Who we are and where we are

Southampton Film Theatre is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in 1978 in England 1383708 with Memorandum and Articles of Association and also a Charity Commission registered charity 276825. We are commonly known as 'The Phoenix'. Members support the charity's formal objectives through their membership subscription.

The last AGM was on Wednesday, 14th November 2018, where Council presented the Annual Report for the year 2017/18.

We have a short history of how we got to where we are now since our founding in 1931. There is a catalogue (200k pdf) of all the films we have shown in Seasons 1999-2018 with their audience reaction figures.

We operate in association with Union Films at Southampton University Students Union, who provide the facilities and projection services.

The entrance to the Cinema is behind Union Films Box Office and the Union Reception in the foyer of Building 42 (see map above):

Union Films
Southampton University Students Union
University Road
Southampton
SO17 1BJ

Note that the postcode takes you to Building 32 (top of map). The full UK Grid Reference of the Union at Building 42 is SU 42452 15173. To get to the entrance of the Sports Centre car park at 31 University Road use postcode SO17 1TL.

Please use the Union Reception for any special deliveries/pickups (e.g. 35mm film). It is open from 0800-2030 every day (except around public holidays).

As a charity, we are entirely volunteer run. We gratefully acknowledge support from the University of Southampton through Southampton University Student Union (SUSU) and its film club, Union Films.

Our Registered Office is:

We are a member of the Cinema for All (formerly the British Federation of Film Societies).    

JAP 5 Dec 2018