Ealing Residents Invited To Name New Independent Cinema

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Venue will be at the site of the former Karma Club

Venue with hold live-music events as well as screening films. Picture: Really Local Group

The owners of the new multi-use cinema and cultural venue set to open in Ealing next spring are inviting residents to enter a competition to choose its name.

This is not the much delayed Picturehouse cinema in the Filmworks development but an independent venture which is planning to move into the old Karma Club. It will take up 15,000 sq ft of space in the ground floor and basement of the premises on The Broadway.

As construction gets underway, Really Local Group wants anyone with a name recommendation to tweet them @reallylocalgrp with suggestions by Sunday 21 November. The winner will receive an annual membership complete with free cinema tickets and further discounted cinema tickets, food and drink, as well as an invitation to the exclusive venue launch party (plus 10 friends).

Aim is for centre to become a cultural hub. Picture: Really Local Group

Construction is getting under way for an independent three screen cinema, live music, and mixed-use community arts venue at the stie. In response to changes in working patterns as a result of the pandemic, the space will be flexible to accommodate activities ranging from co-working during the day, to community events and performances in the evening. The venue will also serve as a collaborative space for businesses and community members to connect and it will host exhibitions.

Collaborative space aims to attract local cultural types. Picture: Really Local Group

Preston Benson, Founder of Really Local Group, commented, “As we progress with the development of our new Ealing venue, we are excited to launch this naming competition to find out from local residents and businesses what they believe the venue should be called. The Borough has a fantastic arts and film heritage which I’m sure will be reflected in the suggestions, and we very much look forward to reviewing each entry and announcing the winner in due course.”

The developers say that the well-established creative community in Ealing will play an integral part in how the space is run, and will have the opportunity to use the venue as a platform for grass roots comedy, music and theatre. The venue will be the first independent cinema to open in Ealing in over a decade; and it will aim to promote a diverse mix of cinema and performance programming with events hosted in collaboration with local arts groups. A break from ‘exclusionary pricing’ is promised with affordable tickets for film and other events.

The Picturehouse multiplex based in the Filmworks development is also expected to open next year. Already this year has seen the community funded Acton Arts Project: Act One Cinema start operating and The Chiswick Cinema up and running.

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October 20, 2021