Filmpodium, a repertory cinema operated by the Mayor of Zurich’s Office of Cultural Affairs, screens around 350 different films per year. Thematic cycles and retrospectives of classic works of cinema run side-by-side with premieres of distinctive contemporary independent films from around the world, all in the original language; special events with live music and guest stars are part and parcel of the programme. The Filmpodium cinema, built in 1949, is Zurich’s most beautiful movie theatre.
The cinema is accessible for wheelchairs and equipped with a wireless assistive listening system.
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Money
A counterfeit 500-franc note is in circulation. A young man is wrongly suspected of having something to do with it. He ends up in prison for a short while. ...
28.10.2026
20:45
Filmpodium
Lecture series: #6 French Impressionism
The lecture ‘Film History 1: From the Cinema of Attractions to 1945’ at the Department of Film Studies (University of Zurich) will take place as a ...
29.10.2026
16:15
Filmpodium
Film-Concert: Autumn Mists & The Three-Sided Ice
Live music: IOKOI with Mara Miccichè (electronics, vocals)
As the defining stylistic movement of the silent film era, what is often referred to as ...
29.10.2026
17:45
Filmpodium
Two Days of Film at the Filmpodium: Audiovisual Works from Morocco
Since 2013, the Zurich biennial festival ‘Zwei Tage Strom’ has been exploring the diverse forms of expression found in electroacoustic music. The focus ...
29.10.2026
19:30
Filmpodium
The separation
Anne (Isabelle Huppert) and Pierre (Daniel Auteuil), an unmarried couple with a two-year-old child, go to the cinema one evening (Rossellini’s *i* *Europa ...
30.10.2026
15:00
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Pretty Scary Things: 4x Horror
On Friday evening, 30 October, we invite you to ‘4 × Horror’, a journey through almost 25 years of Asian genre cinema. This special edition brings ...