Author Archives: Nick vdW

Cinema Unbound Solent: Coming this Autumn

From October-December 2023, join us as we celebrate the groundbreaking partnership between Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. CINEMA UNBOUND: THE CREATIVE WORLDS OF POWELL AND PRESSBURGER is a major UK-wide film and event season this autumn, celebrating how these filmmakers transformed British cinema, the vast, subversive, and seductive creative universe they created and how theirContinue reading “Cinema Unbound Solent: Coming this Autumn”

Constitution of Gosport Community Cinema

The goal for our community cinema as a non-project organisation is to be run and governed by our volunteers and members. To this end, we have adopted the below constitution. The Constitution 1. Name The Society/Community Cinema shall be known as Gosport Community Cinema, referred to here as ’The Community Cinema’. 2. Objects The objectsContinue reading “Constitution of Gosport Community Cinema”

Summer Season Announced – Community Cinema Matinees at Thorngate Theatre

After a wonderful test screening we are excited to announce our Community Cinema Matinees will be at the Thorngate Theatre every last Wednesday of the month through to July! The film was run with subtitles and we will continue to do this wherever possible. We have decided to open the room an hour early (12:00Continue reading “Summer Season Announced – Community Cinema Matinees at Thorngate Theatre”

Lessons from our first community cinema screening

On Wednesday 22nd March 2023 we showed our first film at the Thorngate Theatre in Bury Road. It was Elvis Presley in Blue Hawaii, 1961 (PG). The screening was very successful. We believe this was due to strong support from our community and the work of fellow volunteers. Here’s how it was put together andContinue reading “Lessons from our first community cinema screening”

Elvis Presley in “Blue Hawaii” (1961) (PG)

Come and have a fun social afternoon of cinema. Our first screening will be hosted in the Thorngate Theatre, part of Thorngate Halls on Bury Road, next to the War Memorial Hospital and at the geographic centre of Gosport. Wednesday 22nd March 2023 at 1:30pmThorngate Theatre, Thorngate Halls, Bury Road PO12 3PX (see map) OurContinue reading “Elvis Presley in “Blue Hawaii” (1961) (PG)”

Test Screening at Thorngate Theatre

In preparation for our first midweek matinee screening pencilled in for Wednesday 22nd March 2023, our technical wizard David setup to test some equipment. The venue is the Thorngate Theatre in the geographical centre of Gosport, next to the War Memorial Hospital, on many bus routes and with lots of parking. Technical Specs David wasContinue reading “Test Screening at Thorngate Theatre”

Welcoming Rob Hind to the team

We are pleased to announce a new consultant to Gosport Community Cinema in Rob Hind. Rob is a media lecturer who lives in Gosport, he is active and well-known in the film communities in Portsmouth and Southampton. Leader of the 2022 winning team of the DV Mission 48-hour film challenge. He is also the operatorContinue reading “Welcoming Rob Hind to the team”

Application for Cinema For All: LAUNCHPAD Bursary

We discovered that Cinema for All (aka the British Federation of Film Societies) have a programme that includes training and £300 towards getting our project off the ground. So we applied! Below is the detail of what we submitted… it should be noted that we included Thorngate Halls as an example of the kind ofContinue reading “Application for Cinema For All: LAUNCHPAD Bursary”