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Sapa Pr - Open Air Cinema Subsidizes Portable Inflatable Movie Screens
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00
Issued by: Business Wire
Attention: News / Entertainment / Business Editors
For immediate release:
OPEN AIR CINEMA SUBSIDIZES PORTABLE INFLATABLE MOVIE SCREENS FOR
EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT IN AFRICA
Subsidized Program Provides NGOs Inflatable Movie Screens for Remote
Large-Scale Viewing of Films and Multimedia in Africa
LINDON, Utah-(BUSINESS WIRE)- Open Air Cinema, the world leader in
outdoor cinema equipment, is announcing a humanitarian effort that
includes a subsidized program to provide Non Governmental Organizations
(NGOs) and small business owners in Africa with its inflatable movie
screens to show films in an outdoor environment.
The Open Air Cinema CineBox product comes equipped with everything
needed to offer NGOs a portable, durable solution to distribute
information, education and entertainment via outdoor movie screens. The
systems are simple enough to set up and use for small events with a few
people, yet large enough to easily accommodate gatherings of several
thousand people. See photos at:
www.flickr.com/photos/openaircinema/sets/72157609081185353/.
"With the infrastructure challenges that are common throughout
Africa, we are offering NGOs an effective and enticing new medium to
deliver critical information and needed entertainment," said Stuart
Farmer, president of Open Air Cinema. "Our inflatable movie screens and
systems can be made available anywhere, even in the bush, so NGOs can
now deliver consistent messages - through training films about AIDS
awareness or women?s rights or an entertaining movie to help elevate
the morale of those in the audience."
Inflatable movie screens from Open Air Cinema have been used by the
United Nations and FilmAid in refugee camps in Kenya and Tanzania. The
screens are also used for "Hillywood," the traveling Rwandan film
festival. Movies featuring filmmakers from Rwanda and other African
states are shown on the inflatable screens in seven locations over
seven days. Up to 10,000 people attend each showing. Each community has
the opportunity to feature their own stories, in their own voice.
"We take our film festival to remote areas of Rwanda to bring the
magic of cinema to a people who desperately need it," said Eric Kabera,
founder of the Rwanda Cinema Center. "Many people in this region have
never seen a film, and we are working to educate and inspire them and
open their eyes to the world of achievable possibilities."
Open Air Cinema CineBox systems provide everything needed to produce
outdoor cinema events including:
Inflatable movie screen in sizes from three meters to 12 meters
Digital projector
DVD players
Sound mixer
Complete set of necessary cables
Carrying cases for equipment
Blower fan keeps screen constantly inflated
Generator
Components are 110/240 compatible
"Outdoor cinema is an ideal medium for many parts of Africa," Farmer
said. "To show a film, you don?t have to own the land, it can be in an
open field. Everything can fit in a Land Rover including the screen,
projector, speakers, a sound mixer and a generator for remote outdoor
viewing."
The Open Air Cinema subsidized program is for use by NGOs and other
organizations that desire to use the cinema equipment for humanitarian
efforts in Africa. The program includes detailed training, technical
support and reduced pricing for participating organizations. To apply
for the program and for more information, visit
www.openaircinema.us/humanitarian.htm.
About Open Air Cinema
Open Air Cinema is America's premiere outdoor cinema production
company, managing film festivals such as Tribeca's Outdoor Drive-in and
LA Film Festivals Outdoor Screenings. Open Air has taken its expertise
in outdoor productions to produce the most concise, easiest to use,
theatrical-grade outdoor theater systems on the market. It is also a
leading innovator in providing developing nations with educational
outdoor screens and cinema equipment.
Contacts
SNR PR
Tim Rush, 801-208-1100
tim.rush@sng.com
www.sng.com
Source: Open Air Cinema
View this news release online at:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20081118006278/en
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