Cinemas of the European Film Market
The information on this page refers to the European Film Market 2024 and serves as a general orientation.
Updated information on the European Film Market 2025 will be published from autumn 2024.
The EFM offers top quality screening facilities in various sizes for high-end projections in comfortable state-of-the-art cinemas.
All EFM venues and screening facilities are conveniently located within walking distance at Potsdamer Platz.
In addition to regular market screenings in cinemas at Potsdamer Platz, the EFM also offers online screenings.
Contact
EFM Screening Department
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Gropius Bau Cinema
Niederkirchnerstraße 7
10963 Berlin
The Gropius Bau Cinema is located in the lower level of the Gropius Bau, the venue of international exhibitions and the main EFM exhibition facility during the Berlinale. The renaissance building was constructed in 1881 and restored in the 1970s. It is located in walking-distance from the festival headquarters at Potsdamer Platz. The fully-equipped 200-seat, HD compatible theatre is an attractive venue for EFM screenings because of its direct connection to the market stands.
| Category | Seats* | |
|---|---|---|
| Gropius Bau Cinema | Cinema | 200 |
*The studio is wheelchair accessible. There are front row seats, please get in touch with our staff to be seated.
Marriott Hotel
Marriott Hotel, Inge-Beisheim-Platz 1
10785 Berlin
The deluxe Marriott Hotel offers additional high quality exhibition space and is situated right in the heart of the festival at the Potsdamer Platz. The two comfortable screening rooms are located on the first floor and offer video screenings only.
| Category | Seats* | HD-DCP (non DCI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriott 1 | Studio | 24 | ✔ |
*The studio is wheelchair accessible.
Arsenal Cinema (Filmhaus)
Potsdamer Straße 2
10785 Berlin
The Arsenal belongs to the "Arsenal - Institute for Film and Video Art", situated in the lower level of the "Filmhaus" at Potsdamer Platz, which is also home to the dffb cinemas. Arsenal 2 is equipped with comfortable seating and the latest technology.
| Category | Seats* | DCP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal 2 | Cinema | 73 | ✔ |
*The Arsenal 2 has space for one wheelchair.
CinemaxX
Potsdamer Straße 5
10785 Berlin,
Entrance Voxstraße
CinemaxX has been the main Berlinale cinema since 2000. It was built as part of the new development of Potsdamer Platz and opened in 1998. It offers all the advantages of a well-equipped multiplex cinema. No other EFM screening facility offers so many cinemas situated so close together, allowing one to move quickly between the 18 CinemaxX cinemas.
| Category | Seats | Wheelchair spaces | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CinemaxX 1 | Cinema | 124 | 2 |
| CinemaxX 2 | Cinema | 56 | - |
| CinemaxX 3 | Cinema | 186 | 2 |
| CinemaxX 4 | Cinema | 124 | 2 |
| CinemaxX 5 | Cinema | 117 | 2 |
| CinemaxX 6 | Cinema | 117 | 2 |
| CinemaxX 7 | Cinema | 212 | 3 |
| CinemaxX 8 | Cinema | 104 | 2 |
| CinemaxX 9 | Cinema | 104 | 2 |
| CinemaxX 10 | Cinema | 69 | 1 |
| CinemaxX 11-19 | Studio | 22 | 1 |
EFM Cinemobile
Niederkirchnerstraße 7
10963 Berlin
at the Gropius Bau/ Registration Entrance
The EFM Cinemobile is located right on-site at the Gropius Bau, the epicentre of the EFM. The mobile cinema offers state-of-the-art projections and 80 comfortable seats. In addition to the Gropius Cinema, the EFM Cinemobile provides another screen in walking distance to the Gropius Bau, which makes getting around and doing business even more comfortable.
| Category | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| EFM Cinemobile | Cinema | 80 |
Please note: The cinema is not wheelchair accessible.
dffb Cinema (Filmhaus)
Potsdamer Straße 2
10785 Berlin
The dffb Cinema is part of the dffb, Germany’s first film academy, and well-equipped with modern film and video technology. The dffb cinema is located on the 9th Floor of the "Filmhaus" at Sony Center.
| Category | Seats* | DCP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| dffb cinema | Studio | 60 | ✔ |
*The dffb cinema has space for one wheelchair
Parliament Studio
Berlin House of Representatives
Niederkirchnerstraße 5
10111 Berlin
Entrance across from the Gropius Bau
The Parliament Studio is located in the Berlin House of Representatives opposite the Gropius Bau, the main venue of the EFM. The building is regarded as an architectural symbol of the Wilhemenian era and is also the venue of the Berlinale Co-Production Market. By crossing the street, you can switch from the ever-busy atrium of the Gropius Bau to the calm and exclusive atmosphere of the Parliament Studio.
| Category | Seats* | DCP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Studio | 56 | ✔ |
Please note: The cinema is not wheelchair accessible.
If you would like to combine your screening with a reception, happy hour, presentation or any other type of event, you can find a suitable location on our Event Venues site.