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 | |
  | |
| Alternative names | Kinepolis Cinerama |
| General information | |
| Status | cinema |
| Type | Cinema |
| Address | Westblaak 18, Rotterdam |
| Coordinates | 51°55′01″N 4°28′44″E / 51.917044°N 4.478859°E |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Owner | Kinepolis Group |
| 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
editCinerama was opened in July 1960, occupying the site of the former Scala cinema, which had gone bankrupt after just three years. It was named after the Cinerama projection system. The first film screened was This Is Cinerama (1952).[1]
Capacity
editThe 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
References
edit- ^ a b "Cinerama Rotterdam (1960 – heden)". Bioscoopgeschiedenis. Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ a b "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.