Cinescape - Kuwait National Cinema Company (KNCC), formerly known as the Kuwait Cinema Company, is a movie theater chain and film distributor in Kuwait. The company was incorporated in 1954 with a capital of 7 million rupees, a few years before Kuwaiti dinar became the national currency. Commencing in 1996, KNCC used modern shopping centers for multi-screen theaters and initiated a plan to renovate older theaters to enhance its corporate image. In November 2003, KNCC introduced the first e-ticketing service in the Middle East.
Cinescape has 11 locations with 56 screens using Digital Cinema Technology and has 3D capabilities. It owns the second IMAX theater, which is located at Cinescape Alkout, while the first one is in The Scientific Center of Salmiya.[1] All of the theaters are located inside various malls except for one location which is a stand-alone cinema. The capacity level is around 12,000 seats across all locations. There are also six VIP screens, with two in Cinescape the Avenues, two in Cinescape 360, and 2 in Cinescape Sharqi. Cinescape also launched premium offerings for Cinescape Al Kout.
Cinescape plays a major role in the distribution of major independent films in the Middle East through its associates, Front Row Filmed Entertainment. In 2005, The Kuwait National Cinema Company joined an alliance with Front Row Filmed Entertainment distributing major independent films from studios like New Line Cinema, Paramount Vantage, Exclusive Media Group, HanWay Films, Lakeshore Entertainment, Studio Canal, TF1 International, Celluloid Dreams, Peace Arch Films, Wild Bunch, Studio Ghibli, National Lampoon's and many more. Since then, more than 600 titles have been distributed across the Middle-East region. In addition to the Independent titles, it is a distributor of Arabic language films in the Persian Gulf region. It also distributes films from Bollywood, and foreign language titles to the GCC region.
Cinescape Theaters
KNCC has been listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange as a shareholding company with assets valued at more than KD 36 million (US $122 million)