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| Type | Public (ASX: VRL) |
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| Founded | 1954 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia |
| Key people | Robert G. Kirby, CEO |
| Industry | Cinema |
| Products | Cinemas |
| Website | www.villagecinemas.com.au |
Village Cinemas is an Australian cinema chain, with some operations in Europe (Czech Republic, Greece and Italy), Asia (Singapore), and South America. Village which has output deals with all major film distributors shows all mainstream and some arthouse films.
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Village Cinemas
Cinemas owned and operated by Village are:
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Associated Cinemas
Some Cinemas are run under the Village franchise although are not owned and run by Village Cinemas International. They are:
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Gold Class Cinemas
Gold Class Cinemas are luxury cinemas with various locations across Australia, Greece, and the USA. Gold Class Cinemas are operated inside a regular Village Cinema within Australia although they are held in a separate specialised auditorium. In the USA, Gold Cinemas are separate cinema locations. Gold Class Cinemas include cloakroom facilities, butlered refreshments, a la carte menu offerings and reclining seats. The Gold Class scheme is also available at selected Greater Union cinemas. Gold Class Cinemas are located at:
In Australia:
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In Europe:
In America (Website is GoldClassCinemas.com in America):
- Redmond, Washington - a suburb close to Seattle
- South Barrington, Illinois - a suburb 30 miles NW of Chicago
- Washington, D.C.
and more on their way[1]
Cinema Europa
Cinema Europa showcases the best of world film, mostly Australian independently made films, European films and documentaries. Cinemas Europa also shows many arthouse films which are not shown in regular Village Cinemas. Cinema Europa locations are inside regular Village Cinemas, in a separate area to the rest of the cinema. Each Europa cinema location features separate toilets and a licenced lounge bar and cafe. Some Europa audiotoriums are upholstered in blue, as opposed to red in the regular audiotoriums. Cinema Europa locations are:
In Australia:
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V max
V max cinemas feature enhanced film display, picture quality and digital sound. The screens at V max are all of width 22 metres or greater (the largest being 28 metres at Knox) and are placed in large auditoriums which feature larger seats, stadium seating and wider armrests. V max locations are:
In Australia:
- Karingal (V max Karingal)
- Knox (V max Knox, 1 28m auditorium)
- Southland (V max Southland) (2 auditoriums)
- Westfield Doncaster, Doncaster (V max Doncaster, 1 22m wide auditorium)
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SKYCITY
Village Cinemas, in partnership with SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited, under the Brand name Village SKYCITY, formerly operated 96 cinema screens throughout New Zealand. In 2006 SKYCITY Group purchased the remaining shares from Village and now maintains sole ownership of the SKYCITY Cinemas company.
References
See also
- Birch Carroll & Coyle
- Greater Union
- Regent Cinemas
- Hoyts
- Reading Cinemas
- Village Roadshow
- Warner Village Cinemas
External links
- Village Cinemas
- Village Cinemas in Greece
- Village Cinemas in Italy
- Village Cinemas in Czech Republic
- Village Cinemas in Czech Republic for corporate clients
- Village Cinemas Session Times
- Village Roadshow
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