Who we are and where we are

Southampton Film Theatre is a company limited by guarantee incoporated 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.

Our last Annual General Meeting was on 2nd November 2011 where Phoenix Council presented its Annual Report 2010/11.

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 1999-2011 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.

Please use the Union Reception for any special deliveries/pickups (e.g. 35mm film).

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.

We are a member of the British Federation of Film Societies.    

Our Registered Office is:

JAP 10 November 2011