The Belmont Cinema

The Belmont Cinema The campaign to reimagine, refurbish and reopen Aberdeen's cinema needs your help — Play Your Part 🎬

18/09/2026

Experience one of the greatest horror films of the silent era with a live score this Halloween ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (1925) 👻

🎵 Wednesday 4th of November from 7:30pm-9pm at The Barn
🎵 Thursday 5th of November from 7:30pm-9pm at Cowdry Hall

Experience opulent costumes, extravagant sets and dazzling early use of Technicolour with a haunting and dramatic live score from Scottish composers Andrew Wasylyk and Tommy Perman. You can expect a score with a present-day approach, navigating opera, neo-classical, acoustic and electronic instruments with elements of sound design.

This is a screening not to be missed!

Want to see it for yourself? You can book your tickets now 👉 www.belmontcinema.co.uk/events

Video provided by Andrew Wasylyk and Tommy Perman.

This event is in collaboration with Aberdeen Archives, Galleries & Museums.

We're still buzzing from last Saturday's Aberdeen Doors Open Day 🙌A huge thank you to everyone that came along, spoke w...
15/09/2026

We're still buzzing from last Saturday's Aberdeen Doors Open Day 🙌

A huge thank you to everyone that came along, spoke with our team and volunteers, and listened to our story! You can always trust the Aberdeen community to come through for a day like this 🧡

Want to learn more and support our journey to reimagine, refurbish and reopen The Belmont Cinema? Visit our website today at www.belmontcinema.co.uk

08/09/2026

Who would have thought an evening of dancing and drinking could make a real difference to your local community? 🥂

Make an impact this November and join us for our Ceilidh & Party Night at The Sandman Signature Hotel 🧡

Tickets cost £30pp and package deals are available.

Find out more and book your seat on our website today at www.belmontcinema.co.uk/events

We're opening our doors this weekend 🚪Want to take a sneak peek inside The Belmont Cinema before we start work on the re...
03/09/2026

We're opening our doors this weekend 🚪

Want to take a sneak peek inside The Belmont Cinema before we start work on the refurbishment? Doors Open Day Aberdeen, taking place from 10am-6pm on the 5th of September, is your opportunity to have a look around the cinema and hear important updates and information from the team behind the project:

🎥 Reimagining The Belmont Cinema: Project Update with Matt Buchanan, CEO - 11am-12pm

🎬 Reviving The Belmont Cinema: History, Heritage and Revitalisation with Emma Halford-Forbes, Heritage Project Manager - 1pm-2pm

🍿 Community Resilience at The Belmont with Michelle Soto, Community Development Manager - 4pm-5pm

To find out more and book your space for our talks, visit the website today 👉 www.belmontcinema.co.uk/events

Aberdeen Doors Open Day

Let’s fill up your September calendars 🗓️We’ve got an action-packed list of events for you to join in on this month 👇🎥 O...
01/09/2026

Let’s fill up your September calendars 🗓️

We’ve got an action-packed list of events for you to join in on this month 👇

🎥 Our Director Spotlight Series highlighting the career of Martin Scorsese continues – Wednesday 2nd of September, 6:15pm-7:45pm at Aberdeen Central Library
🚪 We’re taking part in Aberdeen Doors Open Day, which is your opportunity to have a peek inside the historic Belmont Cinema building and attend talks from our brilliant team – Saturday 5th of September from 10am-12pm at The Belmont Cinema
🤔 Get your thinking caps on, because it’s time for another Fundraising Film Quiz – Thursday 10th September, 7:30pm-10pm at Common Sense
🎵 Brought to you by Aberdeen Music Week, we’ll be supporting the premiere of the Amplify Aberdeen Documentary – Friday 11th of September, 5pm-7:15pm at Motif
🕰️ In association with Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums and The House of Automata we’ll be hosting a screening and talk of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo (2011) – Thursday 17th of September, 7:00pm-9:30pm at Cowdray Hall
🎬 Our LGBT+ Film Club is getting together to discuss a film chosen by the group – Wednesday 30th September, 4pm-6pm at Four Pillars
🍿 Also chatting all things film is our Film Club – Thursday the 24th September, 4pm-6pm at Ma Cameron’s Snug

Find out more on the Belmont Cinema website www.belmontcinema.co.uk/events

We’ve not had much of a summer, but is it too early to mention the festive season? 🎅Looking for something fun to do with...
27/08/2026

We’ve not had much of a summer, but is it too early to mention the festive season? 🎅

Looking for something fun to do with your friends, colleagues or loved ones? Take them to our Ceilidh and Party Night! Taking place on the 21st of November at The Sandman Signature Hotel – kick off the season in style ✨

What to expect…

💃 A live ceilidh band to kick off the night
🪩 DJ-style disco set playing crowd favourites later in the evening
📸 Red-carpet photo corner
🎟️ Raffle to win great prizes and a silent auction
🍴Hot supper & a welcome drink
🌙 An evening filled with laughter, entertainment and community spirit

Your attendance helps us take significant steps to reopen the doors of The Belmont Cinema, creating an inclusive and accessible cinema and cultural space in Aberdeen City Centre – so a night on the town can make a big difference to the local community 🧡

Find out more on our website today 👉 www.belmontcinema.co.uk/events

18/08/2026

We’ve got news to share! 📣 🎬

We’re making excellent progress and are getting started on refurbishing the cinema.

We still need you to play your part to make this project a reality – you can find out more on how to donate through the link in our bio 🧡

Stay tuned to keep up to date with the latest project updates!

14/08/2026

So, you've written a screenplay.... Now what? 🤔

The Belmont Cinema is proud to present a 4-week masterclass course to support budding screenwriters to take the next step in their careers! ✍️

Learn from industry professionals first-hand experiences writing and working in production teams, gathering funding, pitching your script, how to get into festivals and competitions, and much more.

Sign up on our website today → https://belmontcinema.co.uk/events

07/08/2026

Here’s what we’ve got coming up this August 🎬

Want to have fun, find your local creative community, and support the reopening of The Belmont Cinema? Then join us for one of our upcoming events this August, we promise you won’t want to miss them!

Visit the website to sign up today → www.belmontcinema.co.uk/events

The Belmont Cinema’s public engagement events and activities are supported by funding from Aberdeen City Council’s Culture Investment Programme, Creative Scotland and Screen Scotland.

As part of our Director Spotlight Series, we’re taking you on a ride through gritty 1970s New York with a special screen...
23/07/2026

As part of our Director Spotlight Series, we’re taking you on a ride through gritty 1970s New York with a special screening of Martin Scorsese's ‘Taxi Driver’ starring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster 🚕

Best viewed on the big screen with a like-minded audience of film-buffs, this psychological thriller will have you on the edge of your seat…

Join us at Aberdeen Art Gallery on Saturday at 1.30pm and experience the masterpiece for yourself 🎬

Secure your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/taxi-driver-1976-screening

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Any donations will help reopen, refurbish and reimagine Aberdeen’s only independent cinema.

The Director Spotlight Series is supported by Creative Scotland and Aberdeen City Council’s Cultural Investment Programme.

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