Award Winning Independent Cinema

London Film Festival 21: the year I almost met Jane Campion.

I haven’t felt this excited about going to London since I was 10 and my Mam took me to BHS on Oxford Street to buy bridesmaid shoes (they were pale blue and I have never loved a pair of shoes … Continue Reading

We enjoyed a wonderful summer of balmy evenings and glorious sunsets for Open Air Cinema 2021 at The Box and Tinside Lido. It felt so good to be back. Here are some pictures taken by photographers Amber Thorpe (@amberfilms_) and Brett Lockwood (@brettlphotography)…. Continue Reading

Visitors to Plymouth Arts Cinema’s Open Air Cinema events at Tinside Lido will be treated to a programme of short films to accompany the main features.

The independent cinema occupies a key position in the South West’s film culture and is keen to both showcase the local filmmaking talent of today, … Continue Reading

See Gunda, The Father, or Frankie for free on 19th June as part of the National Lottery Cinema Weekend!

Every time you play The National Lottery you’re helping to raise £30 million a week for good causes. From communities, sports, arts, heritage projects all the way through to the … Continue Reading

Continuing our occasional series of short films by local filmmakers and those who have a connection to Plymouth is Shahar Tuchner’s Floating Worms, which Plymouth Arts Centre screened in 2020 as part of a Cine-Sisters SW Short Film event.

The sea worms silently float on water in a deep contrast to … Continue Reading

It’s International Women’s Day on 8 March and here at PAC we are celebrating by highlighting some incredible films by women.
We are welcoming back highlights of the Feminista Film Festival with a truly inspiring selection of short films – from musical pursuits to outdoor challenges, these women are … Continue Reading

Plymouth Arts Cinema is one of more than 200 independent cinemas across England being supported this Christmas with £16 million in grants from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, allocated by the BFI. It has been awarded £47,419, which will help the organization through to March 2021, after a … Continue Reading

It’s that time of the year when we usually take a long and affectionate look back through the cinema highs and lows of the past 12 months and think about all of the exciting film treats on the horizon in the early part of the new year. Well, this has … Continue Reading