Community Channel announces Gypsy film season

Community Channel is screening a season of films for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history month in June. The channel aims to show programmes telling the real-life stories of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller culture and communities. This will range from short films within Community Channel's weekly magazine show UK360, to longer documentaries.

The channel also hopes to stimulate opinion and debate and promote understanding of these communities through the use of TV and online features across websites and social media platforms. It is also calling for local Gypsy, Roma and Traveller organisations across the UK to get in touch if they have films that may be suitable for the season or would like to get involved by writing a feature or blog post for the website.

Please get in touch with Alex Wilson at AcquisitionsGroup@communitychannel.org by April 20 2012.

Community Channel offers an entertaining mix of inspiring local news, uplifting series, and ground-breaking films and documentaries. Giving voice to untold stories from across the UK and globally, Community Channel presents news and programming that encourage people to change their world. 

Community Channel broadcasts 24 hours a day on Sky 539 and Virgin TV 233, between 5am and 8am on Freeview 87, and across on-demand channels BT Vision and YouTube. It has been broadcasting films about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities such as Gypsy Fair, Romany Me, Uprooted and Ami & Mimi for many years. For a flavour of the channel please take a look at the trailer here. 

Community Channel is a Media Trust initiative. For more information visit www.communitychannel.org @ComChantv.