Verdensteatret Cinematheque is operated by the Tromsø International Film Festival and is a vibrant film culture house with daily film screenings of both classics and new quality films. We screen films in most formats including 35mm, 16mm, and digitally.

The Cinematheque's own film screenings make up the majority of the program, but the cinema also serves as a venue for the Tromsø Film Society and Tromsø Children's Film Society who host weekly screenings throughout the year.

The unique atmosphere and acoustics of the cinema hall also make it popular as a concert venue, and periodically, one can enjoy live broadcasts of opera from The Met in New York at Verdensteatret. The hall is also frequently used for debates, seminars, and other events.

Program

The cinematheque program on a monthly basis, with a new program announced towards the end of each period for the coming month. You can pick up an issue of our printed program in the bar, or check out our full program listing in the calendar. The cinema operates throughout the year, with the exception of July due to summer break and January due to the Tromsø International Film Festival. Our spring season runs from February through June and our autumn season from late August until Christmas.

Ticket sales and memberships

All tickets must be purchased online and we encourage our audience to purchase their tickets before arriving at the cinema for the screening. You'll find ticket links in the film articles and on our ticket page. Standard ticket price for ordinary screenings is 130 NOK. For students and senior citizens we offer a discount price of 120 NOK with valid ID. If you plan to see more than five films in a season we encourage you to purchase a membership at the cinematheque. The price of membership is 100 NOK and offers you a discounted ticket price of 110 NOK for the remainder of the season. Proof of valid membership also offers certain discounts at Verdensteatret Bar. Once you have your membership, use the reference code (referansekode) to purchase discount members tickets (Medlem).

Please note that the film societies operate with separate ticket systems, and the Met Opera with their own rates. Any non-film screening events also operate with separate ticket rates.

Languages

Most of our films are screened with Norwegian subtitles, but we also feature both foreign and Norwegian films with English subtitles. Please see each film article for more info under Språk (Language) in the film fact box.

About Verdensteatret

Verdensteatret is the regional cinematheque for Northern Norway. A cinematheque is a cinema-based organization that works to stimulate interest in film history and art by making key works from film history and recent quality films accessible to the public. The films should be presented in a way that is faithful to the original formats and screening methods. Our aim is to stimulate film culture locally, regionally, and nationally. A cinematheque operates based on non-commercial, cultural, and educational objectives. In addition to Tromsø, Norwegian cinematheques can be found in Oslo, Bergen, Kristiansand, Trondheim, Lillehammer, and Stavanger. Cinematheques in Norway collaborate on joint digital screenings of selected titles throughout the year, with support from the Norwegian Film Institute.