{"id":1009940,"date":"2022-03-03T19:09:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T19:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/03\/canadian-movie-theater-with-13-seats-officially-named-worlds-smallest\/"},"modified":"2022-03-03T19:09:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T19:09:31","slug":"canadian-movie-theater-with-13-seats-officially-named-worlds-smallest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/03\/canadian-movie-theater-with-13-seats-officially-named-worlds-smallest\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian movie theater with 13 seats officially named world’s smallest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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March 3 (UPI) —<\/span> An Ontario, Calif., movie theater that seats only 13 people was certified by Guinness World Records as the globe’s smallest purpose-built cinema.<\/p>\n

The Little Prince Micro-Cinema in Stratford opened its doors in October 2021 and is styled after a miniature Victorian theater with red carpeting, tiered seating and velvet ropes.\n<\/p>\n<\/article>\n

Leigh Cooney, the theater’s owner and operator, said the site formerly was a gallery and gift shop called Meet Your Maker, and the micro-cinema began as a pull-down screen and some folding chairs to show local filmmakers’ works.<\/p>\n

“We started working with local filmmakers, doing little competitions around town, and we thought, ‘Well, how great would it be if we built a screening room permanently?'” Cooney told Global News.<\/p>\n

Cooney said the theater’s focus is hosting small parties and private functions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The theater was officially awarded the Guinness World Record for smallest purpose-built cinema when the facility was officially measured at 175.36 square feet.<\/p>\n

“It’s really very rewarding to earn this recognition,” Cooney told The Stratford Beacon Herald after announcing the Guinness World Record.<\/p>\n

“We may be small, but we’re having a huge impact with those people who are looking for a safe and unique alternative to traditional movie theaters.”\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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