Crossing Boundaries - BFI - British Film Institute

- The Balance of Consumption and Production. For example, the role of the café bar; the provision of network
and showcase infrastructure; and opportunities for cross-art-form activity.
- The Cultural DNA. For example, the role of design in ensuring that the venues are connected and open; the
curation of the venues to ensure that cultural integrity and a sense of ownership are established for a diversity of
audiences/users; and the nurturing of an ‘atmosphere’ and ‘scene’ that projects and evokes the latest in the
contemporary culture of the city without being exclusive to certain groups and debarring of others.
1.2 Two Footprints: The Physical and the Digital
Each of the above themes is explored through a focus on how the venues occupy both a physical and digital footprint:
- The physical footprint refers in the most part to the on-site performance of the venue – how facilities and a
cultural programme are managed and developed as an overall infrastructure offer. This includes a focus on how the
physical footprint can be managed more innovatively, effectively and efficiently; covering opportunities for expansion
(on- and even off-site) and redevelopment and/or revisioning.
- The digital footprint refers to the effective embrace with digital technology on- and off-site, with an emphasis on
how the venues are extending and can extend further their reach and role – such as through virtual business
networks, on-line audience development programmes, digital programming, and digital art works.
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tom fleming / creative consultancy
UK Film Council
in association with
Arts Council England and the Arts Humanities Research Council