What KINO Rotterdam does

KINO Rotterdam is a privately held, for-profit cinema, restaurant, and bar operating from a single venue at Gouvernestraat 129-133 in central Rotterdam, founded in 2015 and employing between 11 and 50 people. Its core product is curated film programming spanning arthouse, classics, blockbusters, anime, and special retrospectives, delivered through multiple screens including a main auditorium equipped with a restored DP70 70mm analog projector — making KINO the second cinema in the Benelux region to offer 70mm celluloid projection. The DP70 system, originally engineered by Dutchman Jan Jacob Kotte (Academy Award for technical excellence, 1963), has an industry-cited 100-year warranty and only ~100 working units remain worldwide.

The business operates a hybrid revenue model combining transactional ticket sales (onsite and online), a Cineville subscription partnership for recurring access, food and beverage via the integrated NIKO's resto burger restaurant, bar service, venue rental for private screenings and events, and a small merchandise webshop. Customer segments are diversified across general cinema-goers, film enthusiasts, anime fans (via the Kaboom Anime Series), parents with infants (via Cry-Baby Cinema), and standalone restaurant patrons. Distribution is exclusively regional through the Rotterdam venue, with marketing driven by the company website, social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd), a weekly email newsletter, and curated institutional partnerships with Kaboom Animation Festival, De Melkweg, Eye Filmmuseum, and the Willem de Kooning Academy. The venue is active and operating with programming scheduled through 2026; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

KINO Rotterdam

Legal name

KINO Rotterdam

Website

https://kinorotterdam.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KINO Rotterdam is a privately held cinema, restaurant, and bar in central Rotterdam offering curated film programming from arthouse to blockbusters, combined with on-site dining, 70mm analog projection, and subscription access via Cineville.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cinema Ticket Sales: Revenue from individual movie screenings across multiple formats including standard digital, 70mm celluloid, and special presentations. Ticket prices vary by format and screening type.
2. Food & Beverage (NIKO's resto): Burger restaurant with comfort food and healthy sides, operating daily from 17:00 to 21:30. Offers classic burgers (meat and vegan) with a personal twist using homemade ingredients. Specials include Monday Combo and themed burgers tied to film screenings.
3. Bar & Drinks Service: Drinks and bites service complementing the cinema and dining experience.
4. Venue Rental (Zaalhuur): Private screenings and venue rental for events, allowing organizations to hire cinema spaces.
5. Merchandise (Webshop): Online store selling merchandise such as tote bags.
6. Cineville Membership: Partnership with Cineville offering subscription-based unlimited film access for members, with exclusive preview screenings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

KINO Rotterdam is an independent cinema, restaurant, and bar in central Rotterdam that screens a curated mix of arthouse, classics, blockbusters, and specialty films, including rare 70mm analog presentations on a restored DP70 projector. The venue combines film exhibition with on-site dining at NIKO's resto and full bar service, plus themed programs (Cry-Baby Cinema, Kaboom Anime Series) and private venue rentals.

Product overview

KINO Rotterdam is a cinema, restaurant, and bar located in the center of Rotterdam. The core offering is quality film programming with a varying selection from arthouse to blockbusters, shorts to classics. The venue includes on-site restaurant NIKO's resto for complete evening experiences, premium 70mm analog film screenings using a restored DP70 projector (second cinema in Benelux), baby-friendly Cry-Baby Cinema screenings, and the Kaboom Anime Series in partnership with Kaboom Animation Festival. Additional services include room rentals for private events and a webshop for merchandise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KINO Rotterdam Cinema

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kaboom Animation FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonthly anime screening series partnership where KINO teams up with Kaboom Animation Festival and De Melkweg to showcase the best Japanese anime classics and recent titles on the big screen. The series runs every third Wednesday of the month, featuring films that were previously available only through import and bootleg VHS tapes.
• De MelkwegcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partnership with Kaboom Animation Festival and De Melkweg for the monthly anime series, bringing Amsterdam and Rotterdam audiences together for Japanese animation programming.
• CinevillecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCineville membership program allowing subscribers unlimited access to films. KINO participates in Cineville Previewdagen, offering exclusive presale access to festival titles before general release in the Netherlands.
• Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosting the annual WDKA Graduation Film Festival at KINO, showcasing films of 2026 graduates from the Willem de Kooning Academy. Also screens various student audiovisual and animation shorts throughout the year.
• Eye FilmmuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Eye Filmmuseum for the 70mm presentation of 2001: A Space Odyssey, with Warner Brothers providing pristine prints for the screening.
• Eye FilmmuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEye filmprogrammer Ronald Simons provides introductions to Dario Argento's giallo films during Cinéma Viscéral screenings.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lab111: Independent arthouse cinema and bar in Amsterdam offering curated film programming combined with dining/drinks, mirroring KINO's cinema-restaurant-bar integrated concept.
• LantarenVenster: Independent arthouse cinema and music venue located in Rotterdam, directly competing with KINO for the same Rotterdam cinephile audience and cultural-event visitors.
• The Movies: Historic arthouse cinema in Amsterdam showing curated, classic, and specialty films, operating as a direct comparable in the Dutch independent arthouse exhibition segment.
• Cinemec Utrecht: Independent cinema in Utrecht with curated film programming, comparable to KINO as a non-multiplex exhibitor in the Dutch Cineville-affiliated network.
• Kriterion: Long-running student-run arthouse cinema in Amsterdam, comparable to KINO as an independent, curated film venue targeting cinephiles within the same Cineville distribution network.
• Filmhuis Den Haag: Arthouse cinema in The Hague with curated programming for cinephiles, directly comparable to KINO in scale, positioning, and Cineville participation.

Broad incumbents

• Kinepolis: Major European cinema operator with large Dutch multiplex footprint, competing for mainstream filmgoers but lacking KINO's curated arthouse and 70mm positioning.
• Pathé: Largest cinema chain in the Netherlands operating multiplex venues across major cities; overlaps with KINO on mainstream film exhibition but at much larger scale and with very different programming focus.

Others

• Cineville: Subscription platform aggregating Dutch independent cinemas; KINO is a partner, so Cineville is a channel partner/enabler rather than a competitor, driving recurring traffic to KINO.
• Eye Filmmuseum: Dutch film museum and exhibition venue in Amsterdam with curated programming and a renowned 70mm heritage; collaborates with KINO on Eye-curated introductions and 70mm presentations, making it a programming partner and adjacent cultural institution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KINOrotterdam
• Instagraminstagram.com/kinorotterdam
• Xx.com/KINORdam
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kino-rotterdam

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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