Cinema Programming Award
As part of the event, the FMS honors cinema operators from North Rhine-Westphalia who have made outstanding contributions to a diverse program of German and European films, as well as films for children and young people.
The Awards
Our Cinemas in North Rhine-Westphalia
Apollo
Aachen
Pontstrasse 141-149 – 52062 Aachen
Founded in 1993 as ATLANTIS. Renamed APOLLO KINO & BAR in 2005.
Cinema operators: Hans-Peter Coenen & Walter Render
Phone: 0241 9008484
Website: www.apollo-aachen.de
Astra Theater & Luna
Essen
Teichstr. 2 – 45127 Essen
Opened in 1958 in the former banquet hall of the “Essener Hof” hotel. An art house theater since 1995 and Essen’s largest art house theater.
Theater operators: Marianne Menze and Christiane Hüls
Phone: 0201 275555
Website: www.filmspiegel-essen.de
Atelier
Düsseldorf
Graf-Adolf-Str. 47 – 40210 Düsseldorf
Opened in 1960 as Düsseldorf’s first art-house cinema. Reopened in 2006; the cinema is located in the Savoy Theater.
Cinema operators: Kalle Somnitz & Nico Elze
Phone: 0211 5663496
Website: www.filmkunstkinos.de
Bambi & Löwenherz
Gütersloh
Bogenstr. 3 – 33330 Gütersloh
The theater was built in 1993 as a new structure.
Cinema operator: Oliver Groteheide
Phone: 05241 237700
Website: www.bambikino.de
Bambi Filmstudio
Düsseldorf
Klosterstr. 78 – 40211 Düsseldorf
The theater opened in 1963. It has been operated by Düsseldorfer Filmkunst GmbH since 2001, and the auditorium and lobby were renovated in 2017–2018.
Cinema Operators: Kalle Somnitz & Nico Elze
Phone: 0211 353635
Website: www.filmkunstkinos.de
Capitol Cinema
Bochum
Kortumstraße 51 – 44787 Bochum
The movie theater reopened in downtown Bochum in 1949 after World War II.
Cinema Operator: Michael Meyer
Phone: 0234 54425768
Website: www.capitol-bochum.de
Capitol Theater
Kerpen
Kölner Str. 24 – 50171 Kerpen
The theater was built in 1949. It is one of the so-called “service theaters” that offer in-seat service.
Cinema operator: Bernd Schmitz
Phone: 02237 9799840
Website: www.capitol-kerpen.de
Casablanca
Bochum
Kortumstr. 11 – 44787 Bochum
Opened in 1956 under the name “Intimes Theater” as a single-screen theater. The same company operates other movie theaters, including the Metropolis in Bochum.
Theater operator: Michael Meyer
Phone: 0234 3259177
Website: www.casablanca-bochum.de
Central Kino
Borgentreich
Mühlenstraße 12 – 34434 Borgentreich
Phone: 0 56 43 81 75
Website: www.central-kino-borgentreich.de
Central Studio
Dorsten
Borkener Str. 137 – 46284 Dorsten
The theater has been in operation since the 1950s and has been managed by Apollo Kino GmbH since 2010.
Cinema Operator: Michael Meyer
Phone: 02362 9696593
Website: www.central-dorsten.de
Cinema
Düsseldorf
Schneider-Wibbel-Gasse 5-7 – 40213 Düsseldorf
A venue for first-run films in Düsseldorf’s Old Town since 1957. Operated by Franz Röder under the name “Bali” from 1958 to 1978. Since the late 1990s, it has been operated by Düsseldorfer Filmkunstkino GmbH.
Cinema Operators: Kalle Somnitz & Nico Elze
Phone: 0211 8369972
Website: www.filmkunstkinos.de
Cinema & Kurbelkiste
Münster
Warendorfer Str. 45-47 – 48145 Münster
The cinema moved into a former furniture store from the 1950s in 1981, at that time still operating under the name Cinema Neuer Krug. It has been owned by the Esch family since 1990.
Cinema Operator: Ansgar Esch
Phone: 0251 30300
Website: www.cinema-muenster.de
Cinenova
Cologne
Herbrandstr. 1 – 50825 Cologne
The theater was built in 1996 and opened by Dieter and Martina Borck. It has always been run as a family business, now in its second generation.
Cinema Operator: Adrienne Borck
Phone: 0221 99578310
Website: www.cinenova.de
Cineplex
Warburg
Obere Hilgenstock 30 – 34414 Warburg
The theater was built in 1998 and later became part of the Cineplex Group. It is now operated by the second generation of the Schlinker family.
Cinema Operator: Ute Schlinker
Phone: 05641 740888
Website: www.cineplex.de/warburg
Cobra
Solingen
Merscheider Str. 77-79 – 42699 Solingen
The cinema has been operated by the COBRA Cultural Center in a former film studio since 1994.
Cinema Operator: Anja Stock
Phone: 0212 331222
Website: www.cobra-solingen.de
Drehwerk 17/19
Wachtberg
Töpferstr. 17 – 53343 Wachtberg
The cinema is part of a cultural concept that combines a performance space, dining, and a movie theater.
Cinema Operators: Alina Krieg and Jana Zimmermann
Phone: 02225 7081719
Website: www.drehwerk-1719.de
Endstation Kino
Bochum
Wallbaumweg 108 – 44894 Bochum
The movie theater is located in a decommissioned, historic train station in Bochum-Langendreer. It was built in 1988.
Cinema Operator: Serbay Demir
Phone: 0234 6871620
Website: www.endstation-kino.de
Eulenspiegel
Essen
Steeler Str. 208 – 45138 Essen
Opened in 1955, it has been an art house theater since 1980 and is a designated historic landmark. In the upper lobby, a cinema museum features a permanent exhibition of projectors and cinema equipment.
Theater operators: Marianne Menze and Christiane Hüls
Phone: 0201 275755
Website: www.filmspiegel-essen.de
Filmbühne
Bad Salzuflen
Brüderstr. 9-11 – 32105 Bad Salzuflen
The theater was built in 1956, taken over in 2012, and modernized in 2013. It is a family-run business.
Cinema Operator: Norbert Zeitz
Phone: 05222 10562
Website: www.kino-bad-salzuflen.de
Filmforum
Duisburg
Dellpl. 16 – 47051 Duisburg
In 1970, the Filmforum was the first community cinema in Germany. Since 1996, its program has combined contemporary arthouse cinema with community film initiatives; it has operated as a limited liability company (GmbH) since 2004.
Cinema Operator: Michael Beckmann
Phone: 0203 285473
Website: www.filmforum.de
Filmhaus
Cologne
Hansaring 98 – 50670 Cologne
Since September 2021, the Filmhaus cinema has once again been offering a daily film program.
Theater operators: Joachim Kühn and Dirk Steinkühler
Phone: 0221 4694240
Website: filmhaus-koeln.de
Filmpalette
Cologne
Lübecker Str. 15 – 50668 Cologne
The theater has been in operation since the 1950s and has been run as an art house cinema since 1987.
Cinema operators: Joachim Kühn and Dirk Steinkühler
Phone: 0221 122112
Website: www.filmpalette-koeln.de
Filmriss Cinema
Gevelsberg
Rosendahler Str. 18 – 58285 Gevelsberg
The movie theater has been in operation since 2003 in a historic building dating back to 1874.
Cinema operator: Basir Najimi
Phone: 02331 53045
Website: www.filmrisskino.de
Glückauf Film Studio
Essen
Rüttenscheider Str. 2 – 45128 Essen
The oldest movie theater in the Essen region opened in 1924 as the Glückauf Lichtspiele and has been an arthouse cinema since 1990. After closing in 2001, it was rebuilt in 2008–2009.
Theater operators: Marianne Menze and Christiane Hüls
Phone: 0201 43936633
Website: www.filmspiegel-essen.de
Movie Theater
Winterberg
Nuhnestr. 13 – 59955 Winterberg
The theater has been in operation since 1943 and is now run by the third generation of the Wahle family.
Cinema Operator: Joachim Wahle
Phone: 02981 7385
Website: www.filmtheater-winterberg.de
Galerie Cinema
Essen
Julienstr. 73 – 45130 Essen
Opened in 1971 as one of the few art house theaters of its time and the oldest arthouse cinema in the Ruhr region. “Harold and Maude” has been shown here every Sunday without interruption since 1975.
Theater operators: Marianne Menze and Christiane Hüls
Phone: 0201 778494
Website: www.filmspiegel-essen.de
Hansa Kino
Lemgo
Neue Torstr. 33 – 32657 Lemgo
The cinema is located in a historic half-timbered building that was constructed between 1716 and 1720. The barn extension, which now houses the auditoriums, was added in 1885 and renovated in 1926.
Cinema Operator: Volker Pannenbecker
Phone: 05261 188500
Website: www.kino-lemgo.de
Hitch
Neuss
Oberstr. 95 – 41460 Neuss
The theater was built in 2000 and is located in the heart of downtown Neuss in the Landestheater building.
Cinema operator: Detlef Ritz
Phone: 02131 940002
Website: www.hitch.de
JAC
Attendorn
Am Zollstock 8 – 57439 Attendorn
The theater was founded and newly built in 2019. The Lichtspielhaus in Lennestadt is part of the same company.
Cinema Operator: Christin Cordes
Phone: 02722 6368680
Website: www.jac-kino.de
Camera
Bielefeld
Feilenstrasse 2-4 – 33602 Bielefeld
The cinema was founded in 1950 and taken over by Lichtwerk & Kamera Filmkunst GmbH in 2008. An extensive renovation followed in 2018.
Cinema Operators: Jürgen Hillmer, Ronald Herzog, and Filmhaus Bielefeld. Management: Matthias Goßmann, Ursula Hofmann, Jens Köhring
Phone: 0521 55767750
Website: www.arthousekinos-bielefeld.de
Movie Theater
Bad Driburg
1 Rathausstrasse – 33014 Bad Driburg
The movie theater was built in 1940.
Cinema operator: Thomas Wirth
Phone: 05253 940040
Website: www.kinodriburg.de
Babylon Cinema
Hagen
Pelmkestraße 14 – 58089 Hagen
The cinema is located in the Pelmke Cultural Center, a historic building dating from 1902, and is managed by the Pelmke Cultural Center e. V.
Cinema Operator: Jürgen Breuer
Phone: 02331 336967
Website: www.pelmke.de
Cinema at the Kulturbahnhof
Jülich
Bahnhofstr. 13 – 52428 Jülich
The cinema opened in 2003 and is located in a train station waiting hall in Jülich. It is operated by the Kultur im Bahnhof e. V. association.
Cinema Operator: Cornel Cremer
Phone: 02461 346643
Website: www.kuba-juelich.de
Cinema at the Walzenlager
Oberhausen
Hansastr. 20 – 46049 Oberhausen
Since 1994, the cinema has been located in a historic building that was once part of the former Altenberg zinc factory. It is operated by the Sovat e. V. association.
Cinema Operator: Jörg Kluge
Phone: 0208 8597877
Website: www.walzenlagerkino-ob.de
Cinema in the Brotfabrik
Bonn
Kreuzstrasse 16 – 53225 Bonn
The cinema is located in an old bread factory that has been used as a cultural center since the 1980s. It is operated by the Bonner Kinemathek association; the same building also houses a theater and a pub.
Cinema operators: Sigrid Limprecht and Ulrich Klinkertz
Phone: 0228 46 97 21
Website: www.bonnerkinemathek.de
Kur-Theater
Hennef
Königstr. 19 – 53773 Hennef
The cinema has been operated by the Kur-Theater Hennef e. V. association since 2003. The building was constructed in 1938 and is a designated historic landmark.
Cinema Operators: Dr. Daniel Huys and Petra Stratmann
Phone: 02242 866727
Website: www.kurtheaterhennef.de
Lichtblick Cinema
Wuppertal
Berliner Str. 88 – 42275 Wuppertal
The theater was built in 1950 and is operated together with the Rex in Wuppertal.
Cinema Operator: Mustafa El Mesaoudi
Phone: 0202 2604310
Website: www.wuppertalerkinos.de
Lichtburg Oberhausen
Oberhausen
Elsässer Str. 26 – 46045 Oberhausen
The building was constructed in 1931 and extensively renovated in 2002.
Cinema operators: Jürgen Pesch, Petra Rockenfeller
Phone: 0208 824290
Website: www.lichtburg-ob.de
Lichtburg Wetter
Wetter
Kaiserstr. 97 – 58300 Wetter
The cinema was founded in 1992 as an arthouse cinema with a cabaret venue. It is run by the independent cultural center Lichtburg e. V.
Cinema Operator: Marcus Bönig
Phone: 02335 913667
Website: www.lichtburg-wetter.de
Lichtburg Center
Dinslaken
Barlachweg 30 – 46535 Dinslaken
The Lichtburg is a long-established movie theater company in Dinslaken that has been run by the women of the family—now in its fourth generation—since 1929.
Cinema Operator: Heike W. Griesser
Phone: 02064-51705
Website: kino-dinslaken.de
Schauburg Movie Theater + Art Theater
Dortmund
Brückstr. 66 – 44135 Dortmund
Built in 1912 under the name “Corso-Lichtspiele” and reopened in 1948 after World War II.
Cinema operator: Lars Kersting
Phone: 0231 9565606
Website: www.schauburg-kino.com
Lichtspiele Kalk
Cologne
Kalk-Mülheimer-Str. 130/132 – 51103 Cologne
The theater opened in 2017 in the building that formerly housed the Union Lichtspiele, which was established in 1948. In 2020, the consumer portal testberichte.de ranked it fourth among Germany’s most popular movie theaters.
Cinema operators: Jennifer Schlieper and Felix Seifert
Phone: 0221 29494979
Website: www.lichtspiele-kalk.de
Lichtspielhaus Lennestadt
Lennestadt
Hundemstr. 57 – 57368 Lennestadt
The building was constructed in 1916 and taken over as a movie theater by the Hanses in 1985. Since 2012, it has been run by the second generation of the family.
Cinema Operator: Christin Cordes
Phone: 02723 959590
Website: www.lichtspielhaus-lennestadt.de
Lichtwerk
Bielefeld
Ravensberger Park 7 – 33607 Bielefeld
The cinema opened in 2006 and is located in a historic, listed old carpentry workshop in the middle of a park. Like the KAMERA, it is also operated by Lichtwerk & Kamera Filmkunst GmbH.
Cinema operators: Jürgen Hillmer, Ronald Herzog, and Filmhaus Bielefeld. Management: Matthias Goßmann, Ursula Hofmann, Jens Köhring
Phone: 0521 5576777
Website: www.arthousekinos-bielefeld.de
Linden Theater
Frechen
Lindenstr. 16 – 50226 Frechen
Built in 1957. The building has been a designated historic landmark since 1993.
Theater operator: Linden-Theater e. V.
Phone: 02234 271437
Website: www.linden-theater-frechen.de
Metropol
Düsseldorf
Brunnenstr. 20 – 40223 Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf’s oldest movie theater, located in the Bilk district since 1940 and reopened in 1947 after the war. It has been operated by Düsseldorfer Filmkunstkino GmbH since the late 1990s.
Cinema Operators: Kalle Somnitz & Nico Elze
Phone: 0211 349709
Website: www.filmkunstkinos.de
Metropolis
Bochum
Kurt-Schumacher-Platz 13 – 44787 Bochum
Built in 1957 at Bochum Central Station. The building has been a designated historic landmark since 2003.
Cinema operator: Michael Meyer
Phone: 0234 12263
Website: www.metropolis-bochum.de
Neue Filmbühne
Bonn
Friedrich-Breuer-Str. 68 – 53225 Bonn
The cinema was built in 1933 as part of a restaurant and hotel complex. The Rex Theater in Bonn is part of the same complex.
Cinema operator: Dieter Hertel
Phone: 0228 469790
Website: www.rex-filmbuehne.de
Odeon
Cologne
Severinstr. 81 – 50678 Cologne
The building was constructed in 1956; the theater was taken over in 2002.
Cinema operator: Martin Roelly
Phone: 0221 313110
Website: www.odeon-koeln.de
OFF Broadway
Cologne
Zülpicher Str. 24 – 50674 Cologne
The theater was opened in 1949 by Peter Cremer under the name “Lupe” and renamed “OFF Broadway” in 1985. It reopened in 2000.
Cinema operator: Christian Schmalz
Phone: 0221 8205733
Website: www.off-broadway.de
Offkino
Bielefeld
August-Bebel-Str. 94 – 33602 Bielefeld
Operated since 2010 by the association “Freies Kino Bielefeld e. V.”
Cinema Operator: Katharina Ellerbrock
Website: www.offkino.de
Onikon
Herdecke
Goethestr. 14 – 58313 Herdecke
The cinema was established in 1984 in Herdecke’s Kulturhaus, a former school building. The cinema is operated by Filminitiative Herdecke e. V.
Cinema Operator: Friedhelm Schürmann
Phone: 02330 3398
Website: www.onikon.de
Rex
Wuppertal
Kipdorf 29 – 42103 Wuppertal
The theater is operated in partnership with the Lichtblick Cinema in Wuppertal.
Cinema operator: Mustafa El Mesaoudi
Phone: 0202 47899550
Rex Movie Theater
Bonn
Frongasse 9 – 53121 Bonn
Built in 1952, designated a historic landmark in 1994. The theater reopened as an arthouse cinema in 1981.
Cinema operator: Dieter Hertel
Phone: 0228 622330
Website: www.rex-filmbuehne.de
Rio Filmtheater
Mülheim an der Ruhr
Viktoriastr. 17 – 45468 Mülheim an der Ruhr
The theater opened in 1995 as an art house cinema. After closing in 2007, it reopened in 2009 at a new location in downtown Mülheim.
Cinema Operator: Marianne Menze
Phone: 0208 74038383
Website: filmspiegel-essen.de/kinos/rio
Roxy Lichtspielhaus
Dortmund
Münsterstr. 95 – 44145 Dortmund
The theater was built in 1932 and reopened in 1950. After the lease was terminated, former employees completely renovated it in 2011 and have been running it ever since.
Cinema Operator: Peter Fotheringham
Phone: 0231 47412387
Website: www.roxy-lichtspielhaus.de
Scala
Warendorf
Klosterstraße 5 – 48231 Warendorf
The theater was opened in 1950 by Heinrich Cordes.
Cinema operator: Johannes Austermann
Phone: 02581 1718
Website: www.scala-warendorf.de
Scala Cinema
Leverkusen
Uhlandstr. 9 – 51379 Leverkusen
The theater was built in 1953 and reopened after a renovation in 2008. It is the only arthouse theater in Leverkusen.
Cinema Operator: Thomas Schöneborn
Phone: 02171 3667952
Website: www.scala-cinema-lev.de
Schauburg Filmpalast
Gelsenkirchen
Horsterstr. 6 – 45897 Gelsenkirchen
Opened in 1929 and today the last downtown movie theater in Gelsenkirchen. It has been part of Schauburg Kino GmbH since the late 1990s.
Cinema Operator: Michael Meyer
Phone: 0209 30886
Website: www.schauburg-gelsenkirchen.de
Schlachthofkino
Soest
Ulrichertor 4 – 59494 Soest
The cinema is part of the Kulturhaus Alter Schlachthof, a sociocultural event center that has been in operation since 1993.
Cinema operator: Kulturhaus Alter Schlachthof e. V.
Phone: 02921 31101
Website: www.schlachthofkino.de
Schloßtheater
Münster
Melcherstr. 81 – 48149 Münster
The theater is located in a historic building and has been an art house cinema since the 1950s. It is run by the second generation of the Esch family, who have been in the cinema business for generations.
Cinema Operator: Ansgar Esch
Phone: 0251 68663992
Website: www.cineplex.de
Art House Cinema
Ratingen
Lintorferstr. 1 – 40878 Ratingen
The cinema is located in a historic, listed former Minorite monastery and opened in 1976 under the name “Kino 1 & 2.” It has been run by two sisters ever since.
Cinema Operators: Margarete Papenhoff, Gabriele Rosslenbroich
Phone: 02102 25873
Website: www.kinoratingen.de
sweetSixteen
Dortmund
Immermannstr. 29 – 44147 Dortmund
Opened in 2009, operated by the sweetSixteen Film Club e. V.
Cinema operators: Suse Solbach and Peter Fotheringham
Phone: 0231 9106623
Website: www.sweetsixteen-kino.de
Valley Shimmer
Wuppertal
Gathe 6 – 42107 Wuppertal
An open-air movie theater that has been held every year during the summer months in Wuppertal since 1998.
Cinema operator: Mark Tykwer
Phone: 0202 40869900
Website: www.talflimmern.de
Traumathek
Cologne
Engelbertstr. 45 – 50674 Cologne
The building was constructed in 2016. The Traumathek combines a video rental store and a film archive with a movie theater and is one of the last program-based video rental stores in Germany.
Theater Operator: Karin Hüttenhofer
Phone: 0221 2404795
Website: www.traumathek.de
Viktoria Film Theater
Hilchenbach
Bernhard-Weiss-Platz 6 – 57271 Hilchenbach
Opened in 1960, this theater was one of Germany’s first arthouse cinemas. In the early 1990s, thanks to high attendance figures, it was considered the most successful small-town cinema in the state.
Cinema Operator: Jochen Manderbach
Phone: 02733 61467
Website: www.viktoria-kino.de
Weisshaus Cinema
Cologne
Luxemburger Str. 253 – 50939 Cologne
The cinema was built in 1958 as an additional auditorium for the Theater am Weisshaus. Since 2010, it has been operated by OFF Kinobetriebs GmbH together with the OFF Broadway.
Cinema Operator: Moritz Busch
Phone: 0221 418488
Website: www.weisshaus-kino.de
Weltspiegel
Mettmann
Düsseldorferstr. 2 – 40822 Mettmann
The theater was built in 1907 and taken over by Eccoplexx Mettmann GmbH in 2016.
Cinema operators: Thomas Rüttgers and Martin Geisenhanslüke
Phone: 02104 7975900
Website: www.kinomettmann.de
WOKI – Your Movie Theater
Bonn
Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz 1-7 – 53111 Bonn
Phone: (0228) 97 68 200
Website: www.woki.de
Zinema City
Rheine
Kardinal-Galen-Ring 42 – 48431 Rheine
Zinema City is a modern entertainment and family movie theater located in the heart of downtown Rheine, right next to the train station.
Cinema Operator: Norbert Zeitz
Phone: 05971 – 9 621 767
Website: zinema-city.de
ZOOM Cinema
Brühl
Uhlstr. 3 – 50321 Brühl
The theater opened in 1996.
Cinema operator: Hans-Jörg Blondiau
Phone: 02232 792170
Website: www.zoomkino.de
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