News 2020

At the drive-in festival, the ephemeral and solidarity open-air cinema

An open-air cinema, Place des Quinconces, Bordeaux, May 2020.

With cinemas closed by the epidemic, Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux became an open-air cinema, with social distancing, for the first French stop of the Drive-In Festival. Nine screenings were held in May, for 220 cars each. The festival pledged all its profits to cinemas, exhibitors and distributors hit by Covid-19.

Closing night. Bordeaux, Place des Quinconces, 24 May 2020.

01A group of female spectators in their convertible car. With the movie theatres closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux was transformed into an open-air cinema, respecting the barrier gestures, for the first stage in France of the Drive-In Festival. Nine screenings were organised for the month of May with a capacity of 220 cars. The festival has pledged to donate all its profits to cinemas, exhibitors and distributors in difficulty because of Covid-19. Bordeaux, Place des Quinconces, May 24, 2020.

02A volunteer arranges for the opening. With the movie theatres closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux was transformed into an open-air cinema, respecting the barrier gestures, for the first stage in France of the Drive-In Festival. Nine screenings were organised for the month of May with a capacity of 220 cars. The festival has pledged to donate all its profits to cinemas, exhibitors and distributors in difficulty because of Covid-19. Bordeaux, Place des Quinconces, May 24, 2020.

03A volunteer scans tickets previously purchased online. With the movie theatres closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux was transformed into an open-air cinema, respecting the barrier gestures, for the first stage in France of the Drive-In Festival. Nine screenings were organised for the month of May with a capacity of 220 cars. The festival has pledged to donate all its profits to cinemas, exhibitors and distributors in difficulty because of Covid-19. Bordeaux, Place des Quinconces, May 24, 2020.

04A volunteer tells spectators where to park. With the movie theatres closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux was transformed into an open-air cinema, respecting the barrier gestures, for the first stage in France of the Drive-In Festival. Nine screenings were organised for the month of May with a capacity of 220 cars. The festival has pledged to donate all its profits to cinemas, exhibitors and distributors in difficulty because of Covid-19. Bordeaux, Place des Quinconces, May 24, 2020.

05A spectator shows her ticket to a volunteer. With the movie theatres closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux was transformed into an open-air cinema, respecting the barrier gestures, for the first stage in France of the Drive-In Festival. Nine screenings were organised for the month of May with a capacity of 220 cars. The festival has pledged to donate all its profits to cinemas, exhibitors and distributors in difficulty because of Covid-19. Bordeaux, Place des Quinconces, May 24, 2020.

06With the movie theatres closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux was transformed into an open-air cinema, respecting the barrier gestures, for the first stage in France of the Drive-In Festival. Nine screenings were organised for the month of May with a capacity of 220 cars. The festival has pledged to donate all its profits to cinemas, exhibitors and distributors in difficulty because of Covid-19. Bordeaux, Place des Quinconces, May 24, 2020.

09Martin Hamelin, one of the festival's volunteers, recalls the barrier gestures and presents the film that will be screened at the fence. With the movie theatres closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux was transformed into an open-air cinema, respecting the barrier gestures, for the first stage in France of the Drive-In Festival. Nine screenings were organised for the month of May with a capacity of 220 cars. The festival has pledged to donate all its profits to cinemas, exhibitors and distributors in difficulty because of Covid-19. Bordeaux, Place des Quinconces, May 24, 2020.

11A couple attending the screening with their bowl of popcorn. With the movie theatres closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux was transformed into an open-air cinema, respecting the barrier gestures, for the first stage in France of the Drive-In Festival. Nine screenings were organised for the month of May with a capacity of 220 cars. The festival has pledged to donate all its profits to cinemas, exhibitors and distributors in difficulty because of Covid-19. Bordeaux, Place des Quinconces, May 24, 2020.

13A woman cleaning the windshield of her father's car. With the movie theatres closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux was transformed into an open-air cinema, respecting the barrier gestures, for the first stage in France of the Drive-In Festival. Nine screenings were organised for the month of May with a capacity of 220 cars. The festival has pledged to donate all its profits to cinemas, exhibitors and distributors in difficulty because of Covid-19. Bordeaux, Place des Quinconces, May 24, 2020.

15A couple of spectators. With the movie theatres closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux was transformed into an open-air cinema, respecting the barrier gestures, for the first stage in France of the Drive-In Festival. Nine screenings were organised for the month of May with a capacity of 220 cars. The festival has pledged to donate all its profits to cinemas, exhibitors and distributors in difficulty because of Covid-19. Bordeaux, Place des Quinconces, May 25, 2020.