Advance telephone bookings can be made at boxoffice hours at 050 - 312 04 33

Café & boxoffice hours

Boxoffice closes 15 minutes after the start of the final film

Films

Generally all screenings are original versions with Dutch or, on occasion, English subtitles. More information in the English language on virtually every film can be found at the website of the IMDB (Internet Movie DataBase).

Mission Statement
IMAGES is an artcinema which aims to show quality movies within a wide range between avantgarde and mainstream. We want to fulfill this purpose by showing Dutch premieres every week and repertoire cinema in special screenings, if possible connected to other cultural events within The Netherlands or within the regions of the Northern Netherlands, and especially in the city of Groningen and its direct environment.

Welcome
Artcinema IMAGES is located in the old medieval city center of Groningen, one of the oldest university towns in The Netherlands. You will find IMAGES on the northern end of the Poelestraat which begins in the south-eastern corner of the Grote Markt, the main square.
The city of Groningen has a population of approximately 175,000 and the total service area of IMAGES covers the three northern provinces of The Netherlands, with about 1.4 million inhabitants. For a visit to a comparable artcinema you will have to travel to either Amsterdam, Utrecht or Nijmegen within The Netherlands or to Oldenburg or Bremen in Germany, at least 150 kms away.
Apart from the weekly programme consisting mainly of Dutch arthouse premieres and repertoire cinema, IMAGES is affiliated to the International Film Festival Rotterdam and organizes every year a pocket edition of this prestigious festival. IMAGES is also co-organizer of the yearly French film festival CINE PREMIERES and participates in the annual masterclass "film criticism" with the Faculty of Humanities of Groningen State University. Furthermore IMAGES participates in a European circuit for documentaries called CINEMANET EUROPE. IMAGES is currently developing a new film festival under the banner "Metropolitan Images".

Facilities
IMAGES is established in an old mansion house which dates back to the 14th century. In 2001-2002 the building and the cinemas were totally renovated. There are three cinemas with 190, 130 and 70 seats. All cinemas are equipped with airco, dolby-sr sound system and 35mm projection. The largest cinema is also equipped with an excellent video-beam for digital projection. Apart from the Cafe des Images, situated on two floors, the building also contains the so-called Kapteynzaal, a conference room which has been characteristically restored back to its early 20th century decoration. It is possible to rent IMAGES or parts of the building for small congresses, powerpoint presentations, parties or meetings.
Questions in the English language sent to our e-mail address regarding the programme will be duly answered.