What is a cinepass?

A cinepass is an eight-day or three-day festival pass that grants entry to all public festival screenings, as long as there is still available seating.

Classic Cinepass (Cinepass Klasik)

This type of pass is for all regular visitors of the festival. The Classic Cinepass can be purchased at a sales booth any time during the festival or via the MyCinepass reservation system. The Classic Cinepass grants the holder entry to the festival’s public screenings and public accompanying events (as venue capacity allows). The Classic Cinepass is valid for an unlimited number of screenings from 21 to 28 June 2024. This cinepass can hold up to five reservations at a time. When a reserved screening begins, you will immediately be able to make a subsequent reservation in its place, allowing you to continuously update your reservations. Your cinepass will also grant entry to a screening you have not reserved, provided that there are still available seats five minutes before show time.

Three-day Cinepass (3-dňový Cinepass)

This type of pass is for all regular visitors of the festival. This three-day cinepass can be purchased at a sales booth any time during the festival or via the MyCinepass reservation system. For its limited validity period, it grants the holder entry to the festival’s public screenings and public accompanying events (as venue capacity allows). The three-day Cinepass is valid for 72 hours from the time you specify during purchase, and it can hold up to five reservations at a time. When a reserved screening begins, you will immediately be able to make your next reservation, allowing you to continuously update your reservations. Your cinepass will also grant entry to screenings you have not reserved, provided that there are still available seats five minutes before show time.

Student Cinepass (Cinepass Študent)

An all-festival pass with a special student discount. The Student Cinepass grants the holder entry to the festival’s public screenings and public accompanying events (as venue capacity allows). It is valid for an unlimited number of screenings from 21 to 28 June 2024. Intended especially for students, it is available for advance purchase at a discounted price. Purchasing a Student Cinepass online requires a valid ISIC, ITIC or EURO26 card. When purchasing a Student Cinepass at a box office during the festival, however, students can also use other forms of identification to confirm their student status. This cinepass can hold up to five reservations at a time. When a reserved screening begins, you will immediately be able to make your next reservation, allowing you to continuously update your reservations. Your cinepass will also grant entry to screenings you have not reserved, provided that there are still available seats five minutes before show time.

Discount Cinepasses: Seniors and persons with disabilities

These discounted cinepasses offer the same features as a Classic Cinepass and you must display proof of eligibility for the given discount. More information on these cinepasses can be found in the Tickets section.

All available cinepasses are listed in the Tickets section, including the dates when they will be available for sale and links to purchase them online.

Screening Reservations

As most screening venues have a limited capacity, we recommend that cinepass holders reserve a seat in advance. Seats can be reserved via the reservation system or at festival box offices/reservation points.

Reservations cannot be made…

  • …less than an hour before the given screening begins.
  • …if there are no reservable seats left for the given screening.
  • …if you have already reached your cinepass’s maximum active reservation limit.
  • …if the screening is scheduled after the end of your cinepass’s validity period.
  • …if admission to the screening is free.
  • …for the festival opening and closing ceremonies.
  • for all events by invitation and partner events.

Please note that while reservations guarantee a seat at a particular screening, they are not tied to a specific seat in the venue. Cinema seating is on a general admission basis. All viewers with tickets and cinepass reservations must take their seats no later than five minutes before show time, at which time vacant seats will be offered to cinepass holders without reservations.

Reservations via MyCinepass

The simplest way to reserve a seat is by using our MyCinepass system. Once you create an account, you can buy a cinepass and reserve seats for films online, without having to wait at a registration point.

Cinepasses can be bought through the MyCinepass reservation system starting on 15 February 2024. Reservations for individual films will be made available several days ahead of the festival.

Proceed to the MyCinepass system