The so-called culture pass offers that all young people who turn 18 in 2023 will receive a culture pass with a credit of 200 euros from the federal government. They can spend this money in two years on a wide range of cultural activities, including going to the cinema.
The 200 euros can be spent on museums, concerts, theater and cinema performances, bookstores and record stores. All that matters is that large sales platforms and online mail order companies (keyword: Amazon) are excluded and that the participating cultural providers must register on a platform and also offer their ideas there. Because digital vouchers, for example for cinema tickets, can only be purchased via this platform.
The cinemas should join in – hopefully no problem!
It is therefore also important that the cinemas participate and register with the platform, which will hopefully be launched soon (probably not before January 1, but sometime later). Aside from the (hopefully low) technical hurdle, this really shouldn’t be a problem. After all, it is also in the interest of every local cinema to land on this platform and thus attract extra visitors. Because then the cinemas will of course receive a refund from the federal government for the vouchers they have exchanged.
Most recently, the average cinema ticket price in Germany for 2021 was just under 9 euros, but will likely have risen slightly above this limit by 2022. But even if it costs ten euros, as an 18-year-old you could go to the cinema a total of 20 times in 2023 and 2024 without paying a cent yourself.
The requirements for going to the cinema with the Kulturpass at a glance
So to enjoy these cinema visits, you must:
- turning 18 in the course of 2023
- Find a cinema near you that will participate from the start of the program in the course of 2023
- always get a voucher through the upcoming platform before going to the cinema
- And most importantly, go to the cinema!
According to the current starting plan, in 2023 you can see Oscar candidates like “The Fabelmans” and “Tár” or comic book blockbusters like “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania”, “Shazam! 2 – Fury Of The Gods”, “Guardians Of The Galaxy”. Vol. 3″ and spectacle sequels such as “Fast & Furious 10”, “Transformers 7”, “Mission: Impossible 7”, “Indiana Jones 5” or “Dune 2” in theaters. And then there are movies like “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” and of course a lot of German cinema: from the book adaptation “Wochendrebel” to the historical film “Sisi and I”, just to name a few. Depending on when the federal government program starts, next year you might be able to watch some of these movies in theaters without having to pay for them yourself.
And if you’re not yet 18, at least you can hope for the future. If successful, the project will be opened in a second step to young people aged 15 to 17.
Following the example of other European countries, the project promoted by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Claudia Roth is also a response to the corona pandemic and aims to bring together cultural providers and a young audience, promote and strengthen demand among young people.