We're still collecting donations
On the 12th April 2022 we'd raised £25,063 with 136 supporters in 51 days. But as every pound matters, we're continuing to collect donations from supporters.
Southsea Community Cinema will be home for Portsmouth Film Society CIC, who will operate the building, holding a majority stake.
by Southsea Community Cinema in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
On the 12th April 2022 we'd raised £25,063 with 136 supporters in 51 days. But as every pound matters, we're continuing to collect donations from supporters.
The art centre and community cinema will be run under the auspices of Portsmouth Film Society CIC and will offer: a venue for flexible screenings which can be configured to meet specific event needs and can be offered as a venue for hire.
We will run the cinema, educational programme, small art exhibition and activities with direction from the Southsea Community Cinema and Art Centre. As well as a venue, it will be available for hire, presentation room, seminars and meetings for local businesses, and use for a multi-purpose.
In addition to providing employment opportunities, training for various facets of cinema production, event management and business and wellbeing courses.
Family focussed programming with educational film screenings with INTO films. This will give opportunities for youth groups to come along and be involved with various art activities and workshops.
Will use money for the refurbishment, equipment installation, sound proof walls, build a Disabled WC it will be a Covid-19 safe environment, re-design the website, equipment, train our staff and volunteers.
https://www.portsmouthfilmsociety.org.uk
Portsmouth Film Society (PFS) is a unique organisation in Portsmouth.
It is a non-profit making company whose work is carried out by over 25 volunteers several of whom have professional experience working in film industry; ten nationalities from three continents make up our committee and volunteer groups including students from our local university
Our mission is to use film and film-making as a catalyst for social and cultural exchange, thereby raising awareness of issues affecting Portsmouth and influencing community cohesion to help make the city a better place to live.
Working in conjunction with partners and sponsors, PFS offers mostly non-mainstream films in a traditional cinema setting.
These are sometimes complemented by guest speaker panels (comprised of either filmmakers or topical experts), quiz nights, complimentary social programs, Q&A sessions, talks and courses. These are all techniques aiming to encourage audience discussion around the issues facing people in Portsmouth’s multi-cultural, metropolitan area.
We aim to:
It's a great idea:
We have been wanting to establish such a venue in our local area.
We do not have local cinema in Southsea, Portsmouth and we see this a great opportunity in Southsea to tap into a prosperous and youth-orientated environment by working with other community and education groups that are open to innovation. Focus on under-represented diverse groups in Southsea and Portsmouth in general and give them opportunity to express their culture and share with our audience by working with them to provide culturally-interesting and sensitive films.
Our membership data shows that most of the film attendees are based in the PO4 and PO5 areas and this gave us the impetus and encouragement to start a cinema for all.
Our Operational Strategy:
1- Raise Awareness of Social Issues by Showing Indoor Films & Conducting Film-making Workshops
2 - Bring Cinema into the Community by Showing Films Outdoors
3 - Operate a film-based culturally diverse, cinema focused local community centre.
4- Be a hub for local artists and an exhibition hall to celebrate the city's culture
PFS family photo from first Recovery Festival - we are 12 years old now.
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