1919 | New construction of a “residential building with cinema”. |
1920 | 04.09. ceremonial opening of the cinema at Antonplatz with 700 seats and under the name Decla-Lichtspiele. |
1921 | After the merger of Decla and UFA, the name was changed to UFA-Theater. |
1929 | Conversion to sound film. |
1945 | Expropriated by UFA. Takeover by Soyuzintorgkino. Closure due to its dilapidated condition (seating and technical equipment plundered in winter). |
1947 | Takeover of the cinema from private investor Bendel as tenant, complete renovation. |
1948 | Christmas reopening with 628 seats and the name Toni Film-Bühne. |
1954 | Installation of the neon sign. |
1956 | Withdrawal of the premiere right by the magistrate (drastic decline in attendance). |
1966 | Conversion to Cinemascope film format. |
1979 | The Toni cinema is closed by the State Building Inspectorate (the last private cinema tenant in East Berlin gives up). Takeover by the city council, managed by the Berlin District Administration. |
1980 | Start of extensive reconstruction work. |
1982 | Reopening with 277 seats on July 23, a spacious foyer with cloakroom, new neon sign, and the name KINO TONI. |
1992 | Sale of the “residential building with cinema” to the director Dr. Michael Verhoeven. |
1996 | Renovation and expansion of the cinema while operating at limited capacity. A three-week hiatus will be required to install state-of-the-art technology and comfortable seating. |
1997 | January 22 – grand reopening of the KINO TONI with two screens: TONI with 275 seats and TONINO with 102 seats. |
2007 | July 9 – a fire destroyed the small TONINO cinema. |
2008 | January 26 – The grand reopening of the completely redesigned auditorium, including new technology, took place. The large TONI cinema was reduced in size by 20 seats to provide more comfort. |
2012 | Conversion of the large TONI hall to digital projection. |
2013 | Conversion of the 2nd hall TONINO to digital projection. |
2018 | The cinema at Antonplatz 1 will be leased to the independent Berlin distributor Neue Visionen. Iris Praefke and Wulf Sörgel will be the tenants and operators of the cinemas. Both also operate the Moviemento and Central cinemas, among others. |