Leeds Movie Fans Meetup Group

Welcome to the Leeds Movie Fans Meetup Group! Here we gather to watch the best of cinema that Leeds has to offer, from mainstream releases, to critically-acclaimed features, to quirkier efforts in one-off showings. Afterwards we decamp to nearby cafes or bars to swap thoughts on what we've just seen, related work, and whatever else takes our fancy :-).

The aim is to have at least two movie meetups a month, and likely more than that during key parts of the cinema year e.g. in January and February when studios release Oscar contenders just before the Oscar ceremony, and in November when the superlative Leeds International Film Festival runs.

I and other organisers will try to give members as much notice as possible of screenings, though because cinemas usually confirm their screenings up to a week in advance, this can be tricky. Similarly, we will try to organise screenings well outside work hours, but again this may not always be possible as we are constrained by the screening time decisions of Leeds cinemas.

Streaming movies has become more popular in recent years, but as Daniel Craig wistfully remarked to Josh O Connor in a recent 'Actors on actors' piece, there really is nothing like the communal experience of watching a film with other people In a cinema. Long may that continue!