UP projects, an arts fund, gave a grant for a 'floating cinema' to built as part of their Portavilion projects series. A decrepit barge was painted blue, fitted with 12 upholstered cinema seats and converted into Britain's first picturehouse equipped with lifejackets. This is surely the most interesting and unusual arts project that I have ever encountered in London. Hopefully, it will return this year. For several months last summer the Floating Cinema navigated the waterways of East London, hosting talks, presentations, workshops, and film screenings for small crowds on the boat, as well as larger canal-side screenings. Various documentaries concerning the history of the area were shown, along with such favourites as Wes Anderson's 'Fantastic Mr. Fox.' The project was the brainchild of Emma Underhill, curator of UP projects. UP often creates unusual installations, such as a pavilion made of plastic bubbles that toured London's parks the year before last. The Floating Cinema is probably their most exciting project yet, anyone interested in art should definitely check them out.
To find out more about The Floating Cinema, visit this website: http://floatingcinema.info/
To find out more about UP projects, visit this website: http://www.upprojects.com/
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