Kino International

About this cinema

Kino International opened on Karl-Marx-Allee in November 1963 after two years of construction, becoming East Berlin's premier venue for DEFA premieres and state occasions. Its single 506-seat auditorium has been under heritage protection since 1990. A full renovation closed the house for roughly eighteen months before it reopened on 26 February 2026.

The panorama bar upstairs, with its glass-pearl chandeliers and skyline view, is as much a draw as the film. The house has hosted Berlinale screenings since 1990 and the queer film night Mongay since 1997 — it's the rare Berlin cinema built around one large premiere-style hall rather than a multiplex.

Features & access

• Bar on site
• Listed building

• Step-free entrance: Yes
• Lift: Yes
• Accessible WC: No (Planned after the renovation)

Collected automatically from the cinema's website.

Upcoming Showtimes

Digger

• Tue 13 Oct, 20:40, OmU
• Wed 14 Oct, 20:40, OmU

Love, After All

• Wed 14 Oct, 15:00, dF
• Wed 14 Oct, 17:50, dF
• Fri 16 Oct, 14:30, dF
• Fri 16 Oct, 17:20, dF
• Sat 17 Oct, 14:30, dF
• Sat 17 Oct, 17:20, dF
• Sun 18 Oct, 14:00, dF
• Sun 18 Oct, 16:50, dF
• Mon 19 Oct, 15:30, dF
• Mon 19 Oct, 18:20, dF
• Tue 20 Oct, 14:30, dF
• Tue 20 Oct, 17:20, dF

Biermann

• Thu 15 Oct, 19:00, dF

Sense and Sensibility

• Fri 16 Oct, 20:15, OmU
• Sat 17 Oct, 20:15, OmU
• Sun 18 Oct, 19:40, OmU

The Murderers Are Among Us

• Sun 18 Oct, 11:00, OmeU

Pornfilmfestival: Foreplay @ Mongay

• Mon 19 Oct, 21:30, OV