The United Kingdom has a well-established history of independent cinema exhibition dating from the 1930s and the Film Society Movement, which still exists as the British Federation of Film Societies. Since the 1980s, independent exhibition has thrived in regional film theatres set up under the auspices of the British Film Institute (BFI). The cinemas are linked to the Europa Cinemas Network, which guarantees to promote at least 50% European titles, as well as to represent the history and diversity of British and world cinema.
The Independent Cinema Office (ICO) has comprehensive information for developers and owners of independent cinemas.
Regional independent cinemas Principal regional film theatres include:
Broadway Cinema, Nottingham Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff HOME, Manchester Edinburgh Filmhouse Foundation for Art and Creative Technology, Liverpool Glasgow Film Theatre National Media Museum, Bradford Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast Showroom Cinema, Sheffield Ultimate Picture Palace, Oxford Watershed, Bristol Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne
London independent cinemas Noteworthy independent cinemas in London include:
Barbican Centre, Barbican Estate BFI Southbank, South Bank Castle Cinema, Homerton Deptford Cinema, Deptford Electric Cinema, Notting Hill Phoenix Cinema, Finchley Prince Charles Cinema, Soho Rich Mix, Shoreditch Rio Cinema, Dalston The Screen on the Green, Angel Theatreship, Canary Wharf
See also
British Film Institute Cinema of the United Kingdom Cinema of Northern Ireland Cinema of Scotland Cinema of Wales London in film UK cinema chains
References
External links Independent Cinema Office (ICO) Europa Cinemas Network