Viewing films in the birthplace of cinema: An analysis of independent film exhibition and reception in Leeds

该项目旨在提供利兹独立电影放映的分析，探索城市中不断变化的放映做法和电影观众。研究的重点将是近四十年来的独立电影展览。仔细观察围绕着利兹国际电影节(LIFF)的时期，它将追溯其成立前几年和存在的三十二年期间的电影文化。除了仔细研究LIFF的历史和运营，LIFF将被用作镜头，通过它来探索利兹更广泛的电影文化，从激进的放映集体到艺术电影院，到社区电影俱乐部和DIY参展商，以及展览实践和影响的交叉培养。

The project aims to provide analysis of independent film exhibition in Leeds, exploring changing exhibition practices and film audiences in the city. The main focus of the study will be independent film exhibition over the last forty years. Looking closely at the period that surrounds Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) it will trace film culture in the years preceding its establishment and during its thirty two years of existence. As well as a close study of LIFF's history and operations, LIFF will be used as lens through which to explore the wider film culture of Leeds, from radical screening collectives, to art-house cinemas, to community film clubs and DIY exhibitors, and the cross-fertilisation of exhibition practices and influences.