Edinburgh Filmhouse to reopen after two years with £1.5m Levelling Up funding

The Edinburgh Filmhouse is set to open its doors again after being closed for two years, thanks to a £1.5million funding boost from the UK Government. The much-loved independent cinema first opened in a former church in 1979 with just one screen.

Their Crowdfunder has so far raised over £250,000 of its £300,000 goal. And on March 19, the trustees were told their application to the Levelling Up fund had been successful and they are readying themselves to sign the lease on May 1 and give the place a big makeover. "The refit matters because it helps us to attract new people in. We want to try to introduce people to a broader range of cinema. The core message is to deliver a full programme, including documentaries and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The Filmhouse was a well-known venue for the Edinburgh International Film Festival for many years regarded its programme as "the most ambitious cultural film programme outside the British Film Theatre". Ginnie revealed that they are hoping to open on October 6, which would be the two-year anniversary of the site closing, but admitted that it could take six months to a year for the Filmhouse to be ready.

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