A cinema can be much more than a place to see movies, as this story of the old Mansfield Cinema, and its modern counterpart – the totally digital Mansfield Armchair Cinema – explores. When the old Mansfield Cinema closed down, the town lost its cultural centre. Years on, it took the brainwave of a local accountant and a lot of community support, to resurrect cinema in Mansfield, located in north-eastern Victoria. Building from strength to strength, Armchair Cinema is unique in that it was the first totally digital cinema in Victoria and it is almost exclusively run by teenagers from the local high school.
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In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
ACMI Viewing Booths
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2002358
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture projection
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture theaters
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Australia - Rural conditions
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Victoria - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Rural conditions
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community organization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVD [PAL]; Back-up
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
HDCAM; Master
DVD [PAL]; Access Print (Section 1)
HDCAM; Sub-master
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy