Kino cinema in Hawkhurst gets Government support to tackle Covid
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Updated: 18:07, 29 December 2020
The Kino cinema in Hawkhurst is among 202 independent movie houses across the country to receive help from the Government to get through the Covid crisis.
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has announced a tranche of £16m of support, with £108,902 going to the Kino in Rye Road.
The Kino in Hawkhurst
The cinemas to receive support were selected by the British Film Institute (BFI), on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
The money is intended to help venues meet the costs of implementing Covid-secure measures to protect staff and audiences, and to help stabilise sites financially.
Peckhamplex, Rio Dalston and Prince Charles cinemas amongst DCMS grant recipients
The Prince Charles is among those receiving cash (Pic: Getty Images)
Some of London’s best-loved cinemas have received vital funds from the Government’s Cultural Recovery Fund, it emerged today.
Some £16m has been injected into more than 200 independent cinemas across the country.
Peckhamplex, a multi-screen cinema famed for showing the latest blockbusters at knockdown £4.99 prices, received £564,423 from the Government scheme.
The Rio Dalston received £110,296, Kino Bermondsey £108,902 whilst the Castle Cinema in Hackney received £369,911.
Genesis in Mile End and the Catford Mews both received grants, as did the Prince Charles Cinema just off Leicester Square.