Le Plaza Centre Cinéma in Geneva
The historic cinema is undergoing renovation and will reopen in 2026.
Transformed into a cultural complex, le Plaza Centre Cinema will feature the restored cinema theatre, an immersive room, exhibition spaces, a bookstore-shop, a restaurant and a cinema hotel.
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Fabien Gaffez appointed General and Artistic Director of the Plaza Centre Cinéma
The Fondation Plaza Board is deeply pleased to announce the appointment of Fabien Gaffez as General and Artistic Director of the Plaza Centre Cinéma. Currently the Artistic Director of the Forum des Images in Paris, he will take up his new position on September 1, 2025.
The Plaza and the Mont-Blanc Centre – the building above the cinema theatre – designed by Marc J. Saugey are
iconic examples of post-war modernist architecture in Geneva.
The Plaza was the first cinema in Switzerland to screen in Cinemascope.
Keeping cinema at its core, the Plaza Centre Cinéma will engage with various cultural disciplines and offer a diverse program to a broad audience.
The heritage-listed building is carefully restored since 2020.