Free Cinema for Refugees

Refugees and undocumented immigrants get free admission to Filmpodium screenings. Cinema makes us breathe and dream
Cinema opens our hearts and minds
Cinema unites us all

Filmpodium believes in sharing this experience:
By showing your refugee certificate (S/N/B/C/F) or your application for such a certificate at the box office you will get free admission to any of our screenings. Undocumented immigrants will find free tickets to Filmpodium at the SPAZ Information Office (Kalkbreitestrasse 8).

In our beautiful historic cinema, thematic cycles and retrospectives of classic movies run side-by-side with contemporary independent films from around the world, all in their original language, generally with German or English subtitles; special events with guest and live music add to an inspiring, delightful programme.
Our cinema is one block away from Bahnhofstrasse and easy to find (tram stops Sihlstrasse, Paradeplatz, Rennweg).

A warm welcome to Filmpodium!

A guide to language versions:
D: German dialogue, d: German subtitles
E: English dialogue, e: English subtitles
F: French dialogue, f: French subtitles
Dialekt or Mundart: Swiss German dialogue
I: Italian dialogue
Jap: Japanese dialogue
Sp: Spanish dialogue

Filmreihen
16. Feb.. - 31. März. 2026

Alfred Hitchcock: Part I

Lino Brocka: This Is My Country!

Ein Wochenende für Bruno Ganz

Premiere: Blue Heron

Premiere: Leonora im Morgenlicht

Premiere: Gangsterism

Vorlesungsreihe: Kino denken – Ansätze der modernen Filmtheorie

Classics: The Arch

Sélection Lumière: Shall We Dance?

3rd Echelon Theater: CAST*: Live Cinema Performance (Premiere)

Das Festival SONIC MATTER zu Gast: Syrische Klänge: Salamiyah – Lady of the Land