Bolivia

Competitive movie-watching for Bolivia's cinephiles
(AFP) – 23 hours ago
LA PAZ — A Bolivian cineplex on Tuesday announced a film marathon competition likely to test the endurance of even the most avid cinephile.
The challenge is to watch the most uninterrupted movies without leaving the theater and without falling asleep, said organizers of the contest sponsored by the Megacenter cinema concern.
"We're trying to measure the endurance of people watching movies without stopping," Megacenter's chief executive Jose Luis Gomez, who told AFP that the competition gets underway on February 19.
Gomez said that his cineplex would show continual screenings of movies from various film genres and that any contestant leaving the theater for more than five minutes at a time would be eliminated.
More than 50 movies will be screened during the marathon, organizers said -- enough for four days of continuous film viewing.
The lucky winner is to receive one-year free pass for more unlimited movie viewing at Megacenter, the company said.