Events

We are taking bookings now for 2012. Here are events still to be confirmed.

12-14th August 2012 Party Neuf
23-27th August 2012- Shambala festival

October 6-7 2012 Vintage Engine &Steam Fair (TBC)

Vintage Engine & Steam Fair
Rhondda Heritage Park, Wales

Steampunk festivals 2012- we want to perform here!

24/25th August 2012 Wales - we like Steampunk so watch this space. A Journey into 'Steampunk' Festival at 'The Workhouse' in Llanfyllin in Mid Wales....More details here
6-9th September 2012, Lincoln Steampunk in the Asylum. We hope to be here too.One of the biggest steampunk events in the World it benefits from the backdrop of the beautiful and historic City of Lincoln
More details

May 12th 2012 Aberystwth (TBC)

Technocamps Beach Lab
This is a free event - come on out and celebrate technology in the open air
11am to 3pm Saturday 12 May 2012
Band Stand, Promenade, Aberystwyth
This day event is open to all and you won’t need to know anything about technology to enjoy yourself. We’ll be flying kites (with on-board cameras), land robots will be roaming the beach and sailing robots will be trialed in the sea. The robots will be using programmes designed by young people from Ceredigion who have been involved in Technocamps, a national project to encourage 11 to 19 years old to engage in computing.

January 2012- Thanks for your votes for Sol Cinema to win Epic Award

Sol Cinema was shortlisted to win the Epic awards for Arts projects across UK and Ireland.
Thanks for all your votes. We were pipped at the post for the top prize but we still won a runners up award in the Epic Awards.

August 11-18th 2011 Swansea

We were in the Waterfront Museum helping to launch Swansea Telly- a local community internet TV channel for the city. Hundreds came along and watched videos for free and learned how you can watch and submit your own videos for free. Free DVDs were given away too every day 1pm-3pm

July 9th-10th Devon

Sol Cinema entertained 100 people at a private party in South Devon for The Fur-Heads Strike Back.

26-28th May Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd

Sol Cinema performed 3 day environmental event at Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd, from the 26 - 28th of May. Despite the rain, the Sol Cinema welcomed school children on the 26th & 27th and then the wider public on the 28th.

May 18th Penclawdd, Wales - The Sol Cinema went to school

The Sol Cinema visited Penclawdd Primary school in South Wales showing the young pupils their own home made movies and animations. The Evening Post came and wrote a report for the newspaper

May 13-15th Malvern Spring Garden Show 2011

Sol Cinema went to the Eco Home and Garden Area of the The Malvern Spring Garden Show to a great response.
http://www.threecounties.co.uk/springgardening/
Visitors to this week’s Malvern Spring Gardening Show (12 – 15 May) were invited to take a seat at the movies. We showed videos about Guerrilla Gardening (reclaiming neglected urban areas for greenery). A huge thanks to Wil and Bridget at the Organic Caves Folly Nurseries for booking us.
Read full press release

May 7th 2011 Caernarfon, Wales Climate Change seminar

Sol Cinema went to a seminar in Caernarfon on the 7th May 2011. It was based around
climate change and biodiversity hosted by Keep wales tidy
Glynllifon College near Caernarfon, LL54 5DU.
The outdoor events was held from 1.00 pm until 5.00pm

Fashion retailers praise the Sol Cinema look!

TOPSHOP blog
'We've already got our eye on one of those dashing jackets with tasseled epaulettes and can't wait to find an excuse to invite the Sol Cinema to our party!'

ITV Wales- December 28th 2010, The Sol Cinema on the telly

Trevor Fishlock looks at the history of cinema in Wales. Trevor and his crew spent a day filming The Sol Cinema. Broadcast on December 28th 7.30pm, you can watch it online on ITV Wales

Trevor Fishlock uncovers intriguing stories about life in Wales. 100 years ago a pioneering film maker took to the roads in Wales with a traveling cinema. Trevor meets a company reviving the roving film showing tradition, but with a modern twist - using solar power.

Watch the full programme online here. Sol Cinema is in the 2nd part of the 22minute programme

Cardiff- Network Wales Awards 2nd December 2010

Sol Cinema won the 2010 Network Wales Awards

Undercurrents won Class award for best communications with the Sol Cinema– for the group with the most effective or innovative way of communicating its message. The crystal bowl trophy is our first award - a great way to end our first year in action. Read the article in the Evening Post

Ramsgate, Kent 29-30th August 2010

The Sol Cinema screened a rolling programme of seaside promotional films from 1950s and 60s from Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs. Thanks to www.ramsgatearts.org

Swansea Waterfront Museum, August 20-22nd 2010

Undercurrents took the Sol Cinema to an eco-event at the Waterfront Museum to publicise SwanseaTelly-a new TV channel for Swansea,

London Barbican Arts Gallery 24-25 July 2010

Sol Cinema has been chosen for the Surreal House at Barbican Art gallery inviting visitors in for a trip into its twisted domestic interior. Featuring artists from the early days of Surrealism in the twenties right up to the present day, including Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, Edward Hopper, Man Ray and Louise Bourgeois. More here

Scotland, T in the Park July 9-11 2010

Sol Cinema was in the Ecovillage area listening to Faithless, Madness, Paloma Faith and others for T in the Park. www.tinthepark.com

Poole, Dorset June 22nd 2010

Sol Cinema played in a soap factory, taking Lush the soap retailers to the flicks at their mini-festival for staff shop managers and factory staff. We were also filmed for Lush TV and had Lush founder Mark Constantine in our cinema (see photo)

East Meon, Hampshire 21st June 2010

For Solstice, Sol Cinema was at the sustainability centre showing short videos of a unique Roundwood timber framing by Ben Law, infamous from Channel 4's Grand Design. Here is Ben (top right), Maddy his publisher and his building crew in the cinema.

Alresford music festival, Hampshire 19th June 2010

Sol Cinema went to Somerset to Alresford showing environment movies Venue: Perins School Pound Hill, Alresford, SO24 9BS Gates open 11am-11pm More details here
www.alresfordmusicfestival.com

Merthyr Tydfil, Wales May 22-23 May 2010

Sol Cinema showed films to celebrate the diversity of Merthyr Tydfil. Cyfarthfa Park, Saturday 22nd May- 11am - 5pm and Sunday 23rd May -11.30- 5.30pm.

http://www.merthyr.ac.uk/globalvillage/

Neath Port Talbot, Wales Learning Festival May 16th 2010

Sol Cinema was at the Neath Port Talbot Learning Festival from Noon at Gnoll Park in Neath on a 'One World' theme.

Cardiff, Wales May 15 2010 - Chapter Arts

Sol Cinema was booked to show films to celebrate Adult Learners' Week which is a campaign which combines national promotion with local action. Minister for the Environment Jane Davidson opened the week by visiting the Sol Cinema
www.niacedc.org.uk/campaigns/adult-learners-week

Swansea, Film making workshops for young people

Sol Cinema was used during film making workshops for young people at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

'Sun is out for film project on cinema'
South Wales Evening Post

Botanic Gardens, Wales

Sol Cinema was a key feature during climate change discussions by the Welsh Assembly at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales.

Sol Cinema wins Digital Hero Award

Undercurrents won an award for our unique workshops using Sol Cinema in workshops with young people

Dublin Ireland March 2010

Sol Cinema was a unique and very popular attraction at St Patricks day festival 2010 in Dublin

'Go to the flicks at the solar-powered “Sol Cinema”
The Irish Times

Wales One World Film Festival 2010

Sol Cinema goes to school

Sol Cinema has been touring schools showing short films on climate change

Sol Cinema on the Farm

Sol cinema had an outing to show films in Swansea City Farm. We entertained the visitors while the pigs looked on.

Sol Cinema on tour 2010

Sol Cinema will be on tour during 2010