An independent cinema may get permission to self-certify films for screening, under plans set to be considered by Edinburgh councillors.

The Filmhouse, on Lothian Road, has to seek permission from councillors if it wishes to show films which have not been certified by the British Board of Film Classification.

Due to the amount of independent films it shows, it ends up needing to request councillors’ permission to screen a film around 10 times a month – and up to 50 times during festivals.

And because the approvals can only be granted at a meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee, it may take up to a month for the cinema to get approval.

Now, the city’s Regulatory Committee will on Friday consider an ask from another council committee to change the rules for the Filmhouse’s licence.

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