Zeffirellis of Ambleside has been shortlisted for the national Cinema of the Year awards.
The cinema is in the finals, along with Rambling Road Entertainment for the film Downhill, in the Premiere of the Year and Cinema of the Year categories at the prestigious Screen Awards. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in London in October.
The small town multi-screen cinema is up against the likes of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and X-Men: Days Of Future Past in the Premiere of the Year category and Picturehouse Entertainment in the Cinema of the Year category. The premiere of Downhill was one of the town’s major events of the year, with a champagne reception and an imaginative decoration of the cinema reception.
Zeffirellis’ sister restaurant Fellinis has also just been short listed in the Cheshire and Lancashire Life Food and Drink Awards 2014 in the category for Lakeland Dining Excellence.
The 5th annual Screen Awards will be held at the The Brewery in London on October 23 , celebrating excellence in film distribution, marketing, advertising and exhibition. The awards event will be a coming together of the industry’s who’s who for an evening of recognition and celebration.
Managing director Dorothy Smith said: “I’m truly delighted that both Zeffirellis and Fellinis have been nominated for awards. To be in the running against the ‘big’ boys is an incredible achievement. This follows on from Zeffirellis winning the Cumbria Life Outstanding Service Award earlier this year. None of the recommendations would have been possible without the tremendous support and assistance of both teams at Zeffirellis and Fellinis.”
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