But a campaign backed by actors, film makers and cinema goers has now been awarded UK government cash with the aim of reopening the doors in the autumn.Campaigners, under the name Filmhouse Edinburgh Ltd, plan to refurbish all three theatres and the café bar and introduce a fourth, 22-seat screen courtesy of funding from the UK government's levelling-up fund alongside money from Screen Scotland and City of Edinburgh Council.
She said she believed the Filmhouse would offer something unique to other cinemas in terms of its programme, and could win back audiences. David Smith, director of Screen Scotland said "That we will have the Filmhouse back, and better than ever is a tremendous outcome and all credit goes to the hardworking team that held on to that possibility and made it a reality across the last 18 months."Since its sudden closure in October 2022, more than two and a half thousand donations have been been made to the campaign to reopen, ranging from £2 to £5,000.
Their statement at the time referenced cost of living, energy prices and a decline in cinema, going post pandemic. Although Filmhouse Edinburgh Ltd is a new charitable organisation, it will face many of the same problems.
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