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

Hey Aberdeen! You voted, we’re screening! We’ve been collaborating with Four Pillars community groups and our LGBT+ film...
12/06/2026

Hey Aberdeen! You voted, we’re screening!

We’ve been collaborating with Four Pillars community groups and our LGBT+ film club to bring you the very best of films for our PRIDE FILM SCREENING. 🌈

Join us this Sunday for the John Waters classic that is Hairspray as we celebrate PRIDE month in Aberdeen!

Grab your ticket at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1990330727785?aff=oddtdtcreator






This month, CEO Matt Buchanan recommends May’s hottest re-release for its 40th anniversary, Top Gun (and its sequel Top ...
21/05/2026

This month, CEO Matt Buchanan recommends May’s hottest re-release for its 40th anniversary, Top Gun (and its sequel Top Gun: Maverick), as well as Charlotte Wells’ directorial debut, Aftersun – a slightly unorthodox combination.

𝑻𝒐𝒑 𝑮𝒖𝒏 (1986) is an iconic, timeless action film starring Tom Cruise as Maverick a daring US Navy pilot. This Oscar-winning film follows the talented young pilot as he’s accepted into the elite Fighter School. 𝑻𝒐𝒑 𝑮𝒖𝒏: 𝑴𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌 (2022), the sequel, follows Maverick’s return to Top Gun to train the elite graduates. He must confront the ghosts of his past...

𝑨𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒖𝒏 (2022), a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio and Celia Rowlson-Hall, the film follow an 11-year-old Scottish girl on holiday with her father at a Turkish resort on the eve of his 31st birthday.

Matt says: “These films have more in common than meets the eye... addressing themes of mental health, ageing and male friendship.”

Want to see films like this in a reopened Belmont Cinema?

Donate to 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 🧡

VOTE NOW! We’ve been working with Four Pillars community groups and our LGBT+ film club, to shortlist the very best of ...
14/05/2026

VOTE NOW!

We’ve been working with Four Pillars community groups and our LGBT+ film club, to shortlist the very best of films for our PRIDE FILM SCREENING 🌈 🎬

Now it's over to you, our community, to decide which film we'll bring to the silver screen:

👠 Kinky Boots (2006)
👨🏻‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏼 Love, Simon (2018)
⭐️ Hairspray (1988)

To cast your ballot, fill out the form https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=EgydOC2hWE-HqvjwzvMV9WK1vrN4P6VCtERv1115f3FUNE0zWUhVSE5GWVJNNVJNVUkwTllFS0kxSC4u&route=shorturl

Voting will close on Friday 22nd May

We can’t wait to celebrate pride month with our community this June 🌈 🧡

12/05/2026

Last year, Trustee Dallas King took on the Kiltwalk – and will do it all over again in June – to raise vital funds for the refurbishment and regeneration of The Belmont Cinema.

Fancy walking 18 miles to help bring back Aberdeen’s only independent cinema? Sign up on the Kiltwalk website and select ‘The Belmont Community Cinema’ as your chosen charity.
📆 Sunday 7th June 2026
⏰ 10am or 10:30am start
📍Bellfield Park (Banchory) ➡️ Duthie Park (Aberdeen City Centre)

Can’t make it on the day? You can still support our vision to reopen The Belmont Cinema by donating today 🧡

Find out more https://www.thekiltwalk.co.uk/events/aberdeen

08/05/2026

We’re in the midst of an excellent year for cinema and May is no different!

Hear from Michelle, Community Development Manager, on new-release Sheep Detectives. We’ve heard it’s baaaarilliant!

🐑📽️🍿🧡

MAY EVENTS🍿 Here’s what’s on offer this month with The Belmont Cinema Secure your spot at our upcoming events🧡 https://...
01/05/2026

MAY EVENTS🍿

Here’s what’s on offer this month with The Belmont Cinema

Secure your spot at our upcoming events🧡
https://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.

There’s still time to catch the re-releases of Akira and Amélie on the silver screen – both of which we would be showing...
29/04/2026

There’s still time to catch the re-releases of Akira and Amélie on the silver screen – both of which we would be showing if The Belmont Cinema were open.

🍿 Akira’s re-release marks a major revival of the 1988 cyberpunk masterpiece directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, widely recognised for its influence on modern sci-fi and animation.

Set in the future, 30 years after Tokyo was ruined in an explosion, Tetsuo goes on a dangerous rampage, which threatens to turn apocalyptic, and Kaneda tries to stop him. With the story looping itself around themes such as wayward governments and disillusioned youth, Akira is just as relevant in 2026.

🍿 And, celebrating its 25th Anniversary, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amélie returns to cinemas...

The lonely 23-year-old Amélie decides to become an active member of her community by doing good deeds for those around her.

As the team works hard to bring The Belmont Cinema back for everyone in Aberdeen’s benefit, we’re showcasing a selection of films loved by our team 🧡

We're bringing back the LGBT+ Film Club!Join us for our first meeting...📆Wednesday 29th April ⏰4-6pm 📍4Unity Community H...
24/04/2026

We're bringing back the LGBT+ Film Club!

Join us for our first meeting...

📆Wednesday 29th April
⏰4-6pm
📍4Unity Community Hub at Four Pillars

This is a great opportunity to make new friends who share a passion for film🍿

🧡Film Club is free to attend and there are refreshments available for purchase at the hub.

Sign up now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lgbt-film-club-tickets-1987385215679?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&_gl=1*es72co*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTQ0OTE3NTIyMS4xNzc2OTUzNzI4*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3NzY5NTM3MjckbzEkZzAkdDE3NzY5NTM3MjckajYwJGwwJGgw

23/04/2026

🗳️ With Scottish Parliament elections on the horizon our Chairperson, Jacob Campbell, shares our asks of parliamentary candidates in the North East of Scotland

HOW CAN I SUPPORT?

➡️Contact local candidates asking them to commit to our asks
➡️Share why reopening The Belmont Cinema matters to you

To read the statement, please visit our website 🧡

By working together, we will bring back The Belmont Cinema for everyone in Aberdeen to enjoy

21/04/2026

Oh yeah! We’re opening our doors for ONE DAY ONLY! 🎬

As we continue working hard behind the scenes to reopen Aberdeen’s independent cinema, we’re opening our doors this Saturday for the Big Belmont Bash ⭐️

Join us for 2 insightful talks diving into the cinema’s...
🧡 COMMUNITY, HISTORY & HERITAGE
🧡 PROJECT UPDATES

Come along to hear from:
🎤 Matt Buchanan – CEO
❓A Window into The Belmont’s Past and Openings its Doors to the Future
⏰ 11am-12pm

🎤 Prof. Timothy Baker – Trustee
❓Memories, Moments, and Creating a Shared Future
⏰ 5-6pm


⭐️ Both talks will take place in our currently closed Screen 1

➡️ All proceeds from this event will go directly to the Save the Belmont campaign to reopen The Belmont Cinema for all in Aberdeen


Secure your spot now: https://belmontcinema.co.uk/events

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