Cinema Albert
A neighbourhood cinema in Sint-Gillis, Dendermonde, Belgium, screening mainstream, arthouse and Flemish-language films.
Last updated September 28, 2026
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Overview
Cinema Albert is a cinema located in Sint-Gillis, a district of Dendermonde in East Flanders, Belgium. It operates as a local, independent movie theatre rather than a national chain, and its programme mixes mainstream releases, family and animated titles, and Flemish-language screenings. The venue's own website is the main public window into its activities, listing daily showtimes, avant-premières, themed evenings and special events. The cinema's schedule shows a broad, community-oriented editorial line. Recent and upcoming listings include international titles such as 'Nuestra Tierra', 'Coyote vs Acme', 'Dune: Part Three', 'The Odyssey', '500 Miles', 'Digger', 'The Invite', 'Verity', 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Paradise', alongside family fare such as 'Toy Story 5'. Several screenings are explicitly marked as Dutch-spoken ('Nederlands gesproken'), and the programme also carries Flemish-language items such as 'Vlaams Moppervis' and 'Het Vergeten Eiland', reflecting the Dutch-speaking context of Flanders. Beyond ordinary screenings, Cinema Albert hosts avant-premières and one-off events. Examples visible on its site include an avant-première of 'Wicker x Dimi's' with a free tasting, an avant-première of 'Coyote vs Acme' with prizes, a '1+1 Gratis' promotion for 'Coward', a lecture on cinema in occupied Belgium with Professor Roel Vande Winkel, and an exclusive avant-première of 'Dune: Part Three'. The site also advertises gift vouchers ('Cadeaubons') and references a centenary, '100 jaar Cinema Albert', indicating a long local history. As a small local exhibitor, Cinema Albert is not a listed company and no parent group or ownership structure is disclosed in the available evidence. Its identity is tied to its venue and its audience in Dendermonde rather than to a wider corporate brand.
History
Cinema Albert is a cinema in Sint-Gillis, a district of Dendermonde in East Flanders, Belgium. Public evidence about the venue is largely limited to its own website and a Wikidata entry describing it simply as a 'cinema in Dendermonde, Belgium'. The website's references to '100 jaar Cinema Albert' (100 years of Cinema Albert) indicate that the cinema has a long local history, though the available evidence does not give a precise founding year or founding details. What is clear from the cinema's current programming is its role as a local exhibition venue serving Dendermonde and its surroundings. Its listings combine wide-release international titles with family films and Flemish-language productions, and it stages avant-premières, lectures and promotional events. This mix is typical of a small, community-oriented cinema in Flanders, where Dutch-language screenings and local-language films sit alongside mainstream releases. No corporate history, ownership changes, closures or rebrandings are documented in the supplied evidence. The cinema appears to operate independently and remains active, with a current programme of screenings and events.
Website references '100 jaar Cinema Albert', indicating a centenary of the cinema.
Products and positioning
Local independent neighbourhood cinema with a mixed mainstream, arthouse and Flemish-language programme.
Film screenings
Avant-premières
Flemish-language screenings
Gift vouchers (Cadeaubons)
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