How many cinema screens were there on Jersey during the “golden age” of cinema? (the 1930s-1960s)

‘New Era Cinema (1954)’

‘Art deco Forum Cinema (1935)’

‘The Odeon Cinema (1952)’

‘Wests (1923)’

How many Cinema Screens are there now?

Jersey’s only cinema – Cineworld. Which houses ten screens.

What independent cinema spaces currently exist in Jersey?

The Odeon Cinema was decommissioned sometime after the war – after running as an independent cinema. It was bought by the freedom center and is now being used as a community center.

Over time Jersey’s cinema’s ability to draw in an audience will eventually diminish due to growing technology and the public release of the ‘television’, which allowed families to watch different genres of film. This lead to fewer people going to the cinema, therefore cinemas had to close due to lack of profitability.