kino climates

In 2010 I was part of a pan-European conference for micro- and not-for-profit cinemas held at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). I was part of a group representing the Star and Shadow Cinema, where I was part of the non-heirarchical collective running the cinema between 2008-2011. At the conference we founded Kino Climates, a pan-European network which meets annually in a different European country for a week-long conference. Each conference has three elements:

• A series of co-programmed masterclasses, where different cinemas run sessions on areas of expertise (for example programming, projecting, film making techniques) for representatives from other cinemas

• Plenary sessions, where actions that will further the work of the network over the coming year are decided (for example touring programmes, work on the website, collaborative projects)

• A public programme of moving image work from all of the participating cinemas

I attended Kino Climates as a member of the Star and Shadow for the first few years, and as a representative of Deptford Cinema from 2014 onwards.