Mobile cinema
Gear that lasts the season
A mobile cinema means the same screening played a hundred times in a hundred different places. What matters then is no longer the spec sheet: it's the weight you carry alone, the minutes spent setting up before nightfall, and what can be repaired on site when the screen surface gives way on a July evening.
Get a free quoteWhat you need to shoot
A screen, something to project with, something to amplify sound with, and something to make repairs without heading back to base. Everything else is excess baggage.
Touring screens
The blower range, with a ten-year warranty: the one that withstands a hundred setups per season.
The turnkey package
Screen, projector and sound in one. A single quote, a single contact, nothing to match up yourself.
Spares and repair
Spare screens and repair kits: a tear gets sewn back up on site, not when the tour is over.
Rent as backup
One date too many, two venues on the same evening: rent the extra equipment for as long as you need.
What it weighs, what it takes
The touring range, meaning the screens that a single person can set up. The weight, setup time and warranty come from the catalog: if the product sheet changes, this table changes with it.
| Projection screen | Weight | Setup | People | Warranty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 × 14 ft | 78 lbs | 30 min | 1 person | 10 years |
| 27 × 15 ft | 80 lbs | 30 min | 1 person | 10 years |
| 30 × 17 ft | 111 lbs | 30 min | 1 person | 10 years |
| 33 × 19 ft | 122 lbs | 30 min | 1 person | 10 years |
| 37 × 19 ft | 137 lbs | 30 min | 1 person | 10 years |
| 40 × 23 ft | 177 lbs | 40 min | 1 person | 10 years |
Weights and setup times as published in the catalog. Very large formats, which require two people or more, are not listed here: those are installed for a festival, they do not tour.
Two families, two touring approaches
Blower-powered
The blower runs throughout the entire screening: the screen stays taut no matter what, and the range goes up to 73 ft of surface. It's the choice for major events and regular tours, backed by a ten-year warranty. The trade-off: you need a dedicated power supply on every site, and the blower can be heard if it's badly positioned.
Airtight
Inflate it, close it, it stands on its own: no power supply during the screening, no noise. Up to 33 ft of screen, guaranteed for three years. It's the screen for small audiences, courtyards and places where you have no power outlet — or aren't allowed to make noise.
On a touring circuit, the two often complement each other: the airtight model for small dates and indoor venues, the blower for village squares and big evenings.
The ground, redone every evening
Transport
Screen, blowers, anchors, projection and sound all fit in a van. The point to check is not the volume but the handling: who loads, at what height, and how many times per week.
Anchoring
One night on grass, the next in a car park. A tour carries both kits: stakes for soft ground, ballast for hard surfaces. Improvising ballast on site is the number one cause of cancellation.
Power supply
The blower must have its own circuit, independent from the projector and the sound. On a site without mains power, that means a generator — and fuel prepared in advance for the entire screening.
Wind
Up to 24 mph, i.e. force 5. Beyond that, we deflate: the rule is non-negotiable, and on tour it's decided as a team, based on gust forecasts, not average wind.
The screening
Projectors travel badly: shocks, dust, humidity. Plan for transport in a flight case and filter cleaning on the schedule of your dates, not on the schedule of the manual.
Sound
A village is not a movie theater: sound escapes into the open air and bounces back off the façades. Aim the sound at the audience, listen from the back row, and let the town hall know the finishing time.
How to equip a tour
Start with the venue, not the catalog
How many spectators, what viewing distance, how much ground space. The screen size is derived from that, never the other way around.
Check that it fits
The weight to carry and the setup time before nightfall: the table above is made exactly for this question.
Setting up alone
A bag, a blower, some ballast. Inflation requires no crane, no cherry picker and no crew to assemble.
Making it through the season
A spare screen and a repair kit in the vehicle, and the same point of contact at the end of the line from May to September.
Mobile cinema: your questions
Which screen to choose for a mobile cinema?
The one a single person can set up, because that's the case for almost every date. The blower range is made for this: it inflates and stays inflated throughout the screening. The table above gives the weight and setup time for each size.
What vehicle does it fit in?
The screen travels folded in its bag, with its blower and its ballast — the weight is the one in the table. Setup requires neither a crane nor a cherry picker. For the exact bag size, tell us which screen size you are interested in: it varies from one model to another, and we prefer to give you the true figure.
How many people does it take?
Just one, for all chart sizes. The very largest screens require two or more people, but those are set up for a festival and taken down the next day: that's no longer the same line of work as touring.
And what if there's wind on the evening of the screening?
The screen holds up to 24 mph, or force 5. Beyond that, you deflate: that's the rule, and it's not negotiable on a screening night in front of two hundred people. The wind and safety page details the cases.
And what if the screen tears in the middle of the season?
We have been manufacturing in France since 1992, so the screen surfaces and the spare parts are ours to supply. A repair kit gets you through the date; a replacement surface can be ordered without replacing the whole screen. That is the concrete difference with a brand that has its products made elsewhere and resells them under its own name.
Buy or rent when filming?
A few dates a year, and renting is enough. As soon as the season fills up, the screen becomes a work tool: you buy it, you write it off, and you no longer depend on a rental company's availability in August. Many circuits do both — their own screen, plus rented kit as backup on double-date nights.
Is an authorisation required for each date of the tour?
Yes, and one request per region travelled through. Any outdoor screening of a feature film requires CNC authorisation, to be filed at least three weeks in advance. Our organization guide details the procedure.
Tell us what you're showing
The number of dates, the size of the venues, what you already transport: we'll get back to you with a configuration and a free quote.