Flatpack is a mobile arts organisation which exists to show amazing work, bring people together and develop new ideas. We love film in all shapes and sizes, particularly where it bumps up against other artforms, and get a kick out of transforming spaces to create unforgettable events. Every May you can find us taking over venues across Birmingham with the "magnificently eclectic" Flatpack Festival, while throughout the year we pop up all over the place with everything from family activities to al fresco horror.

[ ...wibbly flashback music... ] It all started back in the early 2000s, with a monthly mixed-media night at the Rainbow pub in Digbeth called 7 Inch Cinema. The first edition of Flatpack grew out of those hugely popular events, and took place over one wintry weekend in early 2006. Since then the festival has gone from strength to strength, established as a vital fixture in the city's cultural calendar while drawing plaudits, audiences and envious looks from across the world. Stirring together a colourful stew of screenings and performances, walks and installations, the programme boasts a mind-boggling range of international talent with an emphasis on the playful, the surprising and the indefinable.

The annual festival has always been complemented by an itinerant year-round programme, whether it be film-tents at music festivals or rural archive tours, and in recent years this part of our work has grown significantly. Flatpack is a lead partner in Film Hub Midlands, an initiative as part of the BFI Film Audience Network to develop a thriving film culture in the Midlands, and among other things this means working with partners across the region, sending out monthly Filmwire bulletins and breeding the next generation of exhibitors through Build Your Own Filmnight. We're also committed to supporting the artists we work with and developing new work for the festival and beyond, and our family programme Colour Box reaches thousands of children every year through schools activity and public events. Find out more about our current and previous projects.

Flatpack Projects is a charitable incorporated organisation (no.1162754), and our work wouldn't be possible without a wide range of funders and supporters including Arts Council England and the BFI (awarding funds from the National Lottery). If you're interested in collaborating with us, please do get in touch...