THE businesswoman
who ensured cinema
returned to
Winchester has sold
her company for
£7m.
Romaine Hart was the driving
force to see the silver
screen come back to
Winchester after a near-ten
year absence.
Her company opened the
400-capacity The Screen in a
converted military church in
Southgate Street in 1996.
Now Ms Hart has sold
Screen Cinemas to
Everyman Media, a chain of
boutique cinemas that aim
to be a destination experience
in their own right.
Everyman is backed by a
consortium of deep-pocketed
investors, including the
entrepreneurs behind ASK
pizza Sam and Adam Kay
and the Lewis Trust, owners
of River Island.
It was founded by entrepreneur
Daniel Brock, who
bought a rundown cinema in
London in 2001 and converted
it into a unique place
where viewers watch films
from leather seats and have
drinks and snacks served
before and at the end of
films.
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Mr Broch, chief executive
of Everyman Media, said:
"We're very excited about
the cinema in Winchester
because it's a great place and
a great team down there."
He added online reservations
and mobile ticketing
would be among the immediate
improvements his company
would make but that it
was too early to say anything
about any longer term plans.
Ms Hart said: "We are confident
that Daniel and his
team will improve and
enhance what we have created
over the past 38 years, and
with the benefit of new technology,
will bring the business
into the 21st century."
Maurice McGrave, membership
secretary of
Winchester Film Society,
said: "Since 1976 Winchester
Film Society has provided
residents with the opportunity
to see a range of films
not usually available outside
of London. It's our hope that
we can continue to provide
this facility into the future."
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