Did you know that Barcelona has a cinema where tickets cost between 2 and 4 euros, and where it is possible to see some of the best premieres of the last year? In the Raval neighborhood is the Filmoteca de Catalunya whose rooms are the most economical in the city throughout the year.
There is no “Cinema Party” here because the price remains unchanged from January to December, with the general ticket at 4 euros, which can be reduced to 2 euros with a 10-session voucher. For children under 30 and retirees, the price is 3 euros and for the youngest, between 3 and 12 years old, the ticket also costs 2 euros.
This public cinema, since the Filmoteca de Catalunya is a cultural institution managed by the Department of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya, combines in its programming recent premieres (for example, Anatomy of a Fall, Oscar for best original screenplay in 2024) with film cycles on directors or themes, film festivals of various geographies and genres (Wallay, African film festival in Barcelona), or children’s sessions (such as FilmoXica).
Founded in 1981, it has its main headquarters in Salvador Seguí square, in Barcelona’s El Raval neighborhood, in a building that was inaugurated in 2012.
This space has 2 movie theaters, which host some 1,400 screenings per year, a Film Library with archives and specialized bibliography, and two exhibition halls.
In addition, Terrassa is home to the Centre de Conservació i Restauració, where the Filmoteca’s entire film collection of some 40,000 titles is stored.