NEW YORK, May 10 — The team behind the Tribeca Film Festival is organising a summer film series across the United States at drive-in theatres, which are experiencing a renaissance thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Organisers are partnering with telecoms giant AT&T and big-screen company...
Drive-in theatres, where filmgoers watch movies on a giant outdoor screen from their cars, are an indelible part of American pop culture. — AFP-Relaxnews pic
Screenings of new, classic and indie films — as well as special music and sports events — will take place at drive-ins and other locations to be announced later on, along with the schedule. Drive-in theatres, where filmgoers watch movies on a giant outdoor screen from their cars, are an indelible part of American pop culture. The first opened in 1933 in New Jersey.
There are only 305 drive-in theatres left in the United States, according to the United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association.
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