CineStar Mainz

Holzhofstraße 1, 55116 Mainz

On the Holzhofstraße in Mainz, the Rhine-side state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate and home of ZDF, Germany's second national television broadcaster, CineStar brings cinema to a city where moving images are practically a civic tradition. Mainz's identity is layered: it is Gutenberg's birthplace, a Roman foundation, a wine capital, and a media city, and the CineStar draws on all these threads. The old town's half-timbered charm and the Romanesque cathedral provide the historic backdrop, while the modern media harbour area represents the city's forward-looking ambitions. The cinema serves an audience that includes university students, media professionals, and the wine-loving Rheinhessen population from the surrounding countryside. Its screens are well-appointed and the programming embraces the commercial mainstream with appropriate Rhenish enthusiasm. Mainz takes its pleasures seriously — Carnival here rivals Cologne's — and a night at the CineStar fits naturally into that generous civic spirit.