Big Screen Thrills as Cinematheque‧Passion Opens

The Cinematheque‧Passion is open from Tuesday to Sunday (Photo provided by Cultural Affairs Bureau)
The Cinematheque will screen two or three films from around the world for premiere in Macao (Photo provided by Cultural Affairs Bureau)

The Cinematheque‧Passion - under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau - was inaugurated on 30th March. Every month, the Cinematheque will hold different thematic film festival or programme, with two to three films from around the world premiered in Macao. Starting from April, on two weekends per month, two local short or feature films, under the umbrella of 'Discover Macao: Local Indies Revisited,' will be screened at the Cinematheque, enabling audiences to know more about local film productions.

Adjacent to the renowned World Heritage-listed icon of the Ruins of St. Paul's, the Cinematheque‧Passion, located at Travessa da Paixão No. 13, is a three-storey multifunctional building facilitating film screenings, local video storage, as well as film journals and book reading services. The ticket office, screening room and control room are located on the ground floor of the Cinematheque, while local film materials and videos, periodicals and magazines are available for residents in the film information room on the first floor.

CUT Ltd. will be responsible for the programming and operation of the Cinematheque. The ticket office is open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00am to 11:30pm, while the film information room is open from 10:00am to 8:00pm. The Cinematheque is also open during public holidays but is closed on Mondays.