About

The best cinema in Hradec Králové.

We are focusing on first-rate and art house films. We also offer alternative content, such as opera, theatre or ballet screenings. Our cinema hosts leading film festivals and displays, as well as documentaries and projects by up-and-coming filmmakers. The building is partially wheelchair accessible, as it has a wheelchair platform (into The Big Hall and the Central Bar) and accessible toilets.

The Small Hall and the balcony of The Great Hall are not wheelchair accessible. “Non barking” dogs are welcomed into our bar and even into the cinema halls themselves.

Screening Halls

The Great Hall has a capacity of 384 seats and 3 “beds,” the 4K projection is made possible by the SONY Cinealta SRX-R515P projector. This hall is equipped with a 7.1 sound system.

The Small Hall has a capacity of 27 seats and is equipped with a 5.1 sound system and the Espedeo Supra 5000 projector. This technology was financed by the city of Hradec Králové and The Czech Film Fund.

Opening hours

Our box office opens 30 minutes before the first screening of the day.

Advance booking

The Central Bar offers the possibility to purchase tickets on weekdays from 10 am until the box office itself opens.

Apart from tickets, the box office also sells Kino pass and the Metropolitan Opera Live series subscriptions.

Opening hours

Monday to Friday: 1 pm-12 am

Weekends: 12:30 pm-12 am

You can order everything on the menu to go or to be taken into the cinema halls. We offer returnable cups.

Concrete Garden

A perfect place for sunbathing or working in a shaded area, our concrete garden offers a relaxing experience. Visitors are also able to book our grill. Concrete Garden closes at 10 pm every day.

Video Cafe

Adaptable spaces of our Cafe suited for lectures. We offer the possibility of spatial separation, dimming lights and table adjustment.

Kino Pass is a prepaid card

You can use it to buy tickets to any of screenings in Bio Central and also Aero, Bio Oko, Světozor in Prague and the Scala in Brno. It’s transferable and can be recharged repeatedly. You can pay with your card or recharge it in either the online reservation system or in the cinema box offices. The card works with credits:

You can buy 500 credits for 500 CZK
You can buy 1100 credits for 1000 CZK
You can buy 1650 credits for 1500 CZK

When you activate your card, the minimum credit purchase is 500 CZK. When you pay for cinema tickets, one credit equals 1 CZK. Your credits are valid for one year since the date of the last charging.

You can buy your Kino Pass at the box office in any of our cinemas.

Films for schools

We offer high-quality programs for children of all ages. Primary schools, high schools and school clubs can choose from our wide range of school screening options and film workshops.

The current program of our cinema is not limiting to schools, as any film in Czech distribution can be arranged for school screenings. Our employees will gladly help teachers find a film appropriate for an age group, a school subject or a specific topic.

Teachers can also use free educational materials available for films distributed by our partner, Aerofilms.

For regular school screenings, the price range is between 50 and 90 CZK per student (teachers receive free admission). The screening has to be attended by at least 50 students in The Great Hall and at least 20 students in The Small Hall.

Commissions and consultations

Petr Vítek

petr.vitek@biocentral.cz

The story of Bio Central begins in 1928 with a license application; the cinema started screening in the next year. It changed its name too many times to count and its building was reconstructed on several occasions, implementing larger or smaller adjustments. The most significant changes were the digitalization in 2009 and its improvement in 2017.

The cinema as you know it today began its journey in 2012 with Bio Central opening under current management. Studio Garsonka was reconstructed in 2021 and turned into The Small Hall, which uses new, DCI compliant technology for its screenings.

Bar

Since our reopening in 2013, the cinema has made it possible for tens of up-and-coming creators to display their art here.

Foyer

A carefully curated poster exhibition from Terry's socks gallery is always on display in our cinema's foyer.