Cold / Hot Drinks BSL: British Sign Language for Cinemas](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fLD0kXqt6tI/mqdefault.jpg)






