Twenty years of outdoor cinema: event reports, buying guides, setup how-tos and news from the field.
A free outdoor movie series at Simi Town Center in Ventura County screened Ronald Reagan films on a 24-foot inflatable screen in the courtyard between Corner…
“Wednesdays With President Reagan” -- a free outdoor film series hosted by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park…
The 61st Locarno Film Festival used Barco DP-3000 digital cinema projectors for its celebrated open-air screenings at Piazza Grande, where a 26-meter screen…
At the Commonwealth People's Forum in Kampala, hundreds gathered at an open-air cinema in the Kawempe district for an evening of outdoor films, music…
On Friday evenings in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, hundreds gathered in a small park when the last light faded to watch movies on a temporary screen…
The Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia opened its annual run with fireworks illuminating the Opera House and an outdoor screening…
The Gig Harbor Film Festival -- the waterfront community's first -- opened with a full slate of public screenings at the Galaxy Uptown 10 Theatre. On the…
Six-year-old Kevin Cassinera looks forward to Friday movie nights. That's when his father Carlos takes him and a friend -- along with a blanket, lawn chair…
In February 2002, FilmAid sent three volunteers to Kabul to assess the viability of outdoor screening programs for Afghan and Pakistani camp communities. They…
The Johannesburg Expo Centre announced the Joburg Easter Festival for Easter 2009 at the Nasrec precinct, timed to coincide with the precinct's redevelopment…
Demi Moore and Courteney Cox each directed a short film for Glamour Reel Moments -- an award-winning series based on real women's stories, produced to benefit…
The Tampa Bay Rays screened Field of Dreams on an inflatable movie screen on the outfield grass at Tropicana Field after the final home game of their 2008…
At the Orfali Art Gallery in Baghdad -- which has offered exhibits, films, and musical events since 1963 -- an evening visit found an opera film playing on an…
The SEGO Festival in Provo, Utah is an all-ages outdoor music and arts gathering held each fall on the shores of Utah Lake. Open Air Cinema donated two of its…
The University of Nevada, Reno screened The Dark Knight as a free outdoor movie on the quad for students. The Associated Students of UNR organized the event…
The Silver Moon Drive-In in Lakeland, Florida -- one of the handful of classic drive-ins still operating in the United States in 2008 -- ran two screens and…
Antalya's Golden Orange Film Festival -- Turkey's most prestigious -- made a point of its outdoor screenings in 2008. The festival's waterfront venue drew…
FilmAid International and Open Air Cinema announced a partnership to bring free film screenings to refugee camps and post-disaster communities worldwide…
Eric Kabera's US tour for the Rwanda Cinema Centre continued with stops in New York, Boston, and Washington D.C. He reported strong interest from American film…
Eric Kabera -- founder of the Rwanda Cinema Centre and director of the documentary Keepers of Memory -- arrived in the United States for a speaking and…
The 2008 Golden Orange Film Festival in Antalya, Turkey drew mixed reactions to its outdoor screenings. International reviewers praised the resort-town setting…
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit drew 50,000 spectators to its first running in 2009. Hydra Vision's inflatable cinema screens were used across…
The Port Neches Avenue Merchants Association hosted Fall Fest on the Avenue in October 2008 at Port Neches Avenue and Nall Street, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m…
Swiss company Hydra Vision deployed a 165-square-meter inflatable cinema screen -- at the time believed to be the world's largest -- at the Formula One Abu…
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