Filmnächte am Elbufer, Outdoor cinema at Elbe River bank, Dresden, Germany
Filmnächte am Elbufer is Germany's largest open-air cinema festival, held each summer on the Elbwiesen at the Neustädter Elbufer, directly opposite Dresden's historic old town. Around 3,600 visitors per day watch films on the world's largest mobile cinema screen, 32 metres wide and 14 metres high with a 448-square-metre projection surface, which folds down and rotates 90 degrees to serve as the stage roof for concerts.
The cinema began in 1991 after German reunification, transforming an unused riverside area into a summer event. It has grown into an established annual festival.
Since 2003 the Kaisermania has been held here every summer, the largest open-air concert of Roland Kaiser; the 2011 performance was released as a live DVD. Standing concerts fit up to 12,000 spectators in front of the stage. The 2002 flood forced a pause, and the following year's edition ran as a benefit for flood victims.
The venue is easily reached by public transport and has parking areas nearby. Food and refreshment vendors operate throughout the screenings.
Since 2004 the screen has been the largest mobile cinema screen in the world: 32 metres wide and 14 metres high, with a projection surface of 448 square metres. It can be retracted so it does not disturb the view by day and is less exposed to wind, and turned by 90 degrees it serves as the roof of the concert stage.
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