FILM SOCIETY

Doors open at 7.00pm, films start at 7.30pm

 

 

Welcome to the Bideford Film Society web site.
The Bideford Film Society was formed at an inaugural meeting in September 2001.

A grant was received from the Bridge Trust and Bideford Town Council which enabled the Society to hire the first film. A film is shown every two weeks except when the Theatre is needed by the School. Films are shown at seven thirty in the evening on Friday and Saturday nights (we don't show advertisements)

NEW CINEMA ON THE HORIZON!

Bideford College is to be rebuilt on the current site.  Ongoing construction works are continuing and are on schedule and despite the upheaval, we are still showing films.  

The new college theatre will be state of the art with a large theatre/cinema (seating over 300) plus a smaller theatre seating around 100 people. 

Until we decide upon a temp venue whilst the new theatre is being built we will be closed, however watch this space for further details and upcoming films.
Listen out for details of films now showing on Heart FM's 'What's On', read about them in the Bideford Gazette and North Devon Journal or pick up a programme at Bideford Library (programmes also available at the box office).
We try to show popular films before their release on video or DVD. Usually we receive the film after it has been shown in all major cinemas (there are two lists A and B for the release of the film : we are on list B) It also depends on the number of copies of the film (could be over a 100 or less than 30 available to hire) Some films are damaged and withdrawn after their first release: others are not expected to be exceedingly successful so less copies are made. The charge for the hire of the film varies and usually a percentage of cost of seats sold is required by the agents for the distributors. This can sometimes be as much fifty percent.
We would like to show bygone classic films ( "Gone with the Wind" again) but regrettably these films need a different sized lens costing over two thousand pounds!
The cinema has a sweet shop selling sweets, chocolates and cold soft drinks at very reasonable prices. Programmes are available at the Box Office, Tourist Information Centre, the Burton Art Gallery and Walter Henry's book shop.
All of the people involved in running the cinema are volunteers, from the doormen, cashiers and shop assistants to the front of house manager.
For more information ring Bideford Tourist Information Centre (01237) 477676 who may be able to help.

This site was last updated on 21-Nov-2009.