The charming 220 - 250 seat arthouse theater is located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, just around the corner from Las Olas Blvd. Savor Cinema offers plush, stadium seating, state-of-the art sound and projection, a full bar, concessions and the John Mager Courtyard, which is perfect for gathering with friends before or after a movie. Programmed and operated by the Broward County Film Society (the organization that brings you the annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival), Savor Cinema presents American Indie and international films daily. The theater is also available to rent for weddings, personal and corporate meetings and parties.
In the earlier half of the century, the building was constructed as the First Methodist Church of Fort Lauderdale. Since that time its been through many changes, but its stained glass windows and mediterranean doors still remain. In the early 2000s it was named Cinema Paradiso (after the film) in 2016 theater became Savor Cinema.
