Cinerama (Rotterdam)
Cinerama is a cinema in central Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It started in 1960 and was rebuilt in the 1980s.[1] It has seven screens and is owned by the Kinepolis group.[2]
| Cinerama | |
|---|---|
 Cinerama from outside | |
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| Alternative names | Kineopolis Cinerama |
| General information | |
| Status | cinema |
| Type | Cinema |
| Address | Westblaak 18, Rotterdam |
| Coordinates | 51.917044°N 4.478859°E |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Owner | Kineopolis |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | Screen 1: 291 |
| Website | |
| cineramabios | |
The cinema screens both arthouse and mainstream films. It also hosts a variety of festival screenings such as Arab Cinema, IFFR and the Wildlife film festival.[3][4]
History
Cinerama was opened in July 1960, occupying the site of the former Scala cinema, which had gone bankrupt after just 3 years. It was named after the Cinerama projection system. The first film screened was This is Cinerama.[1]
Capacity
The current capacity for the seven screens are as follows:[2]
- Screen 1 - 291
- Screen 2 - 123
- Screen 3 - 123
- Screen 4 - 88
- Screen 5 - 145
- Screen 6 - 145
- Screen 7 - 67
Cinerama's main screen in 1960
References
- "Cinerama Rotterdam (1960 – heden)". Bioscoopgeschiedenis. Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- "Cinerama Rotterdam". Kineopolis. Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- van der Gaag, Salwa (2017-08-12). "Arab Film Festival terug in Rotterdam". AD. Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- Hokke, Natascha (2015-09-15). "De mooiste natuurfilms tijdens Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam". Natuur Monumenten. Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
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