Free open air cinema screening in St Andrew's Park

Redland film lovers are invited to check out a one-off open air cinema in nearby St Andrews park this weekend.

As part of the Encounters International Film Festival, Bristol City Council’s Neighbourhood Arts Team present a series of four, free outdoor solar-powered film screenings in local parks, including St Andrews Park - behind Gloucester Road.

Encounters, Bristol’s annual festival of short films and all things animated, will be presenting a unique opportunity to see the Children’s Jury Animations and short films specifically selected from over 1600 submissions to suit family and younger viewers. Now in its 16th year, the Encounters International Film Festival is working with the city council to take the festival out to local communities and provide a taste of what the festival brings to Bristol to a wider audience.

The four screenings are as follows:

Thursday, September 9, 8pm

St Georges Park, Church Road

Friday, September 10, 8pm

St Andrews Park, Effingham Road

Friday, September 17, 8pm

Urban Park at Barton Hill, Beam Street

Saturday, September 18, 8pm

Victoria Park, St Luke’s Road

This unique solar powered cinema is made possible thanks to ‘Know Alternative’, a mobile solar unit with all equipment - including their electric milk float projector - powered by the sun.

Members of the audience are invited to bring a picnic, something to sit on, a blanket, friends and family and wrap up warm for a night of entertainment under the stars. If the weather is wet there are indoor alternatives, and the films will start after dark.

What a brilliant idea!