Prodcos, filmmakers, broadcasters and even game companies looking for a new screening venue in Toronto need look no further than Queen and Spadina, where the Toronto Underground Cinema recently opened its doors for new business.

It’s a cinema for people who love cinema, says co-manager Nigel Agnew, who notes that TUC screens second run content at a cheaper ticket price. But the industry crowd should take note that he, along with his partners Alex Woodside and Charlie Lawton, are actively seeking out interested parties for using the space for events such as private screenings and media conferences.

The trio recently played host to Stitch Media’s screening of Redress Remix, and is in the market to be a venue for similar offerings for the industry, from movie premieres to demo-ing a video game on the big screen.

But the TUC also wants to cater to the indie community and Agnew has been in discussions with dozens of filmmakers in the hopes to accommodate them on the smaller-scale festival front (i.e. Jewish Film Festival, Moving Images Festival).

‘I want it to be a viable space for cinephiles in Toronto,’ says Agnew. ‘It’s a cinema for people who love cinema. I want it to do for movies what the Horseshoe Tavern (in Toronto) does for music.’

As far as programming goes, they’ll be looking for themes, such as an upcoming Dennis Hopper tribute where the likes of Speed, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Waterworld will be hitting the big screen. Or, for example, when they show Hot Tub Time Machine, Agnew says they might look at a time travel theme and showing films such as Army of Darkness and 12 Monkeys.

Also on the slate is a Seven Deadly Sins series for July, which will comprise seven nights of themed double-features (i.e. Basic Instinct and Showgirls on the Lust night), offering the industry a chance to go through their back catalogues and breathe some life into older titles.

For more information, head over to torontoundergroundcinema.com.