Sol Cinema
World’s smallest solar powered movie theatre

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January 21 2021

Swansea's performers fear loss of another entire season following the announcement of Glastonbury cancellation.

The award-winning mobile film theatre, Sol Cinema is based in Swansea.
Following today’s announcement of the cancellation of Glastonbury festival due to COVID,  the performers now fear that their entire work will be once again wiped out for another year.

Booked to perform at Glastonbury festival and many other events in 2020, the Sol Cinema had to lie dormant all year. Today's’s news is a terrible blow, and they now fear that their 2021 season will also be wiped out with a total loss of income.

The Sol Cinema marked it’s 10th anniversary this year, but no celebrations were to had due to COVID.

Since 2010, the diminutive cinema has entertained more than 80,000 people at music and film festivals or community events in Britain and the E.U

Co-founder and Sol Cinema projectionist Paul O’Connor stated;

‘Sol Cinema has performed in fields, factories, schools, city centres, on a farm and even in a Zoo. Being mobile, we can squeeze into the smallest spots and entertain with short films and our smartly dressed experienced street performers. COVID devastated all events and festivals last year, and now we have to be realistic and accept that 2021 will be the same. Brexit has also made it much more difficult to tour the EU for us. The increased paperwork and finance has resulted in not being able to tour European events too.’

The Sol Cinema has created from a 1972 caravan which was being used to house chickens on a small holding. Artist Jo Furlong added plush seating, LED lighting and a projector combined with surround sound to create the unique mobile venue. To boost its environmental credentials further the cinema is powered entirely by solar energy. Power is stored in a bank of Solar Panels from 120W panel.

The Sol Cinema won a Digital Hero award for best use of sustainable technology in  2014. It also won a Network Wales award for best communication project in 2010.

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Sol Cinema is listed in a Chinese newspaper amongst the 'most unique cinema in the world'.

Sol Cinema坐落在英国的南威尔士，以 世界上最小的太阳能电影院而自豪。不得不说，这实际上可能是世界上最独特的电影院。

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Bosnia has discovered Sol Cinema

Sol Cinema je poznato po tome što je najmanje kino na svijetu koje pokreće solarna energija. Iako se ne može pohvaliti uobičajenim stilom s A-lista, ljubitelji filmova dočekuju se na crvenom tepihu, na usluzi je osoblje i fino pečene kokice.

Turkey has published news of of Sol Cinema.
Sadece güneş enerjisiyle çalışıyorThe Sol Cinema, veya Solar Sinema, tamamen güneş enerjisiyle çalışan minik bir gezici sinema. 8 kişinin rahatça film izle bu proje İngiltere'de ödüllü bir yardım kuruluşuna ait.The Sol Cinema, veya Solar Sinema, tamamen güneş enerjisiyle çalışan minik bir gezici sinema. 8 kişinin rahatça film izle bu proje İngiltere'de ödüllü bir yardım kuruluşuna ait.
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Sol Cinema
While its claim to be the “smallest cinema in the solar system” may not be strictly provable, Sol Cinema is certainly the smallest in Britain to be powered entirely by the sun. It’s also a peripatetic cinema, with its screen, projector, surround-sound speakers and plush bench seating for eight fitted into a tiny vintage Bluebird Eurocamper caravan. Although based on the Gower peninsula in south Wales, the cinema is towed all over the country, often turning up at festivals. Patrons pick up a ticket (admission is free) and some popcorn at the caravan’s window and saunter up a red carpet before surrendering said ticket to a uniformed usherette. All the films shown are shorts, lasting no more than 10 minutes, so there’s a good chance you’ll still have some popcorn left when you leave.
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Sol Cinema has made it all the way to #Brazil where they are praising our uniqueness.
Sol Cinema, País de GalesFamoso por ser o menor cinema alimentado a energia solar do mundo, o Sol Cinema tornará a sua viagem ao País de Gales ainda mais emocionante. Apesar de não ostentar um estilo VIP, o cinema oferece aos espectadores um tapete vermelho, uma recepcionista e pipoca. Como não amar esse cinema único, em um trailer vintage adorável?

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Slovakia features Sol Cinema.
Najmenšie kino na svete má kapacitu iba osem divákovTak toto kino má svoj štýl! Do najmenšieho kina na svete sa zmestí osem dospelých ľudí. Na premietanie používajú LED video projektor.
Kino Sol cinema poháňa celý deň aj noc Slnko. Používajú solárny generátor pre ukladanie energie z prírodného zdroja.
Premietajú svoje vlastné filmy alebo komédie, hudobné videá a krátke filmy s tématikou udržiavania životného prostredia. Kino je neziskovým projektom a je ideálnym spoločníkom na festivaly, udalosti alebo party.
V kine si môžete zakúpiť aj občerstvenie v podobe popcornu.