Can I hire a screening room at a Curzon venue?

All Curzon Cinema venues are available for private hire. Curzon Cinemas consists of five London venues, with a choice of nine screens: Curzon Soho, Curzon Mayfair, The Renoir, Chelsea Cinema & Richmond Filmhouse. In addition to screen hire, we also hire our bar and mezzanine spaces for pre/post-screening functions. If our hospitality spaces are unsuitable for the reception you have in mind then we will happily recommend other local venues. As a general guide, you can hire one or more of these slots: Morning: between 8am and 12noon, Afternoon: 12-2pm, 2-4pm or 4-6pm, Evening: 6:30-9pm or 9:30pm-close. The hire fee includes projection staff, technical advice and the help of an event coordinator.

Do you hire at the weekend?

Curzon Cinemas do not offer their screens for private hire on a Fri, Sat or Sun after midday, but can accommodate short and feature length screenings before this time. We may, on occasion accommodate premieres and other high profile hires on a Sunday evening and if you are planning a film festival, and significant notice is given, we will potentially accommodate weekend hires.

Do you offer discounts?

Discounted hire may be offered to registered charities or educational institutions, but is solely at the discretion of Curzon Cinemas Ltd.

I work for a production company; can I hold a cast and crew screening at a Curzon venue?

Yes, we frequently host cast and crew screenings for both broadcast and film companies. These take place on a weekend morning when we offer our screens at an extremely reasonable hourly rate. It is necessary for these screenings to finish by 12noon so that we are able to begin our regular public programming for the day. We do of course also accommodate cast and crew screenings on weekday evenings but these will be subject to larger hire fees.

I’m a short film maker can I show my film at a Curzon venue?

Curzon Cinemas accommodate short filmmakers’ private screenings by programming special Short Film Slots into the smaller screens at Curzon Soho, and for a low rate of £300+vat for one hour. In order for this scheme to work all of the slots are kept consistent in timing and screen. They are programmed every evening for one week of each month and are always between 6pm – 7pm in either screen 2 or 3 (120 / 133 seats).

Can I show my film more than once during a short film slot?

Once you have decided to hire the screen for a short slot the hour is yours to use as you wish. You can show your film twice or even three times, time permitting. Alternatively you may decide to team up with other short filmmakers to show a programme of shorts and thereby split the costs. Should you require longer than an hour in the screen you would be subject to our standard hire rates. It’s worth thinking about hiring our bar too for drinks and networking.

I am planning a film festival, would you consider taking on a new festival?

We are always interested in hearing about ideas for new film festivals and are happy to discuss hosting these on a private hire basis. We already work with numerous organisations and film festivals, and our first concern when considering working in partnership on a festival is whether the film festival will offer something new and seminal to the UK film events calendar. If we were to take on a new festival as a private hire this would necessarily require a four-wall hire. This means that the organizer will pay a flat-hire fee for the screen time and then keep all box office returns.

Can you accommodate all day conferencing?

Plans for full day conferences and seminars need to be booked well in advance. We can accommodate branding within the cinema and PowerPoint presentations, we can also set up market places and network spaces in our hospitality areas and in addition to this can provide breakfast catering, excellent buffet lunches and afternoon teas. If you require full sit down lunches we can put you in contact with local organizations, restaurants and members clubs, all located less than three minutes walk from any of our venues, who will be able to accommodate you.

What formats can you screen from?

Our projectionists are highly trained and are experienced in screening from 35mm, 16mm, Beta, mini DV, DV Cam, DVD, High Definition and from our digital servers. We also have a Chief Engineer who will be able to assist with any additional technical requirements that may need to be resolved in order for your event to run smoothly. If you wanted to screen from HD you would need to provide the deck and, ideally, a technical engineer to help set it up with our projection team. We recommend that you also provide a DVD or alternative format back up copy of your film(s).

Do you have digital projection?

Curzon Cinemas is part of the Digital Screen Network (DSN) a key part of the UK Film Council’s strategy for broadening the range of films available to audiences throughout the UK and improving access to specialised (or non-mainstream) film. In terms of projection this means that Curzon Soho screens 1 and 3, Curzon Mayfair screen 1, The Renoir and Chelsea Cinema are all equipped with 2K Christie digital projectors and are committed to supporting and developing the growth of digital cinema. Digital projectors enable Curzon Cinema to project moving images and alternative content to an extremely high quality both in standard format and in HD.

Are there alternative possibilities for connectivity to your digital projectors?

Powerpoint and conferencing aside, we have hosted console and game launches in the past for major games companies. We have hosted events that have allowed guests to play and interact with new consoles on our cinema screens and have also enabled companies to demonstrate new hardware and software to large audiences. We are also able to stream live broadcasts into all of our screens equipped with digital projectors. This is done through a high speed internet connection and has in the past enabled us to transmit live outside broadcasts to seated guests in our auditoria. We are also able to do live demonstrations on stage with a camera feed to the projector.

Do you provide drinks and catering, or can we?

You can run a tab with us for drinks and any other items we sell (snacks, popcorn and so on) which our bar staff will manage for you. We work regularly with some very good catering companies and so once you have chosen what items you require we can book through our account and arrange delivery for you, and then the costs will be added to your final invoice. You can also specify whether you require waiting staff or not. You are also able to provide your own drinks which will incur a small corkage fee, and your own caterers so long as we have advanced notice and their contact details.

If you would like to go ahead with your booking , please call Hires Manager Clare Norton-Smith for our rates and availability on +44(0)207 438 9569.