Cinescape - Kuwait National Cinema Company (KNCC), formerly known Kuwait Cinema Company, is a movie theater chain and film distributor in Kuwait. The company was incorporated in 1954 with a capital of 7 million

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, a few years before the

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currency was introduced. Commencing in 1996, KNCC used modern shopping centers for multi-screen theaters and initiated a plan to renovate older theaters in an effort to enhance its corporate image. In November 2003, KNCC had introduced the first e-ticketing service in the

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Exhibition

Cinescape has 11 locations with 56 screens using Digital Cinema Technology, and has 3D capabilities. It owns the second IMAX theater, which is located at Cinescape 360, while the first one is in The Scientific Center of

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. All of the theaters are located inside various malls except for one location which is a stand-alone cinema. The capacity level is around 12,000 seats across all locations. There are also six VIP screens, with two in Cinescape the Avenues, two in Cinescape 360 and 2 in Cinescape Sharqia. Cinescape also launched premium offerings for Cinescape Al Kout.

Distribution

Cinescape plays a major role in distribution of major independent films in the

through its associates,

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. In 2005, The Kuwait National Cinema Company joined alliance with Front Row Filmed Entertainment distributing major independent films from studios like

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, Studio Canal, TF1 International,

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, Peace Arch Films,

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, National Lampoon's and many more. Since then, more than 600 titles have been distributed across the Middle-East region. In addition to the Independent titles, it is a distributor of Arabic language films in the

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region. It also distributes films from Bollywood, and foreign language titles to the GCC region.

Theaters

Cinescape Theatres #Cinescape 360 #Cinescape The Avenues #Cinescape Fanar #Cinescape Al Kout #Cinescape Ajial #Cinescape Albairaq #Cinescape Marina #Cinescape Sharqiah #Cinescape Muhallab #Cinescape Laila #Cinescape Plaza #Cinescape 1954 Film House #Cinescape Al-Assima

Upcoming Cinema Theatres

#Cinescape Al Khiran

Kuwait Stock Exchange

KNCC has been listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange as a shareholding company with assets valued at more than KD 36 million (US $122 million)

Management

*Chairman - Abdulwahab Al Marzouq *Vice Chairman - Hisham Al Ghanim *CEO - Naser Al Rowdan

References

{{Reflist Cinema chains in Kuwait 1954 establishments in Kuwait Entertainment venues in Kuwait