We’d like to bring isolated people together to watch a film. Locally-made short films and animations, together with matinees from a bank of brilliant copyright-expired feature films. If we can also introduce new ideas or spread the word about local initiatives, well that would be perfect. The beautiful South West contains many remote areas where older […]
Read more "Welcome"The problem Most small mobile cinemas go bust fairly quickly, and many new pop-up cinemas never need to pay their next set of website hosting fees. Even non-profit film clubs often collapse under unsustainable costs. It is typically only well-funded, large projects (such as the ‘Screen Machine’ articulated lorries for the Highlands) that are able […]
Read more "The Proposal"Content given The social interest of the project is the main thing driving the enterprise. Education and enlightenment are the content goals, with entertainment making up the trio. Cornwall produced a BAFTA-nominated short film and an award-winning animation this summer, but not many people in Cornwall saw them. Only an educated elite who attend […]
Read more "Content"A screening vehicle with on-board seating is necessary to reduce red tape and running costs, and we have established running a pop-up cinema from a small van does not fit our business model. A one-time licence to show films in one place makes the vehicle-venue cheaper and vastly less complicated logistically. The company name Horsebox […]
Read more "Vehicle Options"This venture isn’t going to make anybody rich. While the project will initially require funding of some kind, the project can expect to be self-sufficient within a year. Showing short films in tourist hotspots may be a productive means of income generation, especially at big events such as the Royal Cornwall Show. Another revenue stream […]
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