Bridgette Wessels is Professor of Social Inequality at the University of Glasgow Peter Merrington is Lecturer in the Business of the Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of YorkMatthew Hanchard is Research Associate in Sociology at the University of SheffieldDavid Forrest is Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Sheffield

'...this monograph proves to be pragmatic, pithy, and confident in its analysis and development of film audience studies. Its contributors intelligently detail patterns and logical assessments of the nature of film audiences through a synthesis of qualitative and quantitative data.'Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media

• 1 Introduction: understanding contemporary film audiences2 Understanding audiences: conceptualising and analysing film audiences3 Film audiences in English regions: research context and methodology4 Film provision: film policy and film distribution5 Geographies of film provision: places, venues and screens6 Personal film journeys: engaging with film during the lifecourse7 Finding and sharing meaning in specialised films8 Five types of audience experiences: relations and interactions amongst audiences, films and screens9 The audience as a process: concepts, relations and interactions10 Conclusion: audience as a process – personal film journeys, regional film provision and lived film experienceIndex

Bridgette Wessels is Professor of Social Inequality at the University of Glasgow Peter Merrington is Lecturer in the Business of the Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of YorkMatthew Hanchard is Research Associate in Sociology at the University of SheffieldDavid Forrest is Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Sheffield

'...this monograph proves to be pragmatic, pithy, and confident in its analysis and development of film audience studies. Its contributors intelligently detail patterns and logical assessments of the nature of film audiences through a synthesis of qualitative and quantitative data.'Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media

• 1 Introduction: understanding contemporary film audiences2 Understanding audiences: conceptualising and analysing film audiences3 Film audiences in English regions: research context and methodology4 Film provision: film policy and film distribution5 Geographies of film provision: places, venues and screens6 Personal film journeys: engaging with film during the lifecourse7 Finding and sharing meaning in specialised films8 Five types of audience experiences: relations and interactions amongst audiences, films and screens9 The audience as a process: concepts, relations and interactions10 Conclusion: audience as a process – personal film journeys, regional film provision and lived film experienceIndex