4 Locations
German films have a natural home in Berlin, a city at the centre of the country's cinema. From classic UFA productions to contemporary directors, german films screen in cinemas and archives across the city. This overview gathers Berlin locations for fans of homegrown cinema.
Independent cinemas around Kreuzberg, Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg programme new German releases and retrospectives, often with original sound and subtitles for international audiences. Film archives and museums preserve the history, and the Berlinale spotlights new German work each winter. Open air screens revive classics in summer.
Browse the venues below to find german films across Berlin, from arthouse cinemas to archives.
In Volkspark Rehberge, in the heart of Berlin's Wedding district, a listed open-air stage from the 1930s transforms every summer into one of the city's most atmospheric open-air cinemas. Here, you sit under the open sky, surrounded by old trees, watching films on an inflatable screen.
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In the Filmhaus on Potsdamer Platz the Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum for Film and Television presents important collections from the history of film and television.
Countless people visit the Field of Stelae near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin daily. However, few Berliners and tourists know that there is also a free exhibition located beneath the Holocaust Memorial.
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.