Village Cinemas

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Village Cinemas
Type Public (ASX:VRL)
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), New Zealand and South America. Village which has output deals with all major film distributors shows all mainstream and some arthouse films.

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[edit] Village Cinemas

Cinemas owned and operated by Village are:

[edit] Associated Cinemas

Some Cinemas are run under the Village franchise although are not owned and run by Village Cinemas International. They are:

[edit] Gold Class Cinemas

Gold Class Cinemas are luxury cinemas with various locations across Australia, Greece and New Zealand. Gold Class Cinemas are operated inside a regular Village Cinema although they are held in a separate specialised auditorium. Gold Class Cinemas include cloakroom facilities, butlered refreshments, finger food and reclining seats. The Gold Class scheme is also available at selected Greater Union cinemas. Gold Class Cinemas are located at:

In Australia:

In Europe:

[edit] 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:

In Europe:

[edit] V max

V max cinemas feature enhanced film display, picture quality and digital sound. The screens at V max are all of width 25 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:

In Europe:

[edit] SKYCITY

SKYCITY Cinemas is a partner with Village Roadshow in Village SKYCITY Cinemas, operating 55 cinema screens around New Zealand and currently developing a new multiplex cinema at Fraser Cove in Tauranga.

SKYCITY Cinemas are located at:

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