As a producer and director of independent films, I know full-well that finding an audience for your work is just as important as making a film in the first place. Whilst working on the feature length documentary film Cuttlefish Country, I began to compile a list of independent cinemas around regional South Australia for the purposes of touring the film to relevant local audiences. I was pleasantly surprised to find the full gamut of cinemas peppered around my state, ranging from grand old art-deco cinemas built in the 1930’s (like the Victa Cinemas) to the outback drive-in at Coober Pedy and pop-up cinemas like Cinemallunga (with special event screenings only) and the Moonta Cinema (which operates during school-holidays). This is not yet an exhaustive list of cinemas in regional SA, though we hope to make it so with your help. If you can provide us with additional venue information, please leave a comment below, or send me an email. These cinemas all play mainstream movie releases and can host special events and screenings by arrangement.
Independent Cinemas in regional South Australia
| Clare Valley | Blyth Cinema | 112 seats | (08) 8844 5175 |
| Coober Pedy | Coober Pedy Drive-In | walk-up seating also | 1800 637 076 |
| Gawler | Gawler Cinema | ? | (08) 8523 1633 |
| Moonta | Statewide Cinema | 88 seats | 0458 106 646 |
| Mount Gambier | Oatmill Cinema | ? | (08) 8724 9150 |
| Murray Bridge | Cameo Cinema | 252 seats | (08) 8531 0222 |
| Port Augusta | Cinema Augusta | ? | (08) 8648 9999 |
| Port Lincoln | Youthoria Cinema | ? | (08) 8683 1199 |
| Robe | South Coast Cinemas | 94 & 49 seats | (08) 8735 8455 |
| Roxby Downs | Outback Cinema | 60 seats | (08) 8671 0500 |
| Victor Harbor | Victa Cinemas | 286 seats & 297 seats | (08) 8552 1325 |
| Whyalla | Whyalla Cinema | 2 cinemas | (08) 8644 7300 |
| Willunga | Cinemallunga | 120 seats | ? |
