Kino Wildenmann

Kino Wildenmann is a cinema in Männedorf in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its main hall, located between the Hotel and the Rosenhof, was converted into a cinema during 1946. The cinema has a capacity of 71 seats and is run by a team of nine members. From the 2000s onward, it has received multiple awards from local, cantonal and national bodies for its artistically valuable programming. The cinema's history is closely tied to the Wildenmann building complex. In the 1970s the loss-making cinema continued operating primarily to use its foyer as a profitable video rental store. In 1983 film enthusiasts founded a film club that initially screened arthouse films on Mondays and Tuesdays on its own account. After a fire in the neighbouring hotel in 1994, the cinema was flooded with extinguishing water. The film club evolved into a cooperative, which was able to build a studio cinema in the Remise of the Wildenmann rather than continuing the large hall cinema; this studio cinema opened around three years later, in 1998. 2019 was the cinema's most successful year up to 2022. The years 2020 to 2022 were challenging because of the coronavirus pandemic, but thanks to its cooperative structure, support funds from the canton of Zurich and its management, the cinema was never at risk of ceasing operations. Beyond the municipality of Männedorf, the cinema is known for its film festival, held every two years (most recently in 2022 after the pandemic). Films are shown on the square in front of the cinema and inside the cinema, with food and drink provided; volunteer members and supporters organise the festival.

Kino Wildenmann is a cinema in Männedorf in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. During 1946, the large hall of the Wildenmann, situated between the Hotel and the Rosenhof, was converted into a cinema. In the 1970s, the loss-making cinema continued to operate in order to use its foyer as a profitable video rental store. In 1983, film enthusiasts founded a film club that initially screened arthouse films on Mondays and Tuesdays on its own account. After a fire in the neighbouring hotel in 1994, the cinema was flooded with extinguishing water. The film club then became a cooperative, which was able to build a studio cinema in the Remise of the Wildenmann instead of the large hall cinema; this studio cinema opened around three years later, in 1998. From the 2000s onward, the cinema was repeatedly awarded by local, cantonal and national bodies for its artistically valuable programming. The team consists of nine members, and the hall has a capacity of 71 seats. 2019 was the cinema's most successful year up to 2022. The years 2020 to 2022 were challenging because of the coronavirus, but thanks to the cooperative structure, support funds from the canton of Zurich and the management, the cinema was not at risk of ceasing operations. Beyond the municipality of Männedorf, the cinema is known for its film festival, which takes place every two years (most recently in 2022 after the pandemic). Films are shown on the square in front of the cinema and inside the cinema, and food and drink are provided; volunteer members and supporters organise the festival.

• 2022

  The biennial film festival was held again after the coronavirus pandemic.

• 2019

  The cinema's most successful year up to 2022.

• 1998

  A studio cinema in the Remise of the Wildenmann, built by the cooperative that emerged from the film club, opened around three years after the fire.

• 1994

  After a fire in the neighbouring hotel, the cinema was flooded with extinguishing water.

• 1983

  Film enthusiasts founded a film club that initially screened arthouse films on Mondays and Tuesdays on its own account.

• 1946

  The large hall of the Wildenmann, between the Hotel and the Rosenhof, was converted into a cinema.

Cooperative-run arthouse cinema with award-winning curated programming and a community film festival.

• Arthouse film screenings

• Studio cinema screenings

• Biennial film festival

1. 1Kino Wildenmannwikidata.org
2. 2Kino Wildenmannde.wikipedia.org