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Village Cinemas is an Australian-based multinational film exhibition brand that mainly shows blockbusters, mainstream, children and family films and some arthouse, foreign language and documentary films. Since 2003, its Australian sites became a joint venture between Village Roadshow and Amalgamated Holdings, forming Australian Theatres.
Village Roadshow Pty Limited is an Australian company which operates cinemas and theme parks, and produces and distributes films. Before being acquired by private equity company BGH Capital, the company was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and majority owned by Village Roadshow Corporation, with members of founder Roc Kirby's family in the top roles.
Village Cinemas Glenorchy: Eady Street & Cooper Street, Glenorchy: 2000: 727: films: Includes 4 screens for 126 – 291 patrons and a sectioned off function area. [28] Village Cinemas Hobart: 181 Collins Street, Hobart: 1976: 432: films: Opened in 1976 as the West End Twin. In 1983, Cinema 1 is cited as having 609 seating capacity and Cinema 2 ...
Venture also opened on level two where Toys "R" Us resided The twin cinemas were replaced with a 10-screen Village Cinemas complex, which opened in 1988 (replaced in 2002 and now unused above JB Hi-Fi). On the adjacent block an outdoor shopping centre was established, known as the Knox District Centre (later Knox Towerpoint and now Knox O-Zone).
The poles still exist today, but the speakers themselves have been removed. The central building in the field includes a 1950s-style snack bar, toilets and a children's playground. Cinema 1 is the largest of the three screens, and according to the National Trust, it is also the largest outdoor cinema screen in the Southern Hemisphere. [22]
Within Fiji, Damodar Event Cinemas is a joint venture between Village Cinemas, and the Fijian-based Damodar Brothers, who operate the existing two-cinema chain under licence since 2010. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The brand has since changed its name to "Damodar Cinemas".
The Val Morgan Group, formerly known as Val Morgan Cinema Advertisers, is an Australian advertising company first established in 1894. The company primarily specialises in cinema advertising, having worked with major Australian cinema chains including Village Cinemas , Event Cinemas , and sister company Hoyts . [ 1 ]
With cinema attendances dropping due to the introduction of television, Village made a move into the metropolitan "hard-top" cinemas, and then into twin cinemas and multiplexes. [2] In 1989, Village Roadshow went public, making an aggressive move into other markets, such as film production, theme parks and radio. [3]