ZOO PALAST

Hardenbergstraße 29a
10623 Berlin

Screens: 7
Seating capacity: 1,650 all in all
Screen sizes: 
Screen 1: 21 m x 8,80 m
Screen 2: 6,20 m x 14,80 m
Screen 3: 5,75 m x 11,80 m
Screen 4: 5,85 m x 14,00 m
Screen 5: 5,05 m x 12,05 m
Clubkino A and B: 3,25 m x 6,00 m
All theatres but the Clubkino B are accessible to wheelchairs

U-/S-Bahn Zoologischer Garten
U-Bahn Kurfürstendamm
Bus M19, 100, 200

The Zoo Palast opened its doors in November 2013 after nearly three years of reconstruction. Its seven theatres, each individually refurbished in accordance with historical monument guidelines, offer a total of 1,650 wide, reclining leather seats and generous legroom. Up to 791 guests can be housed in the main auditorium during the Berlinale.
For many decades the Zoo Palast cinema was the heart and soul of the Berlinale. In the first few years of its existence the festival was spread between various different cinemas in West Berlin. It wasn't until 1957 that a proper festival cinema was built in the form of the Zoo Palast. Until 1999 the Zoo Palast remained both the Berlinale's home and the venue for the premieres of films in the Competition section. The cinema's main auditorium with a former seating capacity for over 1000 people saw film history in the making. Starting in 2014, the Zoo Palast will once again be a regular Berlinale venue.