The Bioscope Independent Cinema

The Bioscope Independent Cinema The Bioscope has proudly been Johannesburg's indie cinema space for the past 15 years. Available for private hire.
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Public events include our choice of the best cinema, concept nights, festivals, live comedy and live music! The Bioscope is an innovative independent cinema located in Johannesburg.The doors to its permanent and exclusive space opened on the 8th June 2010. The aim of the cinema is to increase the diversity of content on South African movie screens. In bringing new films to new audiences, The Biosc

ope is striving to grow new markets for new films, and are proud to be involved in developing local audiences for locally & internationally produced cinema.

We have to once again give thanks to The Long Take Film Club for the incredible energy and meaning they bring to our spa...
17/08/2026

We have to once again give thanks to The Long Take Film Club for the incredible energy and meaning they bring to our space. Always over sold out, with discussions that really take it one step further than most would! So thank you House of Shem and deniz sertkol for all that you do!

Our next meeting is Wed 26 Aug, the last Wednesday of every month. So dont delay folks.

Thanks for the photos

It was an honour to host Sdumo Mtshali and GQ South Africa for a special event this morning! We always aim for comfy and...
01/08/2026

It was an honour to host Sdumo Mtshali and GQ South Africa for a special event this morning!

We always aim for comfy and cosy over here, but its great to have an excuse to pull out our fancy dress when needed! 😎

Had the honour of hosting a special media screening today of the film BlackBurnsFast by Sandulela Asanda We’re excited t...
29/07/2026

Had the honour of hosting a special media screening today of the film BlackBurnsFast by Sandulela Asanda

We’re excited to host screenings here at The Bioscope this August!!

Two nights of SOLD OUT screenings where our monthly horror film club The Horror In Our Hearts and our original event Dum...
25/07/2026

Two nights of SOLD OUT screenings where our monthly horror film club The Horror In Our Hearts and our original event Dumpling Box Cinema teamed up!!

Thanks for all the love and support!!

We snapped this pic mid meeting 😅 The people we were meeting with understood that the light was just right! ☺️
18/07/2026

We snapped this pic mid meeting 😅 The people we were meeting with understood that the light was just right! ☺️

Did you know that this chest of drawers in our lobby contains a treasure trove of posters? All the leftovers from the fi...
16/07/2026

Did you know that this chest of drawers in our lobby contains a treasure trove of posters? All the leftovers from the films we release, as well as the odd ones left from our maxi prints, make their way into these drawers for you to buy.

Plan a little squizz through the next time you visit! ☺️

22/06/2026

We needed to give a personal mention about This one is special folks!

Packed with heart, humour, awkward charm and a soundtrack that will stick in your head. Power Ballad is a feel-good celebration of music, friendship and family.

Its been so great hosting special screenings of The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act. You still have a few more chan...
16/06/2026

Its been so great hosting special screenings of The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act. You still have a few more chances to catch it before the worldwide window closes on Thursday. Big loves to for bringing it to South Africa!!

We love how we didn’t even tell people to dress up for last night’s SOLD OUT screening!! Let The Bioscope always be the place for this sort of revelry!! We couldn’t be more honoured ☺️

09/06/2026

We can not wait for the film Power Ballad to hit The Bioscope’s screen! Packed with heart, humour, awkward charm and a soundtrack that will stick in your head, we decided that we had to do a little give-away!

WIN 4x TICKETS TO POWER BALLAD AT THE BIOSCOPE!

🎤 What song do you think could have been written about your and why?

*Competition closes 15 June. Winners will be announced on 16 June.

Yesterday we had our first MOMMIES AT THE MOVIES, and it was a great success!!👩‍🍼 This is our new signature event for ne...
27/05/2026

Yesterday we had our first MOMMIES AT THE MOVIES, and it was a great success!!👩‍🍼

This is our new signature event for new parents and their little ones looking to get out the house, meet other parents and still catch the latest releases. Come and enjoy a guilt-free screening where feeding, crying, and general niggley behaviour won’t be bothering the person next to you!

We’re aiming to do these on the last Tuesday morning of every month and already have June on sale!

We cant wait for you guys to see Power Ballad. It releases around the world in June, and it’s filled with so much love and great music!

Address

44 Stanley Avenue, Braamfontein Werf
Johannesburg
2001

Opening Hours

Monday 10:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 22:00
Thursday 10:00 - 22:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Saturday 09:00 - 22:00
Sunday 09:00 - 22:00

Telephone

+27619004457

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