30 Locations
The Berlinale is one of the world's great film festivals, filling Berlin with premieres, stars and cinema lovers every February. As one of the big three alongside Cannes and Venice, the Berlinale turns the city into a hub of red carpets, screenings and industry deals for around ten days. This tag collects Berlin locations tied to the festival.
The heart of the action sits around Potsdamer Platz, where the main competition screens and the crowds gather, but partner cinemas across Mitte, Kreuzberg and beyond show hundreds of films from around the globe. Tickets go on sale to the public, so anyone can catch a premiere, and the surrounding bars and hotels buzz through the festival nights.
Browse the venues below to follow the Berlinale across the city, from headline houses to smaller screens.
The Open Air Cinema Friedrichshain is located in the middle of Volkspark, on the border with Prenzlauer Berg. Under the open sky, surrounded by old trees and meadows, this green space transforms into one of Berlin's largest and most popular open-air cinemas every summer.
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Big cinema at Zoo Palast! The elaborately restored, traditional Berlin cinema shows sophisticated entertainment and family films.
The Friedrichstadt-Palast is Europe's biggest and most modern show palace! The shows are spectacular, colourful and sensationally choreographed with long-legged showgirls in extravagant costumes!
The Astor Film Lounge on Kurfürstendamm pampers its audience with a luxurious ambience, selected films and in-seat service!
A little hidden, in the third backyard of the Höfe am Südstern in Kreuzberg, lies the small, relaxed arthouse cinema, which has since become an institution.
Since 2026, Kino Arsenal has been located in the silent green cultural quarter in Berlin-Wedding and is one of the Berlinale venues.
Hidden in the courtyard of the Kunstquartier Bethanien on Mariannenplatz in Kreuzberg is Berlin's oldest and only OmU (Original Version with Subtitles) open-air cinema. If you want to see international arthouse gems, cult classics, and current cinema highlights under the open sky, this is the place to be. A deckchair, a woolen blanket, and a beer: summer cinema doesn't get much better than this.
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Anyone who loves watching English films in their original language will love the cult cinema Odeon in Schöneberg!
The Kino International on Karl-Marx-Allee is finally back and, after comprehensive renovation, shines brighter than ever in February 2026. As a former premiere cinema of the GDR, it combines authentic Eastern architecture with state-of-the-art technology and remains a prime destination for film fans with a sense of history.
Among other cultural-social institutions, Kulturfabrik Moabit houses the Filmrauschpalast as an independent art-house cinema.
Potsdamer Platz is a place of superlatives in the middle of Berlin in the former border strip.
Where the Gemäldegalerie meets the summer sky: The Sommerkino Kulturforum at Potsdamer Platz in Tiergarten transforms Matthäikirchplatz every summer into one of Berlin's largest and most atmospheric open-air cinemas. Arthouse on a deck chair, with the skyline of Potsdamer Platz at your back.
Freiluftkino Hasenheide is one of Berlin's most charming open-air cinemas, hidden in Volkspark Hasenheide, right in the neighborhood between Neukölln and Kreuzberg. It offers a daily program for everyone, from children's films in the afternoon to arthouse evening films under the stars.
Kino Intimes - the name of the small cinema in Friedrichshain says it all! With around 80 seats, it is one of the smallest cinemas in Berlin.
Rum-soaked sugar cones and the classic film "Die Feuerzangenbowle" (The Fire-Tongs Punch) are the focus of the atmospheric Winter Film Festival in the Nikolaiviertel in Berlin-Mitte.
The historical Kino International on Alexanderplatz celebrates New Year's on 5 floors. Highlight: a view through the big glass window front and HipHop in the Honecker Lounge.
Cafe Moskau on Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin-Mitte is no ordinary club. The listed GDR building from 1964 attracts celebrities from sports, film, and music, as well as anyone looking for an extraordinary location. History and Berlin nightlife in one building.
The beautiful Astor Film Lounge on Kurfürstendamm presents the 1963 film classic 'The Pink Panther' as its 2017 New Year's Eve Special.
The Filmcafé and Downstairskino in Prenzlauer Berg is always a great spot for Tatort fans on Sundays.
Every summer, the Open Air Cinema Spandau transforms the sheltered inner courtyard of the City Library in Spandau's Old Town into one of Berlin's most atmospheric open-air screens. Arthouse meets mainstream cinema here, and if you're chilly, you even get a hot water bottle.
Located in the heart of Friedrichshain, on the legendary RAW grounds, the Open-Air Cinema Insel im Cassiopeia transforms warm summer nights into a true open-air cinema experience. Arthouse meets documentary film here, Jamaican BBQ meets beer garden atmosphere – all with the raw charm this neighborhood is known for.
In the backyard of an old factory in Moabit, between brick walls and train tracks, the Kulturfabrik Moabit's Open-Air Cinema shows films every summer that are rarely seen on a screen in Berlin. Admission is free, the atmosphere unique.
The Eva is a small district cinema in Wilmersdorf, showing a sophisticated program with less commercial productions.
On New Year's Eve 2017, the most famous TV sketch Dinner for One will be performed in its very own theatre version at Brotfabrik!
In Weißensee, where Pankow and Prenzlauer Berg meet, the Brotfabrik at Caligariplatz has existed for over 35 years as one of the last multi-genre venues of Berlin's independent scene. Anyone looking for improv theatre in Berlin will sooner or later end up here: The stage is home to two improv ensembles that regularly draw the audience actively into the play.