Kino Pilotů

Kino Pilotů is a cinema in the Vršovice district of Prague, Czech Republic. The original cinema of the same name opened in the mid-1930s as a single-screen venue with a capacity of 300 seats on Donská street. It operated in those same premises for decades before closing in the mid-1990s. After a three-month reconstruction, the cinema reopened in 2016 and now comprises three auditoriums with capacities of 84, 70 and 16 spectators. The operator is producer Jan Macola of Mimesis Film, with Jakub Felcman responsible for programming. The revived Kino Pilotů positions itself as an art-house cinema. Its programming focuses primarily on art films, film showcases and festivals, and community-oriented programmes for local residents of Vršovice. The cinema also runs a "Kino domů" (Cinema at Home) programme and offers venue rental and school screenings, as reflected on its official website. Its daily programme lists a mix of Czech-dubbed family films, documentaries, and curated series such as "Céčko" screenings with limited capacity and reservation recommendations. In 2022, Kino Pilotů became the first Czech cinema in history to receive the Europa Cinemas award for programming. The cinema maintains an active online presence through its website, where it publishes schedules, film detail pages, and ticket purchasing options. It is a private, independent operation rather than part of a large cinema chain, and it serves as a cultural hub for the Vršovice community in Prague.

Kino Pilotů originated in the mid-1930s as a single-screen cinema with a capacity of 300 seats on Donská street in the Vršovice district of Prague. It operated in those same premises for many decades. From the mid-1990s, the cinema was out of operation. In 2016, after a three-month reconstruction, it was reopened. The revived cinema now consists of three auditoriums with capacities of 84, 70 and 16 spectators. The operator is producer Jan Macola of Mimesis Film, and Jakub Felcman is responsible for programming. The cinema focuses its programming primarily on art-house production, film showcases and festivals, and programmes for the local community in Vršovice. In 2022, it became the first Czech cinema in history to receive the Europa Cinemas award for programming.

• 2022

  Kino Pilotů becomes the first Czech cinema to win the Europa Cinemas award for programming.

• 2016

  After a three-month reconstruction, Kino Pilotů reopens with three auditoriums (84, 70 and 16 seats).

• 1995

  Cinema goes out of operation from the mid-1990s.

• 1935

  Original Kino Pilotů opens as a single-screen cinema with 300 seats on Donská street in Vršovice, Prague.

Independent art-house and community cinema in Prague's Vršovice district, focused on art films, festivals and local community programmes.

• Art-house film screenings

• Film festivals and showcases

• Community programmes for Vršovice

• School screenings

• Venue rental

• Kino domů (Cinema at Home) programme

1. 1Kino Pilotů official websitekinopilotu.cz
2. 2Kino Pilotů on Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Kino Pilotů on Czech Wikipediacs.wikipedia.org
4. 4Toy Story 5: Příběh hraček | Kino Pilotůkinopilotu.cz
5. 5Kino Pilotůcs.wikipedia.org