Valamar Blog

The art cinema in Rijeka was established by the Town of Rijeka on 18 December 2008 in the hall of the cinema Croatia which was closed after the first multiplex cinemas sprung up in Rijeka. Although it is only one year old, this cinema is already a cultural institution which provided Rijeka and its citizens with many positive critics and hundreds of attractive films which, if there wasn’t for the cinema Croatia, surely wouldn’t be seen in Rijeka.
Since it is one of the most beautiful cinemas in Croatia, the Town of Rijeka Department of Culture came up with a programme which will help make this cinema not only a place of featuring films but also a place of gathering of all the film fans. The art cinema has set out an objective of creating a continuous film programme and attracting audience which will encourage people to go to the cinema. Many film festival programmes are welcomed here as well and a video store within the theatre is also planned. Its purpose will be to offer film of better artistic values which are not easily found in the classic video stores.
The success is also confirmed by the fact that the art cinema Cinema became a part of the Europa Cinemas network, which is a part of the MEDIA programme set forth by the European Commission with the objective of developing European films and film industry. Art cinema Croatia features valuable films – documentaries, experimental, animated and live action films, new and old ones, making it a cultural backbone of the town of Rijeka. And the rich programme in line for February confirms the fact that the art cinema in Rijeka is on the right track.