Campaigners seeking to bring Aberdeen's Belmont Filmhouse back into operation face an anxious wait.
The city council is to use the next fortnight to come up with a plan for the historic cinema, which the local authority owns.
Possible solutions will then be put to the council's finance committee early next month.
Belmont Filmhouse stopped trading on October 6 after parent charity Centre for the Moving Image went into administration.
More than 100 staff across the organisation were made redundant - including 20 in Aberdeen.
The Press and Journal says councillors had hoped for an update yesterday on talks between the local authority and the Scottish Government.
Fast-changing situation
But Lord Provost David Cameron gave city officials another two weeks to work on the briefing because the "situation was fluid and fast-changing".
Aberdeen Labour leader Sandra Macdonald has been organising the Save Belmont Cinema group, which now has over 3,200 members on Facebook.
The campaigners have been in talks with the council, government and Creative Scotland.
Mrs Macdonald told the P&J: "We are blind right now. In two weeks' time, we will have more information from the council officers. Nothing can be done until then.
"We have heard there is a lot of interest in the Belmont from various groups."
Dallas King worked at the Belmont for 13 years - eventually ending up as manager.
Key member
He has been a key member of the action group due to his hands-on experience in running the cinema.
He said: "We are not expecting a full plan, but it would be good to get some more information. It will be a long process, I think. At this time it is about supporting the staff and highlighting opportunities as best we can."
Local businessman Craig Thom is confident that the Belmont can be saved.
Mr Thom, of city cafe Faffless, has been in touch with the administrators with a plan for a combined restaurant and cinema - and would like take on as many of the ex-employees as possible.
He is "certain" the Belmont will be back - even if it's not his vision that ultimately becomes reality.
The businessman wants to turn the lower ground floor into a new restaurant, while keeping the three-screen arthouse cinema in operation upstairs.
But he has been advised that others have come in with different bids.