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Maartje Piersma

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Screen Name	solarworldcinema	Activities	3
Member Since	Apr 2, 2015	CoLab Points (actual) CoLab Points are awarded to all the members who contributed to a winning integrated Proposal, as well as those who contributed to any sub-Proposal it contains.(See more)	0
Country	Netherlands	CoLab Points (max. potential) The maximum number of CoLab Points this member could receive. This is a measure of how many times the member’s Proposal have been included in other Proposal and how important it is in those Proposal.(See more)	0

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Solar Cinema is a solar powered mobile cinema that brings unseen films to unusual places. After sunset the solar cinema organizes open air film screenings in the public space, free of charge and accessible to everybody. The Solar Cinema brings film close to her audience. Not only presenting film on the screen but also providing the possibility to learn how to make film, video and stop-motion animation, stimulating media creativity and raising critical awareness. Another important goal is promoting the use of renewable energies and making the public aware of climate issues.

Solar Cinema can reach a broad range of places. On a square, in the park or on the beach an open air cinema can unfold. As the Solar Cinema is completely self-sufficient and easy to set up, it can reach the smallest and remotest villages. Places with no cultural infrastructure or media-facilities are given a temporary and mobile projection screen and media-workshop area. As the Solar Cinema always operates in the public space, it reaches a broad audience of all ages.

Solar Cinema was set up in The Netherlands in 2006. We started an international foundation in 2010 called Solar World Cinema. This foundation crosses borders and took the concept abroad, reaching a very diverse audience and focusing on reaching cultural deprived areas. Through years of experience we have specialized in programming films that are suitable for a wide and international audience, of all ages, levels of education and social status.