List of figures and tablesAcknowledgementsGlossaryAbbreviationsIntroduction: understanding contemporary film audiences1 Understanding audiences: conceptualising and analysing film audiences2 Film audiences in English regions: research context and methodology3 Film provision: film policy and film distribution4 Geographies of film provision: places, venues and screens5 Personal film journeys: engaging with film during the lifecourse6 Finding and sharing meaning in specialised films7 Five types of audience experiences: relations and interactions among audiences, films and screens8 The audience as a process: concepts, relations and interactionsConclusion: audience as a process - personal film journeys, regional film provision and lived film experienceAppendix 1 List of analysed industry and policy documentsAppendix 2 Socio-cultural index of film consumersAppendix 3 List of questions asked in the three-wave surveyBibliographyIndex