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Showing a film as part of your group

Currently, for a public showing of a film (which showing a film as part of your group would be) a licence is required. As such, we do not wish to limit the activities of groups, but legally some ways of showing films as a club or society are not allowed.

We are aware that showing films may be an important part of group activities, and so we have purchased a film licence that allows for showing of most films as long as the criteria below are followed.

If you are considering showing a film as part of your activities as a club or society you must fill in the permission slip and email it to your site Activities Co-ordinator. If there are any problems they will get in touch with you to try and rectify this before the showing.

Criteria for showing a film:

  • Our licence only covers films from the FilmBank catalogue - please check it is in the database, which can be found at http://www.filmbank.co.uk/film_catalogue.asp.
  • You must have completed the permission slip and returned it to your site co-ordinator.
  • Your film showing should be open to members of your group, and potential members whose details you have recorded. It should not be an open public viewing.
  • It must be in a University or Union room (as our licence only covers University property).
  • You must not charge an entry or viewing fee - making money by charging for refreshments is fine, but you cannot charge an entry fee according to the terms of our licence.

If you cannot fulfil the criteria above then you will need to purchase a single viewing licence (also known as a single title screening licence) to ensure your screening is legal. These are available from a variety of distributors, and if you are doing this you will need to show the Activities department proof that the screening is legal before we can process any room bookings or claims related to the event.

Please follow all the criteria above to ensure your film showing is legal. Due to the possible legal consequences, we are having to take any breaches of this rule very seriously.

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