Borås Bio Röda Kvarn
Information in English (summary)
Cinema Röda Kvarn is run by The Office of Arts of the City Council. Todays Röda Kvarn shows primarily newly produced quality films from all over the world. The goal is to show different kinds of movies, not least non-commercial ones. This goal is reached by showing films in a regular programme sundays-tuesdays, children's matinées saturdays-sundays and closed showings for schools.
Historical account of the Röda Kvarn cinema
Röda Kvarn [in english ´Red Windmill´] is one of the oldest and best preserved cinemas in Sweden. The building was drawn by architect Lars Kjellman and inaugurated in 1914.
It was pastrycook J A Ohlsson who received permission to build the motion picture theater by the Viskan river in downtown Borås, situated by the Place of Sven Erikson [Sven Eriksonsplatsen] and the Square of the Knalle [Knalletorget]. Around this period of time, it was fashion to build big, lavish and luxurious cinemas — to compete with regular theaters — and Röda Kvarn was no exception.
The architect, mr Lars Kjellman, was considered to be both interested and well versed in the different styles of architectures. At the time, Röda Kvarn housed 500 seats and was the third motion picture theater in the city of Borås. Since then the auditorium has been rebuilt and changed numerous times and the number of seats has been gradually reduced, not least as a consequence of being used as a stage for theater during a number of years.
Röda Kvarn was declared an historic building in 1998, meaning, in short, that the building is to be preserved. In 2004, an extensive two-phase renovation work began to restore the auditorium to it´s former cinematic glory and at the same time update the technology to modern standards. In february of 2005 Röda Kvarn was reopened.
It now houses 252 seats (plus room for 4 wheelchairs) and is the largest cinema auditorium in Borås.
Cinema Röda Kvarn
+4633-35 71 43 (box office)
www.boras.se/rodakvarn
www.facebook.com/rodakvarn
rodakvarn@boras.se
Contact
Ami Lööf, Phone: +4633-35 76 24
Address
Visiting address
Västerbrogatan 13
See map here
Mailing address
Kulturförvaltningen
Kulturkontoret
SE-501 80 Borås
Sweden
Road directions
Cinema Röda Kvarn lies within a stone´s throw of Borås Central Station, at the Place of Sven Erikson [Sven Eriksonsplatsen] and the Square of the Knalle [Knalletorget], next to the Viskan-river. Link to map
Film showings
Regular showings
Sundays at 4 pm and 7 pm. Mondays and Tuesdays att 7 pm (between stated dates)
Children´s matinées
Every Saturday and Sunday at 1.30 pm, (between stated dates)
Cinema for schools
Mondays-tuesdays at 09.30am and 12.00am, thursdays at 09.30am.
Tickets
Price of admission
Regular showings 50 SEK (70 SEK for 3D), children´s matinées 30 SEK (50 SEK for 3D). Prices for special showings varies.
Book of discount coupons
400 SEK for 10 tickets (does not apply to 3D-screenings)
Box-office
Phone: +4633-35 71 43. Tickets and book of discount coupons are sold at Röda Kvarn before showings.
Bookings in advance are currently unavailable.
For the time being we only accept cash payment
Additional information
Seats
The auditorium houses 252 seats and room for 4 wheelchairs.
For additional information on Cinema Röda Kvarn, if you have an opinion or want to suggest a film for future showing — be sure to contact us at the Office of Arts of the City Council, phone: +4633-35 76 24
rodakvarn@boras.se
Kontakt
Mats T Olsson
076-888 57 05
Visiting adress
Västerbrogatan 13
Mailing adress
Kulturförvaltningen
Kulturkontoret
SE-501 80 Borås
Sweden