





The grand old Zoo Palast is back! The elaborately restored, traditional cinema in Berlin shows sophisticated entertainment and family films.
14 Locations
A cinematheque is a treasure for film lovers, preserving and screening the history of cinema. More than a cinema, a cinematheque here combines archives, exhibitions and carefully curated programmes. This overview gathers Berlin locations for the dedicated cinephile.
Around Potsdamer Platz, film institutions hold vast collections and run retrospectives, restored classics and themed seasons, alongside exhibitions on German and world cinema. Discussions, introductions and rare screenings add depth, and the setting attracts serious film fans and students. It is where the story of the moving image is kept alive.
Browse the venues below to explore a cinematheque across Berlin, from archives to curated screenings.






The grand old Zoo Palast is back! The elaborately restored, traditional cinema in Berlin shows sophisticated entertainment and family films.






The Astor Film Lounge chases away your blues with an extra helping of luxury and plush as well as selected movies.



A little hidden, actually in the third backyard of Höfe am Südstern in Kreuzberg, you will find the small, relaxed arthouse-cinema which has long turned into an institution. In 2013 the Sputnik Kino celebrated its 25th anniversary.


The Arsenal is the repertory cinema located in the Film Museum on Potsdamer Platz and one of the movie theatres of the Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale.


If you like to watch movies in their original version, you will love the Odeon!

Next to other cultural-social institutions, Kulturfabrik Moabit is also home of the Filmrauschpalast cinema.



In the Filmhaus on Potsdamer Platz the Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum for Film and Television presents important collections from the history of film and television.

The name of the little cinema in the heart of Friedrichshain says it all! With round about 80 seats it’s one of the smallest cinemas in Berlin.





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.


The Eva is a small independent neighborhood cinema with a sophisticated program and less commercial productions.





The small ACUD Kino is part of the ACUD Kunsthaus, a place for arts.


The Lichtblick is a charming living room cinema on Kastanienallee.





The delphi Lux at Bahnhof Zoo enriches Berlin, the cinema capital, and with its seven cinema halls, it guarantees to cure boredom.