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Dear All,

Please find below this weeks news headlines, available from: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/latest_news.php (don't forget this now means that it doesn't matter when you visit the page it will always show you the most recent news stories).

I managed to get to The Other Cinema last Friday, and all I can say is that is how cinema should be done! I will attempt to write something up in the next few weeks to talk about it.

Peter



2012-02-21
XDC Group Acquires Bewegte Bilder to Expand and Offer Premium Pan-European Content Service Network - XDC, leading digital cinema service company in Europe, announced to join forces by investing in 100% of the renowned German-based content service provider BEWEGTE BILDER Medien AG.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-02-21
Cinema's future risks division in Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge - The Art Deco Picture House is a fine institution, but paying for its future isn't easy
Source: Guardian (Blog)

2012-02-21
Cinema converts to digital projection - SUMMERSIDE ñ Work is underway to install digital and 3-D projection capabilities at Empire Studio 5 in Summerside.
Source: Journal Pioneer

2012-02-21
Cineworld could be boosted by cutting online booking fee, says broker - Peel Hunt believes cinema group could make online booking cheaper, and also learn more about its customers
Source: Guardian (Blog)

2012-02-21
‘Upturn in Lottery sales will mean extra £200m for arts’ - Ed Vaizey - Arts Council England is expected to have around £160 million of extra funding at its disposal over the next five years, thanks to increased National Lottery ticket sales, culture minister Ed Vaizey has claimed.
Source: The Stage

2012-02-21
D-BOX Technologies announces its quarterly results - D-BOX Technologies Inc. (TSX: DBO), a leader in innovative motion technology, announced today revenues of $1,810 k for the third quarter ended December 31, 2011 which compares to revenues of $1,365 k for the third quarter of the 2011 fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. For the nine-month period, revenues amounted to 6,249 k, representing a 41% increase in comparison to the $4,432 k realized for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2010.
Source: Newswire

2012-02-21
Trowbridge cinema and leisure park plans given go-ahead - Plans for a cinema and leisure complex in Trowbridge in Wiltshire have been approved by council planners.
Source: BBC News

2012-02-21
Free parking for filmgoers at Worksop - Visitors to Worksop’s new cinema will be able to park for free when it opens next month.
Source: Dinnington Today

2012-02-21
The Future of Premium Theater Experiences to Be Powered By New Christie Duo Solution - Fully Immersive, Affordable Cinema Experience Soon To Be Available To All Exhibitors
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-02-21
Savoy Cinema may face the final curtain - THE curtain could be about to come down on Dublin's oldest cinema, the Savoy on O'Connell Street.
Source: Independent.ie

2012-02-21
Digital film switch daunts historic movie houses - The license plate on movie projectionist Arnie Herdendorf's Buick is 35MM MAN, a nod to his work in the booth at the 1925 Palace Theatre, with its velvet-draped stage and chandeliered mezzanine.
Source: Seattle Times (Blog)

2012-02-21
Cinema appeal secures the future of films in Chippy - FILM fanatics in Chipping Norton will be able to enjoy the latest box office releases after an appeal to update The Theatre
Source: Banbury Guardian

2012-02-21
Brits abroad: can UK film stand alone? - The majority of British films in this year's Berlin Film Festival are co-productions. Can British cinema stand on its own?
Source: Guardian

2012-02-21
Uncertainty over fate of projects - A scheme to build a cinema, hotel and restaurants at St Stephen’s Place in Trowbridge has been given the go-ahead by planners.
Source: This Is Wiltshire


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