ðə kˈæmɪˌoʊ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ˈɑːɹt hˈaʊs ænd kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl fˈɪlmz ɪn ɪts ɹˈɛpɚtwˌɑːɹ ænd stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪts ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən wɪððɪ ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn, wˌɛn ɪt pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ɐ kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ skɹˈiːn vˈɜːʒən ʌv sˈɑːɹɾɚz lˈɛs dʒjˈuː sˈɔnt fˈeɪts, ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd ðə dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹiz bˌiːɪŋ ʃˈoʊn baɪ ðɪ ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə fˈɪlm ɡˈɪld.
The Cameo included art house and 'continental' films in its repertoire and started its association with the Edinburgh Film Festival in 1949, when it presented a 'Continental Film Festival', including a screen version of Sartre's Les jeux sont faits, alongside the documentaries being shown by the Edinburgh Film Guild.