The Grand Cinema was a
cinema
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Film
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* Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image
** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking
...
complex located in
Hong Kong
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in the
Elements Mall at
Kowloon MTR station. Operating from 2007 to 2019 with 12 screens and 1,600 seats, it was Hong Kong's largest
multiplex
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cinema in its time.
[Saul Symonds]
"Grand Opening: MCL & Shaw Unveil Hong Kong's Biggest Multiplex"
''Film Journal International
''Film Journal International'' was a motion-picture industry trade magazine published by the American company Prometheus Global Media. It was a sister publication of ''Adweek'', ''Billboard'', ''The Hollywood Reporter'', and other periodicals.
H ...
'', 30 November 2007. It had an "active", "
infrasonic
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" sound system
and screened independent films.It is the site of the Hong Kong Asian Independent Film Festival. The cinema was operated by
Shaw Group
The Shaw Group is a pipe and module fabrication firm specializing in induction bending.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Shaw employs approximately 700 people across its offices and operations in North America and the Middle East.
History
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and Multiplex Cinema Ltd.
The former site of The Grand was acquired by Broadway Circuit and rebranded as the Premiere Cinema.
See also
*
List of cinemas in Hong Kong
References
External links
The Grand Cinema official site
Cinemas in Hong Kong
West Kowloon
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