The Cameo, Edinburgh

The Cameo
The Cameo in June 2021
The Cameo
Location within Edinburgh city centre
Former namesKing's Cinema (1914–1949)
Address38 Home St
Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates55°56′34″N 3°12′15″W / 55.94284°N 3.20421°W / 55.94284; -3.20421
OwnerCineworld
OperatorPicturehouse Cinemas
Screens3
Construction
Opened1914
Years active1914–1982, 1986–
Website
www.picturehouses.com/cinema/the-cameo

The Cameo is a cinema in Tollcross, Edinburgh, Scotland that has a long tradition of showing art house films, becoming an important venue for the Edinburgh International Film Festival. It opened on 8 January 1914, making it one of the oldest cinemas in Scotland still in use. It showed silent films until 1930. It retains many original architectural and design features and became a Category B listed status by Historic Scotland in 2006. Since 1992 it has had three screens. The Cameo was independent until 2003, when it was taken over by a chain.