Cineville

What Cineville does

Cineville is a privately held, Amsterdam-headquartered cinema subscription company founded in 2009. It sells the Cinevillepas, a recurring monthly subscription that grants unlimited access to 75+ independent film theaters across more than 32 cities in the Netherlands for €24 per month (€19 for under-30s), requiring a four-month minimum commitment. The company has scaled to over 100,000 members, equivalent to roughly 1 in 180 Dutch citizens.

The platform is built on proprietary technology developed in-house, including the Filmagenda — an aggregated showtime directory across all partner cinemas — and a native iOS/Android application that functions as a digital membership card, ticket reservation tool, and discovery surface. Partner theaters are fully compensated for every Cinevillepas scan, aligning the supply side with membership growth and creating a self-reinforcing ecosystem that the company actively curates through editorial output (Cineville Magazine, the 'Film with Cineville' podcast) and community programming (Previewdagen, Filmquiz, Eurotrip).

Cineville's go-to-market is product-led and community-led via self-serve subscription signup on its website (mijn.cineville.nl) with iDEAL and SEPA direct debit payment, supplemented by organic social media, an editorial newsletter, and partner-theater physical touchpoints. Revenue is primarily recurring subscription from individual consumers, with secondary streams from the Cadeaupas gift cards and the Kidspas child add-on. Since 2025 the company has extended its geographic footprint into Belgium, Germany, Sweden and Austria (the latter under the 'nonstop' brand), broadened its customer base with the Kidspas family product, and announced Cinessentiel, a joint venture with CineGroup, signaling continued inorganic and organic growth in the European independent cinema market.

Name

Cineville

Legal name

Cineville

Website

https://cineville.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cineville, founded in 2009 in Amsterdam, sells a monthly cinema subscription (€24, €19 for under-30s) granting unlimited access to 75+ independent theaters across the Netherlands to more than 100,000 film enthusiasts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Cinevillepas Monthly Subscription: Recurring monthly subscription providing unlimited cinema access across 75+ partner theaters in the Netherlands. Members pay a flat monthly fee and can visit as many screenings as they wish. The first payment is made via iDEAL or Wero, after which membership fees are automatically collected (SEPA direct debit). Membership requires a minimum commitment of 4 months, after which it is monthly cancelable.
2. Cineville Kidspas Annual Subscription: Annual subscription for children up to age 11, priced at €60 per year (equivalent to €5 per month). Only available in combination with an existing or new adult Cineville membership. The Kidspas launched as a try-out project in autumn 2025 and was temporarily available until January 4, 2026.
3. Cineville Gift Cards (Cadeaupas): Pre-paid gift cards valid for 4, 6, or 9 months of Cineville membership. Purchased through cadeau.cineville.nl and redeemed against a new membership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cineville operates a flat-rate monthly cinema subscription (Cinevillepas) that grants members unlimited access to film screenings across a network of 75+ independent theaters throughout the Netherlands. The service charges €24 per month (€19 for members under 30) with a four-month minimum commitment, after which it can be cancelled monthly, and is supplemented by a child add-on (Kidspas), gift cards (Cadeaupas), and seasonal programs such as the summer Eurotrip across Belgium, Germany, Sweden, and Austria.

Product overview

Cineville operates as a cinema subscription platform connecting film enthusiasts with independent theaters across the Netherlands and Europe. The core offering is the Cinevillepas unlimited subscription, supplemented by the Cineville Kidspas child add-on. Supporting digital products include the Cineville App (mobile ticketing and digital passes), Filmagenda (showtime directory), and Cineville Magazine (editorial content). Seasonal programs like Eurotrip and Previewdagen extend access across Europe and showcase upcoming releases. Gift cards provide an alternative entry point to the membership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cinevillepas: Unlimited cinema membership pass for unlimited movie visits at 75+ theaters in the Netherlands for €24/month (€19 for under 30s).
• Kidspas
• Cineville Eurotrip
• nonstop

Products and services

• Cinevillepas Unlimited cinema subscription granting members access to 75+ independent film theaters across the Netherlands for €24 per month (€19 for under 30s), with a four-month minimum commitment and monthly cancellation thereafter.
• Cineville Kidspas Annual add-on subscription for children up to age 11, providing unlimited cinema access at 75+ partner theaters for €60 per year, available only in combination with an existing or new adult Cineville membership.
• Cineville Cadeaupas Pre-paid gift cards for Cineville membership sold in 4-, 6-, or 9-month denominations and redeemable for a new membership via the Cineville website.
• Cineville Previewdagen Multi-day film preview festival showcasing upcoming releases, Cannes titles, restored classics, and fall releases across 50+ theaters in 32 Dutch cities, with tickets sold separately.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100,000 Cinevillers, representing approximately 1 in 180 Dutch citizens, use the Cinevillepas
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cinessentiel (Joint Venture with CineGroup)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2025A December 2025 announcement revealed the creation of Cinessentiel, a collaboration between CineGroup and Cineville, representing a significant strategic partnership in the European independent cinema space.
• CineGroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCineGroup and Cineville announced Cinessentiel in December 2025, indicating a strategic partnership or joint venture between the two cinema organizations.
• ScreenDailyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerScreenDaily published an article in May 2026 titled 'Has the Dutch cinema sector discovered the secret of arthouse box-office success?' highlighting Cineville's role in the Dutch arthouse cinema market.
• NRCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNRC published a feature article in March 2026 titled 'Hoe Cineville de kwaliteitsfilm weer modieus maakte' (How Cineville made quality film fashionable again), covering Cineville's growth and cultural impact.
• NOSminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNOS reported in January 2026 that cinema attendance declined in 2025 while the popularity of arthouse cinemas (filmhuizen) increased, a trend associated with Cineville's growing membership.
• Nonstop Cinema (Austria)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnder the name 'nonstop', Cineville operates in Austria, participating in the Cineville Eurotrip summer program alongside sister operations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Sweden.
• Eye FilmmuseumminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEye Filmmuseum partners with Cineville for the 'Previously Unreleased' program, selecting and distributing the best restored films from the previous year across Cineville's theater network.
• International Queer & Migrant Film FestivalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe International Queer & Migrant Film Festival in Amsterdam collaborates with Cineville, hosting Q&A sessions with filmmakers whose films screen at the festival and through Cineville partner theaters.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• MUBI: MUBI is a global arthouse film streaming subscription featuring curated, festival-driven programming. It targets the same cinephile audience as Cineville and competes for the same members' attention and wallet, but delivers films via streaming rather than physical cinema access.
• Filmin: Filmin is a Spanish/Portuguese streaming platform focused on arthouse and independent cinema. It targets the same cinephile audience as Cineville and competes for the same members' attention, though primarily through streaming rather than physical cinema access.

Broad incumbents

• Kinepolis: Kinepolis is a large Belgian-headquartered European cinema chain operating premium multiplexes across multiple European markets. It is a broad incumbent in European cinema exhibition that competes for both audiences and studio relationships with Cineville's network.
• Cinépolis: Cinépolis is the largest cinema chain in Latin America and operates various loyalty and subscription programs across its markets. It is a broad incumbent in the same cinema industry as Cineville, though focused on a different geography and vertically integrated into exhibition.

Direct peers

• UGC Illimité: UGC, another major French cinema chain, operates UGC Illimité, a monthly unlimited cinema subscription. Like Cineville, it monetizes a fixed monthly fee against per-visit theater access, but is vertically integrated with UGC-owned cinemas rather than an independent aggregator network.
• Cinemark Movie Club: Cinemark Movie Club is a US cinema subscription offering monthly credits and discounts across Cinemark's theater chain. It mirrors Cineville's subscription-to-cinema access model but is vertically integrated with Cinemark's owned venues.
• Cineworld Unlimited: Cineworld's Unlimited subscription provides unlimited cinema access across its UK and European circuit for a monthly fee. It is a directly comparable subscription business to Cineville but operates at significantly larger scale and with chain-owned venues rather than an aggregator model.
• AMC A-List: AMC A-List is the leading US cinema subscription service (weekly movie allowances across AMC's circuit for a monthly fee). It is directly comparable to Cineville in product design, though operating at far greater scale, with chain-owned theaters, and in a streaming-dominated market.
• Pathé Unlimited: Pathé is the dominant French cinema chain and operates Pathé Unlimited, an unlimited cinema subscription comparable in design to Cineville (flat monthly fee for unlimited screenings across the chain's own theaters). It is the closest functional analog to Cineville in a neighboring Western European market.

Others

• Letterboxd: Letterboxd is a film community and discovery platform popular with cinephiles. It is thematically and demographically adjacent to Cineville's editorial ecosystem (magazine, podcast, Filmagenda) but is not a direct competitor, instead serving as a complementary discovery layer for the same audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xbsky.app/profile/cineville.nl
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCA4yhCrPVSCg4QTsmHVOakw
• Facebookfacebook.com/cineville.nl
• Instagraminstagram.com/cineville.nl
• TikToktiktok.com/@cineville.nl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cineville

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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