About

The best cinema in Hradec Králové.

We are focusing on first-rate and art house films. We also offer alternative content, such as opera, theatre or ballet screenings. Our cinema hosts leading film festivals and displays, as well as documentaries and projects by up-and-coming filmmakers. The building is partially wheelchair accessible, as it has a wheelchair platform (into The Big Hall and the Central Bar) and accessible toilets. The Big Hall is also equiped with induction loop for hearing aid.

The Small Hall and the balcony of The Big Hall are not wheelchair accessible. “Non barking” dogs are welcomed into our bar and even into the cinema halls themselves.

Screening Halls

The Great Hall has a capacity of 384 seats and 3 “beds,” the 4K projection is made possible by the SONY Cinealta SRX-R515P projector. This hall is equipped with a 7.1 sound system.

The Small Hall has a capacity of 27 seats and is equipped with a 7.1 sound system and the Espedeo Supra-5000 projector.

The summer cinema is located in the Gayer Barracks, next to the Bajkazyl café. We mainly show films from the last few years that have not been given as much space in the classic halls.

Our technology was financed by the city of Hradec Králové and The Czech Film Fund.

You can see pictures from the cinema here.

Bio Central is a cultural institution open to all regardless of sex, origin, skin colour, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion. However, we will not tolerate any expressions of hatred towards anyone based on these characteristics.

Opening hours

Our box office opens 30 minutes before the first screening of the day.

Discounts

We offer 20 CZK discount to the elderly, students and children for every standard screening. We also offer 50 % discount to holders of ZTP (severe health disability) and ZTP/P (severe health disability needing special assistence) cards (assistent's entry is free of charge). 

Advance booking

The Central Bar offers the possibility to purchase tickets on weekdays until the box office itself opens.

Apart from tickets, the box office also sells Kino pass and the Metropolitan Opera Live series subscriptions.

Ticket cancellation

If you purchased your tickets online, please e-mail us at storno@biocentral.cz with your ticket number.

If you bought your ticket at the box office, just arrive and we will refund your money in the cinema.

Opening hours

Week days: 9:00-0:00
Weekends: 12:30-0:00

You can order everything on the menu to go or to be taken into the cinema halls. We offer returnable cups.

Concrete Garden

A perfect place for sunbathing or working in a shaded area, our concrete garden offers a relaxing experience. Visitors are also able to book our grill. Concrete Garden closes at 10 pm every day.

Video Cafe

Adaptable spaces of our Cafe suited for lectures. We offer the possibility of spatial separation, dimming lights and table adjustment.

 

Kino Pivo

We have created Kino Pivo with JungBerg brewery. You can read more about this exceptional light lager here.

Kino Pass is a prepaid card

You can use it to buy tickets to any of screenings in Bio Central and also Aero, Bio Oko, Světozor in Prague and the Scala in Brno. It’s transferable and can be recharged repeatedly. If you want to purchase a Kino pass as a gift, we recommend purchasing a Voucher, which you can then give to your loved ones or as a company benefit. You can pay with your card or recharge it in either the online reservation system or in the cinema box offices. The card works with credits:

You can buy 500 credits for 500 CZK
You can buy 1100 credits for 1000 CZK
You can buy 1650 credits for 1500 CZK

When you activate your card, the minimum credit purchase is 500 CZK. When you pay for cinema tickets, one credit equals 1 CZK. Your credits are valid for one year since the date of the last charging.

You can buy your Kino Pass at the box office in any of our cinemas.

You can find the instruction for you Kino Pass here.

Films for schools

We offer high-quality programs for children of all ages. Primary schools, high schools and school clubs can choose from our wide range of school screening options and film workshops.

The current program of our cinema is not limiting to schools, as any film in Czech distribution can be arranged for school screenings. Our employees will gladly help teachers find a film appropriate for an age group, a school subject or a specific topic.

Teachers can also use free educational materials available for films distributed by our partner, Aerofilms.

For regular school screenings, the price range is between 50 and 90 CZK per student (teachers receive free admission). The screening has to be attended by at least 50 students in The Great Hall and at least 20 students in The Small Hall.

Commissions and consultations

Veronika Kyselá

skoly@biocentral.cz
‭+420 733 608 637‬

Do you want to work in the best cinema in Hradec? Fill out the form at bit.ly/Chci-pracovat-v-BioCentral and we'll get back to you as soon as we have a spot for you. Thanks!

Free positions:

We are fully staffed at the moment but we will let you know if some position opens up.

The story of Bio Central begins in 1928 with a license application; the cinema started screening in the next year. It changed its name too many times to count and its building was reconstructed on several occasions, implementing larger or smaller adjustments. The most significant changes were the digitalization in 2009 and its improvement in 2017.

The cinema as you know it today began its journey in 2012 with Bio Central opening under current management. Studio Garsonka was reconstructed in 2021 and turned into The Small Hall, which uses new, DCI compliant technology for its screenings.

Café

Since our reopening in 2013, the cinema has made it possible for tens of up-and-coming creators to display their art here.

You can see the exhibition trust the process by Sandy Grňo in the café.

Foyer

A carefully curated poster exhibition from Terry's socks gallery is always on display in our cinema's foyer.
 

The foyer currently houses an exhibition of graphics, books and posters by Jiří Rathouský.

Exhibitions in Bio Central are supported by the Hradec Králové Region. Thank you.

Archive of the exhibitions

Café

January – February 2022: Digital illustrations by Tereza Chárová

March – May 2022: Darkening – illustrations from the upcoming VR movie

June – July 2022: Jolana Lažová – (Love) Stories

October 2022: Matyáš Fritscher – Free Ukraine

August – November 2022: Divá bába et al. – a-ž

November – December 2022: Johana Šumberová – Of birds, stars and dreams

January – February 2023: Jan Wilda and Jiří Kovanda – Pod tácky město

March – May 2023: Collective around the Zloba anthology – Zloba: Kraťasy a Kolotoče 

May – June 2023: Michaela Horynová & Dominika Cyprová – Až budu mít svůj dům

July – August 2023: Judita Levitnerová – Od hlavy k patce

September – October 2023: Radka Janů Koucká – Můj Orbis Pictus

November – December 2023: Ilona Mach and Jan Slanina – Bedřich Šimon, autor neznámý

January – March 2024: Lukáš houdek – A Taste of Honey

Foyer

January – July 2022: Student posters

July 2022: Photos from Ukraine

September – November 2022: Polish jazz posters

May 2023 – Skleničky

December 2022 – July 2023: Josef Flejšar on the 100th anniversary of his birth

August – September 2023: Czechoslovak new wave

November 2023 – February 2024: Posters for cult movies of the 1990's

With the AČFK Film club card you can ensure a supply of experiences for the whole year:

– You become a member of the Hradec Králové Film club, a community of people who love good films and like to discuss them
– You will receive a 20 CZK discount on screenings within the film club
– The price of the pass will be recouped to you after five films
– You will also get a discount at film seminars and events organised by all film clubs, including the ultimate event for all club members - the Uherské Hradiště Summer Film School
– For half price you can get into the HaDivadlo or the NaFilM museum

How to become a member of a Film club:

– Simply purchase an AČFK card at any film club across the country.
– The pass costs 100 CZK.
– The pass is valid for the whole calendar year and is not transferable to another person