The Philadelphia Film Society has a multimillion-dollar plan to transform the Prince Theater, the goal of which is to add more movie screens in a city lacking them and to become the "hub of film."
The Philadelphia Film Society bought the Prince Theater in 2015 for $8 million, and in the years since made a few changes that positioned it as a mixed-used venue of sorts — from converting space into a first-run theater to renting out spaces to outside companies.
The organization's priority right now is the 27th annual Philadelphia Film Festival, which runs Oct. 18-28 and will feature Academy Award hopefuls like Widows starring Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis and Roma by Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón.
But as audiences fill the city's theaters to see high-profile and under-the-radar flicks this month, the Film Society has grand future plans for the Prince, which will be renamed the Philadelphia Film Center.
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