Theatres · Central Scotland
Edinburgh Filmhouse
Edinburgh Filmhouse in Scotland Central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
Edinburgh Filmhouse is a cinema or movie theatre in Scotland Central, United Kingdom, dating from 1979. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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The Edinburgh Filmhouse is a cinema located in Edinburgh, Scotland, which opened in 1979. It is home to the world's oldest continually running film festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival. The cinema closed in October 2022 when its parent body went into administration. In September 2023, a campaign organised by former staff to reopen the cinema got underway. The building re-opened in June 2025.
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Background
History
The building that houses the Filmhouse was erected in 1831 as the United Presbyterian Church (later United Free Church), designed by David Bryce in a neoclassical villa style. It later became St. Thomas's Church of Scotland. The cinema began life in 1979, when The Filmhouse Ltd was established to develop the former church building, expanding the services previously offered by the Edinburgh Film Guild at their premises in Randolph Crescent. The disused St. Thomas's Church was converted into a 100-seat auditorium (later Cinema 2) accessed via a side entrance in Morrison Street Lane. The front of the building was listed and remained inaccessible until 1985 when a new 280-seat auditorium and…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9464, -3.2062
- Address
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Established
- 1979
- Opening
- Mo-Tu,Su off; We-Sa 11:00-18:00
- Official site
- www.filmhouse.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5338196 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Edinburgh Filmhouse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Edinburgh Filmhouse?
- Edinburgh Filmhouse is in central Scotland, United Kingdom.
- When was Edinburgh Filmhouse built?
- Built or established in 1979.
- Who owns Edinburgh Filmhouse?
- Edinburgh Filmhouse is owned by Caledonian Heritable.