Filmhouse – Open the Doors!

by Filmhouse in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Total raised £322,478

 
Gift Aid
+ est. £64341.75
£350,000 stretch target 8 days left
107% 3048 supporters
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 30th April 2025 at 9:00pm

We aim to refurbish and re-launch Filmhouse – opening the doors to a new chapter for Edinburgh's essential independent cultural cinema.

by Filmhouse in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

 New stretch target


Nearly there...!

It is clear from the constant flow of donations that people want to support the future of Filmhouse. The Crowdfunder has been a huge success and has enabled Filmhouse to look forward to welcoming you back very soon.

We are still fundraising to make sure we have enough to cover all the costs incurred as we ramp up the new Filmhouse organisation – and for key improvements such as accessibility (a lift to the offices and an improved platform lift in the concourse), and minimising environmental impact  by installing secondary glazing. So if you are here with a view to support us, please do. 

Any funds we can raise here will make a real difference to the future of Filmhouse. 

Do tell your friends, family and colleagues – who may have been meaning to donate – to pop on here and give what they can. 

It would be great to hit the £350K target before we close the Crowdfunder.

As we were successful in our bid for Levelling Up Community Ownership Funding – crucially supplemented by the funds gathered here – we are now experiencing noise and dust and the smell of new timber in the building as the construction crew move us towards an anticipated opening in June 2025!

Huge thanks to everyone who has contributed here. Filmhouse will re-open its doors very soon. 

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If you are a UK taxpayer, you can increase the value of your donation by 25% by adding Gift Aid. 

If you are considering a donation over £5000, we'd welcome a conversation with you.

Contact us on [email protected]

For more information (including FAQs) and to join our mailing list, please visit filmhouse.org.uk. We'll send news and updates via our mailing list and also via Crowdfunder to anyone who donates – remember to stay 'opted in' for updates!

Thank you!

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Thank you to the City of Edinburgh Council and by Screen Scotland/ Creative Scotland for their contribution of essential development funds since the project began. 

The goal is to open a new Filmhouse that continues to deliver the same sheer diversity of film programming as was ever the case; the most exceptional range of cultural film all year round – in a revitalised cinema building. And we are almost there.

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For more information (including FAQs) and to join our mailing list, please visit filmhouse.org.uk. We'll send news and updates via our mailing list, which you can sign up to there.

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All funds donated via this Crowdfunder whether or not the Crowdfunder target level is achieved. For the avoidance of doubt, all pledges made to the previous Crowdfunder that was run in Nov/Dec 2022 were refunded in full to the donors, back in December 2022. 

Filmhouse (Edinburgh) Ltd. is a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland SC753872; and a registered charity in Scotland, SC052643, regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).

Additional information about Filmhouse is available on our website.

Filmhouse is a cinema with a mission and a place where all are welcome. 

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Rewards

This project offers rewards in return for your donation. Please select a reward below.

£25 or more

Website Thanks

If you wish, your name will be included on a list of supporters on the new Filmhouse website.

£1,500 or more

Seat Dedication

You will have one new cinema seat dedicated to you (or to an other person of your choosing). Selecting this reward will also include all of the rewards above.

£5,000 or more

Private Screening

You will have the option of a private 'bring your friends' screening at some point during the first year of operations. Selecting this reward will also include all of the rewards above.

£50 or more

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On-screen thanks

If you wish, your name will be included in the thank you list to be presented before every screening in the regular Filmhouse programme for at least a year after opening.

£125 or more

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Pre-launch Screening Invitation

You will be invited to attend a screening at the newly renovated Filmhouse before the venue opens to the public. Selecting this reward will also include all of the rewards above.

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