Filmhaus am Spittelberg

Filmhaus am Spittelberg (officially Filmhaus. Kino am Spittelberg) is a single-screen arthouse cinema located at Spittelberggasse 3 in the Spittelberg district of Vienna, Austria. It originally opened in 1994 as a secondary venue of Stadtkino Wien under the name "Filmhauskino am Spittelberg." The cinema closed on 1 January 2017 due to budget cuts, but after a renovation of its foyer and bar area, it reopened on 6 April 2018 under its current name. The reopening was made possible after the Austrian Film Institute (ÖFI) sought a new operator and selected the team behind Filmcasino. The cinema has 100 seats and 4K projection. The programming focuses on European arthouse films, with daily screenings (2–5 per day) typically in original language with subtitles (OmU). It also regularly shows films from Asia, Latin America, and US independent cinema. Thanks to close cooperation with the film distributor Polyfilm, many of their titles are featured. Special series and events such as "Pride Special," "Filmhaus Kids," and "Director's Nights" complement the regular schedule. The cinema has also hosted the Klezmore Festival with silent film accompaniment since 2019. As part of the Stadtkino Wien group, Filmhaus am Spittelberg shares its website and organizational structure with Stadtkino Wien. The cinema is a key venue for Austrian film and a fixture of Vienna's independent cinema scene.

Filmhaus am Spittelberg opened in 1994 as a secondary venue of Stadtkino Wien, under the name "Filmhauskino am Spittelberg." It operated for over two decades as a single-screen arthouse cinema in Vienna's Spittelberg district. On 1 January 2017, the cinema closed due to budget cuts. The Austrian Film Institute (ÖFI) subsequently issued a call for a new operator, and the team behind Filmcasino was selected. After renovating the foyer and bar area, the cinema reopened on 6 April 2018 under the name "Filmhaus. Kino am Spittelberg." The opening film was Lucky, the last film starring Harry Dean Stanton, directed by John Carroll Lynch. In 2019, the cinema had already established itself as a venue for Austrian film, and the Klezmore Festival was hosted there for the first time with silent film accompaniment. The cinema continues to operate as part of the Stadtkino Wien group, showing a curated program of European and international arthouse films.

• 2019

  Established as a venue for Austrian film; hosted Klezmore Festival with silent film accompaniment for the first time.

• 2018

  Reopened on 6 April as Filmhaus. Kino am Spittelberg after renovation, with opening film Lucky.

• 2017

  Closed on 1 January due to budget cuts.

• 1994

  Opened as Filmhauskino am Spittelberg, a secondary venue of Stadtkino Wien.

Independent arthouse cinema focusing on European and international quality films, with a strong commitment to original-language screenings and curated special programs.

• European arthouse films

  Daily screenings of European arthouse films, often in original version with subtitles.

• International independent films

  Regular screenings of films from Asia, Latin America, and US independent cinema.

• Special film series

  Curated series such as Pride Special, Filmhaus Kids, and Director's Nights.

1. 1Stadtkino Wienstadtkinowien.at
2. 2Filmhaus am Spittelberg - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Filmhaus. Kino am Spittelberg - Wikipediade.wikipedia.org