Cairns’ new Petit Cine Bar proving popular for movie-lovers

Petit Cine Bar is a recently started open-air cinema tucked away in the graffitied carpark behind Petit Cafe on Lake St.

The theatre, which can currently seat 69 patrons, has already screened Fight Club andHedwig and the Angry Itch.

Manager Paul Barron said he had started the cinema with screenings of “popular cult classics”.

“I think there is a gap in the market for that,” he said.

But there is a possibility of branching out into more diverse film fare down the line.

“We are looking at introducing more recent release foreign and art-house films into the program, as long as we can build a sustainable operation with it.”

The next screening will be for the documentary Banksy Does New York about street artist Banksy, which will show on November 14.

“We’ve had good ticket sales for Banksy and expect to sell out, probably sometime in advance for that.”

While Petit Cine Bar is not yet operational every Saturday, there is an aim that it will be in the future.

Patrons wishing to dig in to some cafe-quality food with their big-screen viewing have been taken care of too.

Petit Cafe caters each of the screenings.

Tickets to Petit Cine Bar are available for purchase from Petit Cafe on Lake St or via petitcinebar.com.au.

Follow Petit Cine Bar on Facebook for more information on upcoming films.

Source: Cairns Post, Kerstin Kehren, 8^th November 2015
Originally published as: Cairns’ new Petit Cine Bar proving popular for movie-lovers