Your Community Cinema
Moviola is a non-profit organisation, bringing the latest and best in cinema across England, Wales & Scotland.
We are the heart of community cinema, helping venues screen an array of films from blockbusters to independent releases and help keep their audiences coming back for more. In 2018, we screened over 3000 shows reaching audiences in excess of 200,000 people from local communities throughout the UK.
Our Films
Venues choose from our menu of films, which range from the cream of British talent (The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, The Mercy) and the latest offerings from Hollywood (Christopher Robin, First Man), to world cinema (The Guardians, Cold War). We compile our menu three times a year to offer the latest titles. Check our Films page for titles and find out where they are showing on our What’s On page.
Our Venues
Moviola works with community and not-for-profit groups to bring the latest in movie entertainment to the heart of your community. We show films in town halls, village halls, theatres and schools, and we are always keen to get involved with new venues and partners. Please contact us to find out more about becoming a Moviola venue, or check the What’s On page to find out which films are showing near you.
Our Service
Within our base area of Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset, we offer communities a complete cinema service – projection equipment, screen, film, tickets, publicity materials and a trained presenter.
For venues further away (or those within our base area which have their own equipment) our Associate Moviola scheme provides programming, film booking and advice services.
Latest News
8 Short Films We Think You’ll Love
One of the many benefits of being a Moviola audience member is being able to watch a relaxing short film as an amuse-bouche before the main event at your local venue. As many film festivals and other events have been cancelled, a...
Free Theatre, Opera, Museums and Musicals – oh my!
With the current state of affairs, many shows and attractions are now being offered free*. If you’ve been watching films and TV until your eyes have turned square (something our mothers warned us about), then we have some alternative content for you! *we have vetted...
7 Film Services Available to Stream from Home
As some of you may find that you’re in the house a lot more than you wish to be, we’ve come up with a list of services who are offering free films as well as trials. With each service, all you have to do is register and make sure you cancel during the final day (we...
5 Ways To Enjoy Community Cinema In Your Home
Given the current circumstances that we all find ourselves in, motoring up the projector and dimming the lights in local community cinema is off the table for the meantime, but that does not mean that you can't enjoy communal cinema experiences from your living rooms....
#MoviolaTogether Week 1
“What’s all this about?”, we hear you ask! At Moviola HQ, we thought we’d muscle in on the trend of keeping the wonderful community cinema spirit alive – even if we’re confined to our own homes. If you have the internet and laptop/tablet/smartphone or smart tv – you...
Where Next For Community Cinemas?
This article is aimed at organisers and volunteers at community cinemas. We realise that this is a time of great uncertainty for all. Community cinemas cater largely to audiences who are at the most vulnerable end of the spectrum. These spaces can sometimes be their...
Spring Season 2020 at Moviola!
We kick off this Spring season with new and exciting titles for our community cinemas. Our Programme Manager, Toby Walkley, has gathered the team together last November to pick out the wheat from the chaff so that Moviola can offer 28 titles for venues to pick from...
MOVIOLA AGM
The AGM of the Company and Charity will take place on Thursday 14 November at 12 noon, in the Trim Room of Yetminster Jubilee Hall.
Autumn & Winter Season at Moviola
Today at Moviola HQ, we kick off our Autumn/Winter season across the biggest community cinema network in the UK. We’re so excited to showcase the fantastic films selected to play up and down the country, from the big blockbusters and crowd-pleasers to the...
Our Forum
A little nudge to any associates and partners (or even anyone with a casual interest), just to let you know you can now sign up to the forums. The Forums were set up after consultation groups were run with fellow Moviola Exhibitors to find a better way to interact and...
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