The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 18-01-2011

Hello All,

i hope you are well. Today, BAFTA announced it's nominations for this year's film awards, including 14 for the King's Speech, which some you may know the Projected Picture Trust (of which I'm the chairman) provided a BTH projector for. BBC Three Counties have written a nice story about this: http://ping.fm/MeZIb


So here are the news headlines for this week, edited by Vicky Mansfield, available as ever at: http://ping.fm/aa6LT

2011-01-18
Large rooftop cinema proposal on historic Paramount Building before City of Sydney - A Development Application has been submitted to the City of Sydney Council seeking approval for a 250 seat open air cinema to be built on the rooftop of the heritage listed Paramount Building at 78-80 Commonwealth Street Surry Hills. An additional storey would be added to the Paramount building to accomodate the cinema and a 'pavilion', which would serve meals and alcohol to patrons up to midnight.
Source: Street Corner - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
Technicolor & Relativity Media Form Strategic Partnership for Range of Production, Post Production & Distribution Services - http://ping.fm/I7BKc (Euronext Paris : TCH NYSE : TCH) today announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Relativity Media:http://ping.fm/ojo5j a media and entertainment company known for creating, financing and distributing content across all platforms, to provide a broad range of services including production, post production, release printing and distribution services for theatrical and subsequent windows.
Source: 4-Traders - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
Unique digital cinema experience - The move follows the announcement that the venue had been selected to share in
Source: Driffield Today - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
'Cinema' opens for first time in Exning - TOMORROW will see the first cinema production to be shown in Exning Community Church Hall.
Source: New Market Journal - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
MD Martin Bowley quits Digital Cinema Media - Managing director Martin Bowley has resigned from Digital Cinema Media, the cinema sales house jointly owned by cinema chains Odeon and Cineworld, to pursue other opportunities.
Source: Campaign Live - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
Norwich cinema-goers faint during 127 Hours film - When it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, three people reportedly fainted and another suffered a seizure during the screening.Four months later it appears Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle
Source: EDP24 - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
Richard E Grant and Eddie Izzard sign cinema petition - Actor Richard E Grant and comedian Eddie Izzard have joined a campaign to try to save an under-threat cinema.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
Microspace Digital Cinema Selected by Emerging Pictures to Deliver 2010/2011 Multi-Event Ballet in Cinema Series - Microspace Communications Corporation (Microspace), the leading distributor of digital cinema via satellite, announced today that it has been selected by Emerging Pictures to deliver its 2010/2011 Ballet in Cinema series.
Source: PR Newswire - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
St Albans cinema plans welcomed by council leader Robert Donald - The decision to convert a St Albans theatre into a cinema will help to safeguard the venue
Source: ST Albans Review - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
New St Austell cinema sizes up a top award [Edition 2] - ST AUSTELL'S White River Cinema could be in the same league as Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle and Sir Richard Attenborough after being nominated for a top industry award.
Source: B Net - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
Carlton Screen Advertising Select Unique Digital - Carlton Screen Advertising Ltd (CSA) has chosen Unique Digital
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
Project: Fitting-out of Newquay cinema is about to begin - NEWQUAY'S new cinema is still on course to open its doors to film fans in the spring
Source: This Is Plymouth - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
Curzon Cinema needs new volunteers in a bid to expand - An historic cinema in Clevedon is looking for new volunteers in a bid to expand.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
IU to welcome new cinema - IU has had its number of great actors grace the
Source: Indiana Daily Student - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
Protest march to save Penrith cinema - More than 100 protesters have marched through the streets of Penrith in a campaign against plans to close the town's cinema.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
Landlord opens cinema above Telford pub - A landlord has opened a cinema above his Shropshire pub.The Old Fighting Cocks in Telford was derelict a year ago but now up to 32 customers can have a drink and pay
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
Technicolor Launching 3D Conversion Business - The company is setting up conversion units for film and TV projects in L.A., London and India.
Source: Hollywood Reporter - Editor: VM

2011-01-18
Trust provides film projector for The King's Speech - In the 1960s, Picture Palaces were boarded up or razed to the ground for redevelopment.
Source: BBC News - Editor: PK

2011-01-18
The King's Speech leads Bafta field - The King's Speech is leading the way in the nominations for this year's Baftas with 14 nods, followed by ballet thriller Black Swan, with 12.
Source: BBC News - Editor: PK

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Regards

Peter