Odeon BFI London IMAX Cinema
1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, Waterloo,
London,
SE1 8XR
1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, Waterloo,
London,
SE1 8XR
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Operated by the British Film Institute, the BFI London IMAX Cinema is housed in an unusual circular building which is glazed on the exterior. It is located in the centre of a busy traffic round-a-bout at the southern end of Waterloo Bridge and access is gained by under the road passages. The BFI London IMAX Cinema boasts it has the ‘largest screen in the UK…the height of 5 double-decker buses’. It opened on 1st May 1999.
IMAX and 3D IMAX format films play in repertory programming and the cinema also features an increasing number of presentations of the latest releases, which are shown on the giant IMAX screen (but not in the IMAX format).
From 19th July 2012 the Odeon Theatres chain began a 5-year fixed time concession to operate the cinema. It has now been equipped with an IMAX 3D digital projector and a new 20 metres tall IMAX digital screen. 70mm film IMAX projectors have been retained for occasional use.
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1 Charlie Chaplin Walk. 477 seats. Here is a website.
A photograph of the B.F.I. IMAX Cinema that I took in August 2002:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/509751593/
This is another photo of the IMAX Cinema. The year given for the photo is 2005.
The architect of the Imax was Bryan Avery. A series of photos taken in September 2008 (interior and exterior) can be found here:–
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This is another photo of a B.F.I. IMAX.
At night the BFI IMax is a eyecatching building in the centre of the roundabout.
April 2009
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3453367923/
The display changes at regular intervals – here is an August 2011 view
BFI IMAX