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Luna Leederville is an arthouse cinema in Leederville, within the City of Vincent, Perth, Western Australia. Housed in the heritage-listed former New Oxford Theatre on Oxford Street, it is operated by Luna Palace Cinemas. Notable for its Art Deco facade and focus on independent, Australian and international films, it serves as a key venue for film festivals and special screenings in inner-city Perth.
Nandan is the West Bengal Film Centre, a government-run film and cultural complex in central Kolkata near Rabindra Sadan. Inaugurated in 1985, it is the city's premier hub for cinema, hosting regular film screenings, retrospectives, and the annual Kolkata International Film Festival. The complex includes multiple auditoriums, an open-air theatre and exhibition areas, and is a landmark for Bengali and Indian cinema culture.
The Piccadilly Cinema is a heritage-listed Art Deco cinema located at 181 O'Connell Street in North Adelaide, South Australia. Opened in 1940 and operated by Wallis Cinemas, it is one of Adelaide's few remaining purpose-built inter-war cinemas. Notable for its Functionalist facade, restored interiors and luxury seating, it screens mainstream, arthouse and festival films and remains a cultural landmark on the O'Connell Street precinct.
The Regal Theatre is a heritage-listed cinema and live performance venue at 275 Kensington Road, Kensington Park in the City of Burnside, South Australia. Opened in 1925 as the Chelsea Cinema, it is one of Adelaide's oldest surviving picture theatres and retains Inter-War architectural features. Now operated as a community theatre, it hosts film screenings, stage plays, comedy, music and private events, serving as a cultural landmark for eastern Adelaide.
The Roxy Theatre Leeton is a heritage-listed Art Deco cinema and live performance venue on Pine Avenue in central Leeton, in the Riverina region of New South Wales. Opened in 1930 and designed by cinema architects Kaberry and Chard, it is noted for its distinctive facade, original interior features and State Heritage listing. Now operated as a community theatre, it hosts film screenings, live shows and events and remains a landmark of Leeton's planned irrigation town history.
Sun Pictures is an open-air cinema located on Carnarvon Street in Chinatown, Broome, Western Australia. Opened on 9 December 1916, it is recognised as the world's oldest operating open-air picture garden still in operation. The heritage-listed venue features a corrugated iron facade, canvas deck chairs and an outdoor screen. It continues to show films nightly under the stars and remains a central historic and cultural landmark of Broome's pearling era.
The Sun Theatre is a heritage-listed Art Deco cinema located at 8 Ballarat Street in Yarraville, within the City of Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia. Opened in 1938 and restored in the 1990s, it is notable as one of Melbourne's best-preserved suburban picture palaces. The venue now operates as an eight-screen boutique cinema, retaining its original facade and decorative features while screening mainstream, arthouse and family films for the inner-west community.