Plymouth Arts Cinema is to reopen on June 4 following months of closure due to the pandemic.
The city’s independent cinema will also be offering audiences the opportunity to enjoy new releases and old favourites with its annual Open Air Cinema events returning to Inside Lido on the weekends of August 20 to 22 and September 2 to 4. It is also working on additional events at the end of July, details of which will be announced soon.
Director and film programmer Anna Navas said,
“As we start getting ready to re-open Plymouth Arts Cinema, one of the absolute highlights of the summer is coming together. Open Air Cinema at Tinside Lido has become a firm fixture in Plymouth’s cultural calendar and was one of the things we missed more than anything last year.
“We are so looking forward to bringing iconic films back to one of Plymouth’s most iconic locations. It feels wonderful to have a summer of cinema to start getting excited about.”
Booking for films in the cinema will open on June 1, with films such as Nomadland, The Father, Sound of Metal and Another Round, all top prize winners at the recent Oscars ceremony tipped for inclusion in the programme.
Plymouth Arts Cinema has safeguarded its future sustainability throughout three lockdowns in the past year with extensive fundraising. It secured £47,000 support from the Culture Recovery Fund, £15,000 emergency funding thanks to the National Lottery and multiple grants allocated by Plymouth City Council, plus a Crowdfunder, also supported by Plymouth City Council, which raised over £5,000.
