Events
While we fundraise to reimagine, refurbish, and reopen The Belmont Cinema, our team is committed to engaging our community and continuing to foster that love and appreciation for cinema through an exciting programme of events.
This page features details of our upcoming screenings, talks, quizzes, and fundraising events.
Sunday 25 January, 1.30pm at Cowdray Hall
It began as a lesson about prejudice... what happened next was a miracle.
Join the teams from The Belmont Cinema and Aberdeen Holocaust Memorial Day Committee for this special screening of Paper Clips (2004), a documentary following the children of the Whitwell, TN Middle School, as they learn about the Holocaust, and try to collect 6 million paper clips, representing the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis.
Free ticketed event.
Thursday 5 February, 7.30pm at Common Sense
Join us for our Monthly Film Quiz!
Test your film knowledge and stir up a bit of friendly competition for a great cause.
We ask competitors who are able to give, to donate £10 per person or £40 per team, and help us fundraise to refurbish, reimagine, and reopen our beloved Belmont Cinema.
Quiz consists of five rounds, and is hosted by Dallas King (Trustee and Film Critic). Max. number per team is four people.
Wednesday 18 February, 6pm at Cowdray Hall
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is the 2011 neo-noir thriller directed by David Fincher, and adapted from the book by Stieg Larsson. Starring Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist and Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander, it tells the story of Blomkvist's investigation to find out what happened to a girl from a wealthy family who had disappeared 40 years earlier. To do so, he recruits the help of Salander , a computer hacker.
The film will be introduced by best-selling author Denise Mina, who adapted the book into a graphic novel.
Screens are part of Granite Noir Crime Writing Festival, in association with Aberdeen Performing Arts.
Tickets £10.50