Why Cinemas make great venues for conferences and events

This week, our blog is inspired from Event Bee’s recent cinema trip, to watch the latest James Bond blockbuster No Time To Die.

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If you haven’t ventured out yet, its a good time to support your local cinema - this film is definitely one to watch on the big screen!

Cinemas make ideal venues for hosting high-profile conferences, private screenings, big screen gaming events, brand launches and some people are not aware that you can hire them out privately.

If you haven’t thought about cinema venues before there here are some of the benefits:

PRIME LOCATIONS

The closer your venue is to any transportation hubs in the city, airports, train stations etc the easier it is for your attendees. Cinemas benefit from prime city locations, and we can’t write this blog without mentioning the ODEON Luxe Leicester Square. Having recently undergone a major multi-million facelift this grand palace of entertainment features breath-taking Dolby Cinema™, luxurious reclining seats with spacious legroom and personal tray tables – all designed to provide a world-class experience.

BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES

You can create the ultimate brand journey from the moment clients walk through the cinema doors and there are unique opportunities and touch points to reinforce your message. Cinemas offer 360-degree exposure both on and off screen. You can take over large foyer areas, utilise impressive ranges of digital LED screens and get creative with exceptional audio. BFI IMAX has Britain’s largest cinema screen, and you can hire entire auditorium to give your event the biggest possible fanfare.

SCALABILITY

Cinemas offer great flexibility in terms of capacity with small screens seating up to 150 people to the larger auditoriums seating up to 800. Have a much larger audience? The largest UK cinemas include Vue at StarCity in Birmingham boasts 25 screens and over 5,000 seats or in London, Cineworld O2 has 19 screens offering a capacity of 4,500.

UNIQUE EXPERIENCES

We love the intimacy and elegance of the Electric Cinema in Notting Hill. With its grade one listed interiors, art nouveau styling and super comfortable leather armchairs for up to 83 guests, makes for a most memorable event, whatever the occasion. For an extreme sensory cinematic experience, Cineworld at the O2 offers Screen X (with 270-degree surround views), 4DX (with moving seats, scent, water, wind, fog and snow) and ViP (with luxury recliners and exclusive bar area).

Need some help or ideas for your next event? Would you like to find out about our free venue finding service? Get in touch with Amanda Ralls;

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