Cinema at Close-Up Cinema

  76 reviews  – 
97 Sclater Street, London, E1 6HR
Aldgate East Station (1050 yd)

About this space

Our state-of-the-art cinema is available to hire on an hourly basis, either as a stand-alone screening room or as a full venue hire. Our adjoined café and bar is fully licensed and offers a convivial atmosphere for drinks receptions or informal post-screening discussion. The 40-seat cinema is fully equipped with a 2K NEC D-cinema, 2 x Kinoton FP30-D 35mm and EX 6000 16mm projectors and Dolby 5.1 surround.

Located in the heart of Shoreditch, Close-Up is the ideal venue for all your screening needs, whether you wish to host a press screening, corporate event, presentation, conference, cast and crew preview, Christmas or birthday party.


Event offers and packages

Christmas Party Offers

Christmas Offering
£60 per person
For groups of 40 - 80 people.

The package includes:
*A glass of prosecco on arrival
*Canapés
*One or two screenings of the film of your choice
*Private venue for the evening (5 hours)

Prices

Monday
8:00 – 23:00
from £144–£192 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £144 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £192 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Minimum of 2 hours after 8pm (Monday to Thursday)
Minimum of 2 hours after 6pm (Friday to Sunday)
Tuesday
8:00 – 23:00
from £144–£192 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £144 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £192 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Minimum of 2 hours after 8pm (Monday to Thursday)
Minimum of 2 hours after 6pm (Friday to Sunday)
Wednesday
8:00 – 23:00
from £144–£192 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £144 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £192 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Minimum of 2 hours after 8pm (Monday to Thursday)
Minimum of 2 hours after 6pm (Friday to Sunday)
Thursday
8:00 – 23:00
from £144–£192 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £144 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £192 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Minimum of 2 hours after 8pm (Monday to Thursday)
Minimum of 2 hours after 6pm (Friday to Sunday)
Friday
8:00 – 23:00
from £144–£336 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £144 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £336 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Minimum of 2 hours after 8pm (Monday to Thursday)
Minimum of 2 hours after 6pm (Friday to Sunday)
Saturday
8:00 – 23:00
from £240–£336 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £240 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £336 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Minimum of 2 hours after 8pm (Monday to Thursday)
Minimum of 2 hours after 6pm (Friday to Sunday)
Sunday
8:00 – 23:00
from £240–£336 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £240 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £336 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Minimum of 2 hours after 8pm (Monday to Thursday)
Minimum of 2 hours after 6pm (Friday to Sunday)

Capacity

Theatre
up to 40

Catering and drinks

No in-house catering
External catering allowed
Venue provides alcohol
BYO alcohol not allowed

Facilities

Wi-Fi
Projector
PA system / speakers
Air conditioning
Paid parking facilities available nearby
Flatscreen TV
Whiteboard
Flipchart
Conference call facilities
Natural light
Storage space
Quiet space
Accommodation available

Music & sound equipment

Own music allowed
Bring your own DJ
Noise restrictions

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Disabled access toilets
Ground level

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Promoted and ticketed events
Wedding licence
Temporary event notices (TENs) available

Host rules

No smoking in the building

Cancellation policy: Standard 60 day

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Reviews and ratings

(76 reviews and ratings - )

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Aman M.
August 2023

We held a premiere here for our 20-minute short film. A fantastic venue - charming, intimate, well located and exactly what we were looking for! The staff were extremely helpful and ensured that the evening went off without any issues. Would highly recommend using this venue!

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Tiggy B.
June 2023

Excellent staff service. The venue is lovely and perfect for a birthday celebration. The team were very helpful and attentive. I had such a great time. My friends are now looking to use the same venue for other celebratory events.

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Stuart F.
March 2023

perfect for showing my film in great venue

B
Bosola. A.
February 2023

Fantastic venue and customer service, beautiful setting. Really made our guests feel special. Would hire again.

Nothing really.


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Response rate: 100%

About Close-Up Cinema

Surrounded by our unique film and book library, the cafe & bar is fully licensed and offers a convivial atmosphere for drinks receptions or informal post-screening discussion. We also have a serene courtyard area, ideal for the summer months. From corporate hospitality to special events to birthday parties our venue is available for bespoke private hire.


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