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Panoramic Film Presentation in Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic, 2019
Looking back at 2019 at the time of the COVID19 virus |
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Written by: Ivan Školuda, Slovak Republic |
Date:
04.07.2020 |
"The
experience of open-air 70mm is different from the experience in a classic
cinema. It is hard to explain. Come and try for yourself."
Projectionist and
Panoramic Film Presentation organizer Ivan Školuda
next to the 70mm projector. Picture by Martin Dubovsky
The first year of the Panoramic Film Presentation took place at the
Amphitheatre in Banska
Bystrica, Slovak Republic in 2016. The aim of the presentations was to
enable local visitors from Banská Bystrica, and also from nearby towns and
villages, to come and take part of a series of unique screenings of classic film
prints. In today's digital age, seeing a classic film on film is becoming
increasingly rare, and it is almost impossible to experience the "royal format"
of 70mm. There are very few 70mm prints available (preserved or new prints),
and locating a cinema with a functional 70mm installation and people to operate
it is even harder to come by.
2020 schedule. Yes, an actual 2020 film event!:
24.07.2020 Friday "Joker"
USA (2019)
25.07.2020 Saturday "Alien" USA/GB (1979)
• PDF: Panoramic Film Presentation 2020
• Go to 2019 gallery: Panoramic Film
Presentation in Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic, 2019
There are very few 70mm festivals in Europe, and it
involves a lot of effort and
money to organize such a program. The show in Banská Bystrica in the Slovak Republic have
several characteristics which makes it significantly different from other 70mm
shows in Europe. It is an open-air show, and at the same time also the smallest
70mm film festival, with only two film screenings taking place during two
evenings. It is the only (known) and regular open-air presentation of 70mm films
in Europe. The Amphitheater in Banská Bystrica is the last known large out-door
summer cinema in Europe, which can also show 70mm wide films. The screenings
take place on a gigantic 32 x 15 meters panoramic screen, with a beautiful city
view of Banská Bystrica in evening light behind it.
• Go to
"Out of Africa" in 70mm on Karen Blixen's Lawn
• Go to ”Hamlet” in 70mm
at Kronborg Castle
The open-air cinema is only operational during three summer months every year,
and apart from the quality of the film, the biggest element that influences the
overall result are the weather conditions. The success of the presentations
depends on reasonably good weather. A little rain during the day, or a cold
evening breeze will greatly affect the number of spectators. The weather in 2019
was like no other year. Wonderfully sunny and high temperatures most of the
time. All this contributed to a good mood and higher attendance by the local
audience.
The shows of 2019 were exceptional in several respects. Film distributors
confirmed all the planned titles, which is extremely unusual, and we were faced
with the decision of what to do. In the end, we decided to extend the 70mm
season by one day. It turned out to be a good decision. The festival is
primarily intended for local audiences and we try to prepare the program
accordingly. Fans of the 70mm format are mostly in the minority. We were also
pleasantly surprised to vellcome fans of 70mm film, whom we know from other 70mm film
shows in Europe. We clearly had the largest participation from abroad in the
last four years.
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More in 70mm reading:
Panoramic Film Presentation in Banská Bystrica
Go to PDF:
• Presentation 2020
• Presentation 2019
• Presentation 2018
The Short history of
the Amphitheatre in Banska Bystrica, Slovak Republic
70mm in the Slovak Republic
Kino Mir 70's
7OMM Seminar Krnov
Open-air 70mm cinema Mír in
Chrudim, Czech Republic
A Magical Evening with "Out
of Africal" in 70mm on Karen Blixen's Lawn
”Hamlet” in 70mm at
Kronborg Castle
Internet link:
bbamfiteater.sk
BB Amfiteáter
Cesta na amfiteáter 494/2
974 01 Banská Bystrica
Slovak Republic
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The
festival is primarily intended for local audiences and we try to prepare the
program accordingly. Picture by
Martin Dubovsky
On
this occasion, our photographer Martin Dubovský loaded some medium format
Eastman 6x6 film into one of his vintage cameras for capturing the essence
of the film presentations on real film. The 6x6 medium format is largely the
same size (width) of 65mm motion picture film, which was used to photograph
films like "Dunkirk" and
"Tenet". The guest from the Czech Republic, Peter Bunata, also
decided to make a short documentary about our shows on his authentic 35mm film
motion picture camera. Of course, as always, Pavel Tomešek from
Kino Mir 70, in Krnov (Czech Republic), helped a lot.
2020 is already marked by cancellations of 70mm festivals throughout Europe.
Despite the fact that the situation around the world is not favorable to
cinemas, and booking of interesting titles is a challenge, we are still
working to complete the shows in July 2020. We hope that the weather will
behav and the Corona situation will not get any worse. Our first priority
is the safety of our guests and staff, so we will all be able to enjoy the "Splendour
of 70mm" under the open night sky. The experience of open-air 70mm is
different from the experience in a classic cinema. It is hard to explain.
Come and try for yourself.
Go to PDF:
• Panoramic Film Presentation 2020
• Panoramic Film Presentation 2019
• Panoramic Film Presentation 2018
Cieľom prehliadky je každoročne umožniť filmovým
návštevníkom z Banskej Bystrice a aj blízkeho a ďalekého okolia zúčasniť sa
unikátneho premietania z klasického filmového pásu. V dnešnej digitálnej dobe je
to z roka na rok väčšia rarita. Vidieť premietanie z klasického filmu sa stáva
čoraz väčšou vzácnosťou. A vidieť "kráľovský formát" je skoro nemožné.
Zachovaných a aj nových filmových kópií je veľmi málo a funkčnej,
premietaniaschopnej 70mm techniky ešte menej. 70mm prehliadok je v Európe veľmi
málo a zorganizovať takúto prehliadku stojí značné vynaložené úsilie a aj
finančné prostriedky. Prehliadka v Banskej Bystrici ná niekoľko špecifík,
ktorými sa výrazne odlišuje od ostatných prehliadok v Európe. Za prvé, nakoľko
sa premieta pod holým nebom, je to najmenšia prehliadka filmov. Za dva večery sa
uskutočnia dve filmové projekcie. Každý večer jedna. Za druhé, je to jediná
pravidelná prehliadka 70mm filmov pod holým nebom, nakoľko Amfiteáter v Banskej
Bystrici je posledné známe veľké letné kino v Európe, ktoré môže a aj premieta
70mm panoramatické filmy. Projekcie sa uskutočňujú na obrovskom panoramatickom
plátne 32x15 metrov s nádherným výhľadom na večernú Banskú Bystricu.
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