You may have heard of the Ice Hotel, but have you ever heard of a giant movie screen made entirely of ice? That's what organizers are planning for the twentieth annual Stockholm International Film Festival, which will take place in the Swedish capital November 18-29, 2009.
According to Reuters, the screen will be nearly 5 meters (16.4 feet) wide and will weigh about 10 metric tons. It will be made from slabs of ice that were cut from the frozen Torne River in Sweden's far north back in March. The total cost of the project is estimated at approximately 500,000 Swedish crowns ($71,140).
Festival spokesperson Emelie Klein said, "We wanted to do something spectacular that has never been done before. It will be the first time a feature film is shown on an ice screen."
The screen will be set up on November 21 in a still undisclosed location in central Stockholm. Festival organizers say it will be used to show two classic movies, though the titles have not yet been revealed.
The Stockholm International Film Festival takes place every year in November, with screenings of more than 170 films from more than 40 countries. Celebrity guests have included Dennis Hopper, Ang Lee, Lauren Bacall, and Terry Gilliam.
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