Berlins Independent Cinema Archive To Move To Silent Green

Kino Arsenal to Relocate in 2026

Berlin's Independent Cinema Archive to Move to Silent Green

The Arsenal - Institute for Film and Video Art will leave its current location at the Filmhaus am Potsdamer Platz at the end of 2024 and will open a new cinema in the Westhalle of the silent green Kulturquartier in 2026.

The Arsenal has been operating a cinema, archive, distribution service, and the independent Berlinale sections Forum and Forum Expanded since 1970. The cinema has been located in the Sony Centre since 2000, where it has screened experimental video art, classic films, and films from around the world.

The move to the silent green Kulturquartier will provide the Arsenal with a larger and more flexible space for its screenings and events. The new cinema will be equipped with state-of-the-art projection and sound technology, and it will be able to accommodate a wider range of film formats.

The Arsenal is one of the most important independent cinemas in Berlin, and its relocation to the silent green Kulturquartier is a major development for the city's film scene. The new cinema will provide a much-needed space for experimental and independent films, and it will help to further establish the silent green Kulturquartier as a hub for the arts.