Pražské Bio Oko has received a new interior

Prague - The functionalist building of Prague's Bio Oko has received a new interior after nearly 70 years of operation. Visitors at today's grand opening were captivated by the red-orange walls and the modern café at the entrance. Bio Oko also has a new operator who wants to offer viewers not only regular film productions but also quality documentary films. Today, the organizers offered the third installment of the animated fairy tale Shrek for free to young viewers.
    "The main screening time starting at 19:30 will be dedicated to documentaries or occasional screenings, festival echoes, or direct festival screenings," outlined the future of the cinema today by Andrea Slováková from the civic association Jihlavský spolek amatérských filmařů, which has become the new operator. She added that residents of Prague 7 can also look forward to reruns of distributed films.
    The reconstruction of the interior lasted just under four months and cost about 6.5 million crowns. As part of the renovations, a complete overhaul of the entrance areas and social facilities, renovation of engineering networks, electrical installations, and air conditioning systems was carried out. "The reconstruction of the space and the furnishing of the interior was absolutely necessary. Although the projection technology was gradually updated, many technological units had already become outdated today, and the equipment had reached the end of its lifespan," stated the mayor of Prague 7, Marek Ječmének.
    The block of houses in which Bio Oko is located was built in the 1930s. The building is among the significant functionalist structures in Prague. The first cinema here opened in 1940. Since then, it operated without significant modifications until June of this year.