This is us
Cineville was born in 2009 in Kriterion, an independent student cinema in Amsterdam. With a Cineville card, members can visit over 75 Dutch cinemas as often as they like. More than 100,000 Cinevillers have now joined the club, meaning one in every 180 people in The Netherlands has a card. Nice!
We’ve grown, but our close-knit team of editors, developers, marketeers, and customer service employees is still doing what we love most: making sure Cineville members can catch a film at any time, and know what to see. Our self-built Calendar and App list all showtimes, and our newsletters, social media and magazine zoom in on what’s on, with tips, interviews, background articles and a podcast.
Collaboration is key for Cineville. We’re a network of independent cinemas, each with their own unique locations and curated programming. Watching a film together can be funny, magical, moving and inspiring, which is why Cineville is committed to preserving and promoting these special spaces. The cinemas are reimbursed for each Cineville visit, and members tend to go to the movies much more often than non-members. This way, we all contribute to a full house and a lively, resilient industry.
In the future, we want to support more European independent cinemas and connect film fans internationally. That’s why we already branched out locally to Belgium, Germany, Sweden and Austria (under the name nonstop). Our dream is having a single European membership that can be used across borders. We already made that a temporary reality in the summer of ‘25.
