 The entrance of the Tyneside Cinema, looking towards Pilgrim Street. (2010) | |
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| Former names | News Theatre; Tyneside Film Theatre |
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| Address | Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom |
| Type | Cinema |
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| Opened | 1 February 1937 |
| Renovated | May 2008 |
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| Official website | |
The Tyneside Cinema is an independent cinema in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the city's only full-time independent cultural cinema, specialising in the screening of independent and world cinema from across the globe. The last remaining Newsreel theatre to be in full-time operation in the UK, it is a Grade II-listed building.[1] The Tyneside's patrons are filmmakers Mike Figgis and Mike Hodges, and musicians Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys and Paul Smith of Maxïmo Park. Its cultural remit is set by the trustees and is a requisite for continued funding from sponsors such as the BFI and the Arts Council.
Alongside its core programme of cultural cinema, the newly refurbished Tyneside Cinema holds daily free screenings of archive newsreel footage[2] and guided tours. The cinema also allows budding producers and digital artists to network and present their work.[2] A £7m restoration and renovation project occurred between 2006 and 2008,[3] and the venue now boasts digital projection and 3D facilities alongside traditional film projection.
- ^ Tyneside Cinema (1 January 2017). "Tyneside Cinema - Cinema in Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne". NewcastleGateshead. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ a b "It's a wonderful life for revived cinema with rare history". nebusiness.co.uk. 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ Tyneside Cinema reopens (22 May 2008). "Tyneside Cinema reopens". BBC. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2009.