Edinburgh is to get a festive movie screening this weekend in support of the most vulnerable Edinburgh Filmhouse staff unemployed after the art hub's controversial - and sudden - closure.
St Peters Scottish Episcopal Church will be hosting the special screening of the classic 80s hit movie Die Hard on Saturday, December 10, suggesting a donation of £10 per ticket, which you can buy here.
The funds from the movie night will go to support some of the most vulnerable ex-Filmhouse staff, who were left struggling after the company went into administration.
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Advertising the event on the Eventbrite website, the campaigners said: "We're raising money for former employees of Edinburgh Filmhouse, Aberdeen Belmont cinema and the Edinburgh International Film Festival who lost their jobs without warning on October 6 due to the collapse of their operating body, the CMI.
"A GoFundMe is in place to support those left most vulnerable this winter, with rising heating and living costs.
"Come along for an evening of festive spirit, drinks, snacks, and - of course - a cult Christmas movie! All proceeds will go towards the fundraiser."
This comes within a month of Edinburgh Live reporting on how ex-Filmhouse in Edinburgh struggles to keep up with the soaring cost of living crisis.
Patti Mroz, 26, who is one of the organisers behind the fundraising page set up to support the dozens of staff members left without pay following the closure, spoke to Edinburgh Live in November. Patti said: "We got an email around 5.20pm the day before the meeting. It was a very ominous email and didn't say much.
"The meeting was less than an hour long. They were not sympathetic about the situation at all and then rushed everyone out of the building, only keeping some staff for admin.
"The company immediately said they would not be paying anyone for the hours we had worked already in October or giving out any redundancy pay and said we would have to go to the government to claim pay.
"It was very badly organised. The head of finance knew a few days before, but apart from that, nobody knew - it was a total shock."
Patti explained that the company management were still hiring up until the last week despite those at the top being aware of the imminent closure.
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