{"id":968648,"date":"2026-05-18T11:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/968648\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:48:17","slug":"filmhouse-celebrates-one-year-since-reopening-with-birthday-showings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/968648\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmhouse celebrates one year since reopening with birthday showings"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Filmhouse<\/a> cinema is marking one year since its reopening with a series of birthday events celebrating \u201cthe big screen experience\u201d.<\/p>\n

Across the cinema\u2019s first\u00a0birthday weekend of 26-28\u00a0June and into July, Filmhouse will screen an extra special selection of films<\/a> and events showcasing all that the cinema has to offer.<\/p>\n

Stanley Kubrick\u2019s seminal\u00a02001 A Space Odyssey\u00a0(1968) will screen from 5 June in 70mm alongside new cinematic visions screening in June including the darkly funny and eccentric new feature\u00a0The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford\u00a0from Edinburgh-born filmmaker Sean Robert Dunn starring Scottish screen legend\u00a0Peter Mullan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other new films coming to the cinema<\/a> soon include Steven Spielberg\u2019s hotly anticipated\u00a0Disclosure Day,\u00a0Rohan Kanawade\u2019s Cactus Pears\u00a0and back on the big screen, Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s cult hit\u00a0Boogie Nights.<\/p>\n

\"AnThe Filmhouse reopened in June 2025 after a three year campaign to save it from permanent closure. \u00a9 Aly Wright<\/p>\n

Audiences will also be treated to the first film that screened at the cinema when it reopened in June last year, Giuseppe Tornatore\u2019s\u00a0Cinema Paradiso<\/a>\u00a0(1988).<\/p>\n

On 3 July, Filmhouse will present a special screening of Nic Roeg\u2019s film\u00a0Don\u2019t Look Now\u00a0followed by novelist\u00a0Ian Rankin\u00a0in conversation with writer\u00a0Justin John Doherty\u00a0to discuss Justin\u2019s new book described as a \u201cliterary love letter\u201d to the film,\u00a0Don\u2019t Look Now and Then.<\/p>\n

The discussion will not only touch upon their mutual love 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.<\/p>\n

The cinema\u2019s recently launched\u00a0We\u2019ve Got a Cinema and We\u2019re Not Afraid to Use It\u00a0strand will see members vote on classic films that they are most excited to see on the big screen alongside the\u00a0Team Birthday Picks\u00a0strand which showcases staff favourites as well as highlights from across the programme since the cinema\u2019s doors reopened.<\/p>\n

Across the birthday weekend, cineastes can also get a glimpse into the hallowed ground of the Filmhouse\u2019s\u00a0projection boxes\u00a0and there will be evening birthday party celebrations with live music. <\/p>\n

There will also be discounts\u00a0on food and drink over the birthday weekend to coincide with the launch of a\u00a0new menu\u00a0in the Filmhouse Bar Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Exclusive rewards will also run up to and across the birthday weekend for Filmhouse members, including the chance to be entered into a draw to win a\u00a0Filmhouse lifetime membership. <\/p>\n

Special themed children\u2019s screenings, craft activities, family face painting and games will also take place.<\/p>\n

Filmhouse reopened to the public on 27 June 2025 after a three-year campaign to save the cinema backed by film lovers in Scotland and around the world and by A-list film talent including Dougray Scott, Brian Cox, and Emma Thompson.<\/p>\n

Built in a repurposed church on Edinburgh\u2019s Lothian Road, Filmhouse has been a cinematic landmark since 1978. <\/p>\n

Following a \u00a32m refurbishment, the independent cinema reopened under new leadership and a vision for building on the venue\u2019s legacy as a space for learning and discovery.<\/p>\n

Andrew Simpson, executive director of Filmhouse,\u00a0said: \u201cThe first year of the new Filmhouse has been quite a ride.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince June 2025, 125,000 people have sat down to watch a film here, and more than 200,000 have walked through the doors of our building. <\/p>\n

\u201cRe-establishing Filmhouse as a place for people to meet, socialise, eat and drink, enjoy themselves, and most thrillingly of all, experience the magic of cinema in all its forms has been a very special experience for all of us here.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe welcomed the public back to the new Filmhouse ten days after finishing the first part of a huge refurbishment project, with a lot of work, including the opening of the brand-new screen four, carrying on after we had opened the doors. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat we\u2019ve delivered an enormously varied programme of films, events, educational work, and hosted dozens of festivals is a massive testament to our team, all the people we work with, and our brilliant audience. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got lots of things we want to improve and build upon, and we\u2019ve got big ambitions for the future. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe first birthday celebrations are an important marker for us on that journey, and we want to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past year, and to extend an invitation to those who are yet to try out Filmhouse, by inviting you all to party with us in June. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s something for everyone, and it\u2019s going to be a lot of fun, and we hope to see you there (we\u2019ll bring the cake). Cinema lives. \u2018mon the hoose!\u201d<\/p>\n

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