BFI IMAX

BFI IMAX
Oppenheimer poster at the BFI IMAX in 2023
BFI IMAX is located in Greater London
BFI IMAX
BFI IMAX
Location within Greater London
Address1 Charlie Chaplin Walk
South Bank
London
SE1 8XR
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′18″N 0°06′49″W / 51.505°N 0.113611°W / 51.505; -0.113611
Public transitLondon Underground Waterloo
National Rail Waterloo; Waterloo East
OwnerBritish Film Institute
OperatorBritish Film Institute (1999–2012, 2022–) Odeon Cinemas (2012–2022)
TypeCinema
Capacity498 (plus 2 wheelchair spaces)
Construction
OpenedMay 1999; 25 years ago (1999-05)
ArchitectBryan Avery
Website
www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-imax Edit this at Wikidata

The BFI IMAX is an IMAX cinema in the South Bank district of London, just north of Waterloo station. It is owned and operated by the British Film Institute. From 2012 until 2022, it was operated by Odeon Cinemas.[1][2]

The cinema is located in the centre of a roundabout junction with Waterloo Road to the south-east, Stamford Street to the north-east, York Road to the south-west and Waterloo Bridge to the north-west.

  1. ^ "Odeon takes over running of BFI IMAX". Ukscreen.com. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ "The UK's biggest screen, BFI IMAX, to be operated by the BFI".