It is unbelievably a whole year since Filmhouse reopened under new management.
This weekend there are celebrations from now until Sunday with a special selection of films and special events as “the glorious story of Filmhouse continues”.
On Saturday and Sunday mornings there are some low-cost family activities with face painting, arts and crafts, party games with 10% off food from the new menu on both days.
£1 coffees are available from Machina Coffee and on Saturday evening there will be music from Sweet Philly with special birthday-themed drinks until the early hours.
All screenings, including regularly programmed films, on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June will also be priced at £6 for Filmhouse Members and £8 for non-members.
Those keen on having a look behind the scenes can now book Projection Box Tours to learn more about the magic of cinema taking place throughout July.
Until 30 June, audiences will also be treated to the first film that screened at the cinema when it reopened in June last year: an ode to the beauty of the cinemagoing experience, Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso (1988).
Celebrations continue into July with a special screening of Nic Roeg’s iconic film Don’t Look Now (3 July) followed by novelist Ian Rankin in conversation with writer Justin John Doherty to discuss Justin’s new book described as a ‘literary love letter’ to the film,Don’t Look Now and Then.
The discussion will not only touch upon their mutual love and fascination for the film, but also the detective work behind putting this sort of book together, finding the people who were there 50 years ago and uncovering never before seen archive and images that were thought lost to time.
There will be cinema favourites in the recently launched We’ve Got a Cinema and We’re Not Afraid to Use It strand in which members voted for their favourite classic films.
Team Birthday Picks will show films that have been chosen by the staff and other film favourites coming to the big screen will include Lawrence of Arabia and Blade Runner: The Final Cut.
It is just a year since the doors reopened on Lothian Road following a three year long campaign to save the cinema. Patrons include Jack Lowden, Charlotte Wells. Dougray Scott, Brian Cox, CBE, and Emma Thompson.
The cinema has 350 seats with four screens for a cutting-edge experience and a vibrant social space with the Filmhouse Bar where 100 people can enjoy lunch or dinner. Drinks are available all day long and there is an emphasis on local produce from Edinburgh and Scotland.
Filmhouse’s technical capabilities include 70mm, 35mm, 16mm, 8mm, and digital projection. The cinema also includes a Clipster Unit for creating Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs) required for festival and theatrical distribution.
Built in a repurposed church on Edinburgh’s Lothian Road, Filmhouse has been a cinematic landmark since 1978. Following a £2 million refurbishment, Scotland’s leading independent cinemas been thriving since its reopening under new leadership and a vision which builds on the venue’s legacy as a space for learning and discovery, and a commitment to building a sustainable future for this iconic cultural landmark.
