At the heart of the renaissance has been the diversification of what indie cinemas offer, says Neophytou.
Together with a small group of actor friends, he founded the Arthouse in Crouch End, north London in 2014, converting a former snooker hall into an indie cinema.
“People want to be in this kind of environment rather than a multiplex where there isn’t that intimacy,” he says.
It is open on weekday evenings and all day at the weekends and shows arthouse films, live theatre, opera and music.