Portsmouth Film Society CIC

Always showing a great selection of independent films and continually involved in projects that serve the community.

A Brilliant experience at a fantastic venue. I personally requested the showing of "The Last Bus" starring Timothy Spall which was screened last night at short notice. I even produced a poster to place in their window. I walked in the place 3 minutes before the start of the show expecting to be the only one in the venue. Remarkably, there was an almost full house and a special chair was provided. No red carpet though! It was just like the spoken end of the movie when the star of the movie Timothy Spall - uttered the words. "What are you all doing here" after he finally arrived at Lands End on a special mission after travelling all the way by local buses from John o' Groats to Lands End. The movie featured beautiful Scottish scenery, lots of buses and had many twists and turns. Well done Ayse for screening this superb heart warming movie.

Went to opening night of Southsea Community Cinema last night. Dune part one was the screening. Great atmosphere. Really satisfying to get away from empty multiplexes Friendly people with home cooked cakes and biscuits. If you remember small cinemas and appreciate them give it a try

Lovely venue, showing lots of great films! Nice café too!

Absolutely smashing cinema home. Comfortable, lovely cakes and drinks, conscientious fellow watcher’s, a treat for cinema lover’s. Check out the daily releases, from classic cinema, to art house, contemporary and British cinema. PFS/CIC doubles as a cultural centre with regular, varied lessons/ demonstrations. Run by really friendly, helpful folk* Support this wonderful local endeavour:)

My daughter attended a private viewing today with her day services, she was so happy! Her carer said everyone was so welcoming , many thanks

I work with Portsmouth City Council to prevent crime including knife crime and hate crime. I worked with Ayse at Portsmouth Film Society on a Home Office funded film project in May/June 2021 to produce a series of films which aim to engage young people on these serious issues.
It was a pleasure to work with Ayse who was very professional but also extremely creative and appreciative of the serious nature of the subject, whilst providing opportunities for lightness within the films.
Ayse was excellent to work with and I am very proud of the finished films which have been viewed by Government Ministers in Whitehall as well as by local teachers - all of whom are impressed by their professional finish but also the engaging nature of the work.
Well done to Ayse and I highly recommend her work.

This week I am using the finished films to deliver to 200+ Portsmouth teenagers... and with knife crime and hate crime rising fast, these films needed to be good.

David Knowles,
Community Coordinator, Crime Prevention,
Portsmouth City Council

I had two screenings booked with them, and they cancelled them both at short notice. They refunded the ticket cost but they didn't refund the booking fee. This seems unfair when i had no control over the situation and i have received nothing from them in terms of a service. Didn't even bother to explain why they cancelled one of the screenings. Will not be booking with them again.