WITH successful events already held across the region in recent years, Glenelg Shire Council is calling on not-for-profit organisations and community groups to enjoy a little bit of Hollywood and host an outdoor cinema event.

The shire’s events unit is calling for expressions of interest from not-for-profit organisations and community groups to host their own pop-up outdoor cinema.

Mayor Anita Rank said previous cinema events had seen venues such as Island Park, Portland Botanic Gardens and the Nelson riverfront come alive with cinemagoers.

“Our Twilight Cinema series are always an exciting addition to the Shire’s events calendar, attracting hundreds of people and providing a great opportunity to showcase our region,” Cr Rank said.

“We are inviting not-for profit clubs and organisations, to host their own outdoor cinema event supported by council’s events unit.

“Applying is as easy as completing the online expression of interest form and we will announce successful EOI’s in late September.

“A total of three cinemas are available in this round of EOI's, so I encourage community groups from right across the shire to submit an EOI for a unique fundraising experience of watching your favourite films under the stars.”

Expressions of interest close Friday, 12 September at 5pm

As part of hosting a Twilight Cinema event, council’s events unit will arrange the cinema set-up and pack-up and provide a technician for the event to take care of the screening and sound.

Council will also coordinate cinema licensing requirements and event organisers will be provided the Roadshow film catalogue to select their film from.

It is of note that the twilight cinema can only operate in darkness and therefore movies cannot be screened before 9pm during daylight savings.

Interested groups are encouraged to contact the shire’s events officer, Jodie Vaughan, before submitting their EOI, by emailing jvaughan@glenelg.vic.gov.au or by phoning 5522 2171.