Editing Jersey (section)

=== Cinema ===
In 1909, T. J. West established the first cinema in the Royal Hall in St. Helier, which became known as West's Cinema in 1923 and was demolished in 1977. The first [[talking picture]], ''The Perfect Alibi'', was shown on 30 December 1929 at the Picture House in St. Helier. The Jersey Film Society was founded on 11 December 1947 at the Café Bleu, West's Cinema. The large Art Deco Forum Cinema was opened in 1935; during the German occupation this was used for German propaganda films.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bisson |first=Mike |date=7 December 2021 |title=Cinema |url=https://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Cinema |access-date=18 March 2022 |website=Jerripedia |archive-date=3 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403082436/https://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Cinema |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Odeon Cinema]] was opened 2 June 1952 and was later rebranded in the early 21st century as the Forum cinema. Its owners, however, struggled to meet tough competition from the Cineworld Cinemas group, which opened a 10-screen multiplex on the waterfront centre in St. Helier on reclaimed land in December 2002, and the Odeon closed its doors in late 2008. The Odeon is now a [[listed building]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic Document Reference: HE0024 |url=https://www.mygov.je//Planning/Pages/HistoricEnvironmentDetail.aspx?s=3&r=HE0024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016000655/https://www.mygov.je//Planning/Pages/HistoricEnvironmentDetail.aspx?s=3&r=HE0024 |archive-date=16 October 2015 |access-date=16 August 2013 |publisher=Mygov.je}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Odeon Cinema Building sold to Freedom Church Jersey |url=http://freedomcentre.je/press-releases/1-former-odeon-cinema-building-to-be-sold-to-freedom-church-jersey.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202041445/http://freedomcentre.je/press-releases/1-former-odeon-cinema-building-to-be-sold-to-freedom-church-jersey.html |archive-date=2 December 2012}}</ref>

First held in 2008, the [[Branchage|Branchage Jersey International Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Branchage Film Festival |url=http://www.branchagefestival.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915034127/http://www.branchagefestival.com/ |archive-date=15 September 2011 |access-date=18 September 2011}}</ref> attracts filmmakers from all over the world.
The 2001 movie ''[[The Others (2001 film)|The Others]]'' was set on the island in 1945 shortly after liberation.