FILMTHEATER AM FRIEDRICHSHAIN

Bötzowstraße 1-5
10407 Berlin

Screens: 5 (Berlinale: 1)
Seating capacity: 323
Screen size: 11 m x 4,70 m
The auditorium is accessible to wheelchairs

Tram M4, Bus 200

With five screens the Filmtheater am Friedrichshain is Berlin’s largest art-house cinema. During the Berlinale the main auditorium plays host toGeneration Kplus screenings. The building dates back to the twenties and during its eventful history has been almost continuously used as a cinema. In 1991 it was almost privatised, and it was only when local residents intervened that the cinema was saved from being turned into an office and apartment complex. In 1995 the film-maker Michael Verhoeven bought the building and, with the help of the cinema chain York Kino GmbH, arranged for it to be renovated. Today the Filmtheater am Friedrichshain combines delightful architectural details, dating back to the original building, with all the amenities of a modern interior. The “FaF” is, in fact, one of the city's favourite cinemas, not least because of the generous leg-room and the comfortable double seats.