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Water arches created by airport firefighters are traditionally designed to honor new beginnings, like a new plane or direction, or fantastic endings, like a pilot’s last flight. This time at the Vilnius airport, “Aerokinas – the journey begins” was announced by splashing water. This opened a new series of “Cinema Spring” “Aerokinas” experience sessions. The car movie tours will take place on the airport platform throughout May: the Baltic States’ largest LED screen will show films from various countries that have toured the world film festivals, according to a press release.
South Korea was chosen for the first session. A new black-and-white version of the cult movie Parasite was shown, which viewers are invited to watch at the only remaining screening on April 30 at 6 p.m.
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“It doesn’t matter at all if you’ve already seen this movie: the new color promises a completely different experience. Incidentally, the updated version is also very important to director Bong Joon-ho himself, who claims that removing the colors revealed other Aspects of the film, sharp contrast and visual texture further highlighted the themes of the film, and the viewer distracted by color experiences even deeper moral dilemmas, says Aistė Račaitytė, the creator of the Cinema Spring show and the show’s curator. Aerokino.
“We are always looking for new spaces and unique experiences. The airport has been a dream place for a long time, but the opportunity opens only now, when the life of aviation has stopped, “said Algirdas Ramaška, the organizer of the event and the head of Kino pavasario.
“The airport is a unique space where people come with a sense of adventure, they feel the thrill of traveling. We also invite people to travel in a different way, watching movies safely these days, “he said.
Hundreds of guests gathered to watch the first session on the screen of a five-story house built on the airport platform for the Korean movie “Parasite.” Tickets for Thursday’s screenings are on sale to everyone.
According to A.Ramaška, to implement the idea, it was necessary to legally change the limits of the airport, obtain permits, FM frequencies so that viewers could hear the sound in their cars.
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According to him, parking facilities are currently being considered at other Lithuanian airports.
A complex process for the sake of a heady experience
On behalf of Cinema Spring Airlines, I congratulate you on your arrival at the first ever movie theater in space where planes take off and land. It was very important to us to guarantee the quality of this unique experience for viewers, both in video and content. Of course, and security. Our team will take care of all of this, and you will relax, remove your seat belts and enjoy – Algirdas Ramaška, the initiator of the project and the CEO of Kino pavasario, greeted the opening guests. “In the summer, we hope to host Aerokinas at airports and airfields in other major cities and resorts.”
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Akimirka photo of the first screening at Vilnius airport.
“Implementing this project was a pleasant challenge for us: in a short time we had to convert the restricted area, the airport platform, into an open space for movie lovers, which could accommodate more than 200 cars in an orderly and safe manner. We are very grateful to the Cinema Spring team for the opportunity to be part of the whole process and at the same time show that airports perfectly combine aviation activities with events and projects of various formats. I think after these cinema events of cars, there will be even more fans not only of good cinema, but also of aviation, “says Dainius Čiuplys, head of the Vilnius airport.
The first flights were on the path of the Oscar.
According to A. Račaitytė, the curator of the Aerokino repertoire, the program was created retrospectively and in cooperation with film distributors in Lithuania: the brightest films shown not only in Kino pavasario, but also in general cinema repertoires were selected .
“We put them in continental directions, because at least personally I think that the film, no worse than a trip to one country or another, can introduce a foreign culture, people’s mentality and local problems. Well, the artistic decisions made by the creators promise pleasure and a whole bunch of other experiences ”, says A. Račaitytė in the film program.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Akimirka photo of the first screening at Vilnius airport.
On the first weekend of the project, May 1-3, there will be family daytime, nightly, and midnight screenings of Oscar-winning or nominated films.
Viewers will be invited to see the Oscar nominees for animation. “Pumpkin life” (dir. Claude Barras, 2016) and “My little sister Mirai” (Dir. Mamoru Hosoda, 2018).
There will be up to four sessions on May 1. The Oscar-winning film by famed Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, full of hitchhiking stresses, will be released on Friday.Traveler “. The drama by Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski, nominated for three Oscars and recognized as the best film by the European Film Academy, will extend the day. Cold War. The midnight session will feature a crazy mix of unusual romance and Scandinavian folklore. “Limit” (Dir. Ali Abbasi).
On Saturday, it will be possible to see the most spectacular films of this and last year’s “Cinema Spring”. The body of Christ (dir. Jan Komasa) and Capernaum (dir. Nadine Labaki), and in the afternoon session – a masterly social satire from Sweden who chose the “Golden Palm Branch” Square (Dir. Ruben Östlund).
Sunday screenings – also awarded the “Golden Palm Branch” Burglars, An Oscar-winning drama for best female role created by the charming Isabel Huppert “She” (dir. Paul Verhoeven) and a german coup Tony Erdman (Dir. Maren Ade).
Careful security
Aerokino sessions will ensure the health of spectators: spectators will be asked not to leave their cars throughout the session, tickets will only be sold online. If necessary, car windows will be allowed to open, but nose and mouth protection is required.
Taking care of nature, viewers will be encouraged to turn off car lights and engines during sessions.
Tickets for Aerokino screenings can be purchased here. The number of cars per session is limited.
The Lithuanian government plans to resume passenger flights in Lithuania on May 10. As long as the traffic is not heavy, the cinema and the normal activities of the airport will not interfere with each other.
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