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The UK Film Council has announced the list of cinemas set to participate in the roll-out of its Digital Screen Network. They are spending £11.7m of National Lottery funding to install digital film projectors and related equipment in 209 cinemas (on 238 screens) across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The first cinemas in the network will start programming screenings later this year.

In return for the new equipment, the cinemas, which range from smaller local and ‘art-house’ cinemas to multiplexes, have committed to providing more screening time to showing a greater selection of more specialised (ie non-Hollywood), classic, and foreign language movies. As a result more people will be able to see critically acclaimed films such as British multiple award winners Touching the Void and Vera Drake, House of Flying Daggers, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Downfall, Motorcycle Diaries and Dear Frankie. The Film Council will rule exactly what constitutes specialised cinema and will monitor the scheme to ensure that cinemas are playing the agreed number of specialised films. They estimate that, as a result, there will be an increase in specialised film screenings of up to 75,000 in the first year alone, rising to 165,000 in four years from now. It also predicted that the overall number of cinema visits in the UK could be raised by up to 4 million, thanks to the more diverse range of films available to audiences.

Currently, the cost of producing prints of a specialised film for distribution to cinemas can be anywhere in the region of £1,500 per 35mm print, which can often limit the number of available copies of a film which often has a potentially wide appeal, and therefore the film receives a limited release and fails to reach a wide enough audience. In addition to art-house and foreign language films, British produced movies can also suffer in this way. In contrast, films can be duplicated in a digital format at a substantially lower cost allowing film companies to increase the number of film prints available to cinemas.

The Digital Screen Network will also offer audiences and local communities a range of other benefits, as cinemas will be encouraged to use the equipment to show, for example, films made by local filmmakers, film clubs and schools.

Welcoming the move, James Purnell MP, Minister for Film said: "Many cinema goers often only get the pick of a crop of big budget blockbuster films, particularly outside London. That is going to change. The groundbreaking digital network will give film fans more choice - they'll get to see more British, critically acclaimed and small budget films, alongside classics on the big screen, where they belong."

Full list of cinemas in the UK Digital Cinema Network:

Arts Picturehouse Cambridge, City Screen Limited

Barbican, Barbican Centre

Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal Brewery Arts Centre Trust Ltd

Broadway Cinema Letchworth, Broadway Cinema Ltd

Broadway Cinema Nottingham, Broadway Media Centre

Carlton Cinema Westgate on Sea, Reeltime Cinemas Ltd

Chelsea Cinema, Artificial Eye (Chelsea Cinema Ltd)

Cineworld Ashford, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Ashton under Lyne, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Bexleyheath, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Bishops Stortford, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Bradford, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Braintree, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Burton on Trent, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Bury St Edmunds, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Castleford, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Cheltenham, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Chesterfield, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Chichester, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Didcot, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Falkirk, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Feltham, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Huntingdon, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Ilford, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Llandudno, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Luton, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Milton Keynes, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Newport Isle of Wight, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Rugby, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Runcorn, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Shrewsbury, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Solihull, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld St Helens, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Stevenage, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Sunderland, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Swindon, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Wakefield, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Wandsworth, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Weymouth, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Wolverhampton, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Wood Green, Cine-UK Ltd

Cineworld Yeovil, Cine-UK Ltd

City Screen York, City Screen Limited

Clapham Picturehouse, City Screen Limited

Cornerhouse Manchester, Cornerhouse

Curzon Cinema Loughborough, Curzon Cinemas Ltd

Curzon Mayfair, Curzon Cinemas Limited

Curzon Soho, Curzon Cinemas Limited

David Lean Cinema - Croydon Clocktower, David Lean Cinema

Dorset Film Touring, Cinemobile, Dorset Film Touring Ltd

Everyman Cinema Club, Everyman Cinema Club

Filmhouse Edinburgh, Filmhouse

Genesis Cinema, Mile End, Genesis Entertainment Ltd

Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow Film Theatre

Greenwich Picturehouse, City Screen Limited

Harbour Lights Picturehouse, Southampton, City Screen Limited

ICA Cinema, ICA Cinema

Kino, Hawkhurst, Kino Holdings Ltd

Leeds (The Light ) Ster Century, Ster Century (UK) Limited

Light House Wolverhampton, Light House Media Centre

Macrobert, Stirling, macrobert

Majestic Cinema Kings Lynn, C & R Cinemas Ltd

Metro Cinema Derby, Metro Cinema

National Film Theatre London, British Film Institute

New Picture House, St. Andrews, New Picture House (St Andrews) Ltd

Odeon Chelmsford, Odeon Cinemas Ltd

Odeon Colchester, Odeon Cinemas Ltd

Odeon Covent Garden, Odeon Cinemas Ltd

Odeon Guildford, Odeon Cinemas Ltd

Odeon Kingston Upon Thames, Odeon Cinemas Ltd

Odeon Lincoln, Odeon Cinemas Ltd

Odeon Panton Street London, Odeon Cinemas Ltd

Odeon Southend, Odeon Cinemas Ltd

Odeon Tunbridge Wells, Odeon Cinemas Ltd

Odeon Wimbledon, Odeon Cinemas Ltd

Orpheus Cinema Bristol, Reeltime Cinemas Ltd

Parkway Cinema Cleethorpes, Parkway Entertainment Company Limited

Pavilion Cinema Galashiels, Andrew Poole

Peckham Multiplex, Movieshack Ltd

Pendle Stairway Cinema, Pendle Stairway Cinema

Perth Playhouse, Caledonian Cinemas, Cairnstar Limited

Phoenix Arts Leicester, Phoenix Arts

Phoenix Cinema London, Phoenix Cinema Trust Ltd

Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford, City Screen Limited

Picture House Cinema Keighley, Northern Morris Associated Cinemas

Plaza Cinema Dorchester, Reeltime Cinemas Ltd

Plaza Cinema Skipton, Northern Morris Associated Cinemas

Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth Arts Centre

Regal Cinema Melton Mowbray, Regal Cinema

Renoir Cinema, Artificial Eye (Renoir Cinema Ltd)

Rich Mix Cinema, Bethnal Green, Rich Mix Cultural Foundation

Rio Cinema Dalston, The Rio Centre (Dalston) Ltd

Ritzy Cinema Brixton, City Screen Limited

Romford (The Brewery) Ster Century, Ster Century (UK) Limited

Roxy Cinema Oldham, Roxy Cinema Ltd

Royal Cinema St Ives, Merlin Cinemas Limited

Royalty Cinema Bowness, Northern Morris Associated Cinemas

Screen at Reigate, Bloom Theatres Ltd

Screen On The Green, Bloom Theatres Ltd

Screen on the Hill, Bloom Theatres Ltd

Showcase Teesside, National Amusements (UK) Ltd

Showcase Walsall, National Amusements (UK) Ltd

Showroom Cinema Sheffield, Showroom Cinema

Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford Arts Centre

The Aldeburgh Cinema, The Aldeburgh Cinema Limited

The Barn Cinema Dartington, Dartington Arts - a department of The Dartington Hall Trust,

The Cameo Edinburgh, City Screen Limited

The Capitol Horsham, Horsham District Council

The Corn Exchange Newbury, The Corn Exchange Trust (Newbury)

The Courtyard, Hereford, The Courtyard Trust

The Curzon Community Cinema Clevedon, The Curzon Community Cinema Ltd

The Duke of York's Picturehouse Brighton, City Screen Limited

The Dukes, Lancaster, The Dukes

The Gate Cinema, Notting Hill, City Screen Limited

The Grosvenor Cinema Glasgow, The Grosvenor Cinema

The Other Cinema, City Screen Limited

The Palace Cinema Malton, Ryedale Entertainments Ltd

The Plaza Cinema Truro, The Capitol, St Austell Ltd

The Ritz (Belper), The Ritz

The Screen at Oxted, Bloom Theatres Ltd

The Screen at Winchester, Mainline Pictures Ltd

Theatr Mwldan, Theatr Mwldan

Tyneside Cinema, Tyneside Film Theatre Trust

UCI Cardiff, United Cinemas International (UK) Limited

UCI Greenwich, United Cinemas International (UK) Limited

UCI Hatfield, United Cinemas International (UK) Limited

UCI High Wycombe, United Cinemas International (UK) Limited

UCI Maidenhead, United Cinemas International (UK) Limited

UCI Norwich, United Cinemas International (UK) Limited

UCI Port Solent, Portsmouth, United Cinemas International (UK) Limited

UCI Printworks, Manchester, United Cinemas International (UK) Limited

UCI Surrey Quays, United Cinemas International (UK) Limited

UCI Whiteleys, United Cinemas International (UK) Limited

UGC Aberdeen, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Bedford, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Birmingham Broad Street, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Boldon, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Bolton, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Brighton, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Cardiff, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Chelsea, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Chester, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Crawley, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Didsbury, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Dundee, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Eastbourne, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Edinburgh, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Enfield, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Fulham Road, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Glasgow Renfrew Street, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Gloucester, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Harlow, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Haymarket, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Hull, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Ipswich, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Liverpool, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Middlesbrough, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Newport, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Northampton, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Nottingham, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Rochester, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Shaftesbury Avenue, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Sheffield, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Slough, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Staples Corner, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Stockport, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC West India Quay, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

UGC Wigan, Cine-UK Ltd (UGC)

Vue Acton, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Basingstoke, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Belfast, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Birmingham Star City, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Blackburn, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Bristol Longwell Green, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Bury, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Carlisle, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Cheshire Oaks, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Croydon Purley Way, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Dagenham, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Doncaster, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Finchley North, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Finchley Road, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Fulham, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Hamilton, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Harrow, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Hartlepool, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Inverness, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Islington, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Leeds, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Leicester, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Livingston, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Newcastle Under Lyme, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Plymouth, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Preston, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Reading, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Scunthorpe, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Shepherds Bush, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Southport, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Staines, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Thanet, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Thurrock, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Watford, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue West End, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Vue Worcester, Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Ltd

Watershed Cinema Bristol, Watershed Media Centre

Wells Film Centre, Wells Entertainment

West End Cinema, Boston, Savoy Cinemas (Boston) Ltd

Wotton Electric Picture House, Wotton Electric Picture House Ltd

Zeffirellis Ambleside, Zeffirellis

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