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Tuesday, 24 January 2012
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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 24-01-2012
Hello All,
Please find below this weeks news headlines, available as ever from: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php. Obviously the big news of the week was the UK Film Policy Review document (111 pages), which is worth reading.
Something which has caught my eye today which going through my emails is that Secret Cinema is launching a new venue - The Other Cinema. Described as: "Launching very soon is The Other Cinema, where anyone can set up their own screening. The Other Cinema will screen beautiful and vital films in a mix of non-traditional venues around the world, bringing back a sense of community and wonder to the cinema experience." At the moment the website isn't live, but you can get more information via the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Other-Cinema/241805342561905
And of course today saw the announcement of the Oscar Nominations. If you haven't looked at them yet, they are available from here: http://a.oscar.go.com/media/2012/pdf/nominees.pdf
2012-01-24
UK Film Policy Review encourages joint ventures; calls for more lucrative producer recoupment; suggests potential Sky investment legislation - The 56-point report also addresses VPF and theatrical windows changes for independent distributors; panel chair Chris Smith says films from ‘very commercial to the very arty’ should be funded.
Source: ScreenDaily - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Arts Alliance Media Closes Digital Deal with City Screen, and Passes Milestone of 2000 Active VPF Digital Screens - City Screen, the leading independent cinema operator in the UK and owner of Picturehouse Cinemas, has become the latest exhibitor to sign up to a digital cinema deal with Arts Alliance Media (AAM). City Screen, which operates 20 sites across the UK, will benefit from AAM
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Sonic Equipment Company and Microspace Communications Corporation Join Forces to Bring Satellite Delivery Options to Independent Theatre Owners - Sonic Equipment Company, the industry leader in digital cinema integration, and Microspace Communications Corporation (Microspace), the pioneer in satellite distribution services for digital cinema, announce their new partnership to bring satellite delivery options to the independent theatre owner.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
A silent movie? I want a refund: Cinema-goers lodge complaints about The Artist after not realising it has no dialogue - It celebrates Hollywood before the dawn of the 'talkies' and has brought the wonder of silent movies to new generations. But it seems some cinema-goers that have been left unimpressed with The Artist, despite the film winning three Golden Globes and tipped for scores more. Odeon Cinemas confirmed that some people have demanded a refund because they were unaware the production was a silent film.
Source: Daily Mail - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Lord Smith talks about UK film industry proposals - The introduction of a British Film Week is among proposals put forward by Lord Smith to help capitalise on "a golden period" of UK cinema.
Source: 0 - Editor:
2012-01-24
Qube Cinema XP-I Streams 4K 3D from a Single Server - Industry First Unveiled at Moody Gardens Digital Cinema Symposium
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Theatre Management with Kinoton TMS a Success - The Kinoton Theatre Management System (TMS) is being well-received by the industry. A number of systems are already proving their value for everyday cinema operation. A recent example is the Cineplex Marburg, a prestigious German film theatre with seven auditoriums.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Working Lives UK - Alan Foster is part of a dying breed. For 100 years, projectionists have been lacing up the film, dimming the lights and drawing back the curtains.
Source: BBC News (Blog) - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. and ICAA Announce Alliance for Australian and New Zealand Digital Cinema Deployment - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. /quotes/zigman/114691/quotes/nls/cidm CIDM +2.86% and ICAA, the Independent Cinemas Association of Australia, jointly announced today an agreement for Cinedigm to become the digital cinema integrator for independent cinemas in Australia and New Zealand.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Doremi Cinema Grows 47% in 2011 Totaling 34,000 Servers to Date and Holds A Strong 56-Percent DLP Based Global Market Share. - Doremi Cinema, the market leader in digital cinema server technologies, is riding into 2012 on a wave of growth over the past 12 months, resulting in a full 47% sales growth in 2011, according to sources at the company. "Last year was a crucial time of expansion for Doremi Cinema as the company dramatically increased its global footprint in the rapidly expanding market of digital cinema," stated Michael Archer, Vice President Digital Cinema. "With 56-percent market share worldwide (DLP based), we cleared some very important industry hurdles last year and we fully expect to continue this expansive trend in 2012."
Source: DCinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Cinema to reopen after nearly 10 years - film fans will gather in Evesham tomorrow morning for a momentous occasion as the Regal Cinema makes its long-awaited return.
Source: Worcester News - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Element Pictures re-open Light House Cinema - Minister for The Arts, Heritage and the Gealtacht, Jimmy Deenihan, has officially re-launched the Light House Cinema in Smithfield in Dublin 7. The cinema has been taken over by production company Element Pictures and will have its opening weekend on the 20th January 2012.
Source: IFTN - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Evesham art deco Regal Cinema reopens - A Worcestershire cinema has opened to the public after undergoing three years of restoration.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php
Regards
Peter J. Knight
www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk
Please find below this weeks news headlines, available as ever from: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php. Obviously the big news of the week was the UK Film Policy Review document (111 pages), which is worth reading.
Something which has caught my eye today which going through my emails is that Secret Cinema is launching a new venue - The Other Cinema. Described as: "Launching very soon is The Other Cinema, where anyone can set up their own screening. The Other Cinema will screen beautiful and vital films in a mix of non-traditional venues around the world, bringing back a sense of community and wonder to the cinema experience." At the moment the website isn't live, but you can get more information via the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Other-Cinema/241805342561905
And of course today saw the announcement of the Oscar Nominations. If you haven't looked at them yet, they are available from here: http://a.oscar.go.com/media/2012/pdf/nominees.pdf
2012-01-24
UK Film Policy Review encourages joint ventures; calls for more lucrative producer recoupment; suggests potential Sky investment legislation - The 56-point report also addresses VPF and theatrical windows changes for independent distributors; panel chair Chris Smith says films from ‘very commercial to the very arty’ should be funded.
Source: ScreenDaily - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Arts Alliance Media Closes Digital Deal with City Screen, and Passes Milestone of 2000 Active VPF Digital Screens - City Screen, the leading independent cinema operator in the UK and owner of Picturehouse Cinemas, has become the latest exhibitor to sign up to a digital cinema deal with Arts Alliance Media (AAM). City Screen, which operates 20 sites across the UK, will benefit from AAM
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Sonic Equipment Company and Microspace Communications Corporation Join Forces to Bring Satellite Delivery Options to Independent Theatre Owners - Sonic Equipment Company, the industry leader in digital cinema integration, and Microspace Communications Corporation (Microspace), the pioneer in satellite distribution services for digital cinema, announce their new partnership to bring satellite delivery options to the independent theatre owner.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
A silent movie? I want a refund: Cinema-goers lodge complaints about The Artist after not realising it has no dialogue - It celebrates Hollywood before the dawn of the 'talkies' and has brought the wonder of silent movies to new generations. But it seems some cinema-goers that have been left unimpressed with The Artist, despite the film winning three Golden Globes and tipped for scores more. Odeon Cinemas confirmed that some people have demanded a refund because they were unaware the production was a silent film.
Source: Daily Mail - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Lord Smith talks about UK film industry proposals - The introduction of a British Film Week is among proposals put forward by Lord Smith to help capitalise on "a golden period" of UK cinema.
Source: 0 - Editor:
2012-01-24
Qube Cinema XP-I Streams 4K 3D from a Single Server - Industry First Unveiled at Moody Gardens Digital Cinema Symposium
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Theatre Management with Kinoton TMS a Success - The Kinoton Theatre Management System (TMS) is being well-received by the industry. A number of systems are already proving their value for everyday cinema operation. A recent example is the Cineplex Marburg, a prestigious German film theatre with seven auditoriums.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Working Lives UK - Alan Foster is part of a dying breed. For 100 years, projectionists have been lacing up the film, dimming the lights and drawing back the curtains.
Source: BBC News (Blog) - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. and ICAA Announce Alliance for Australian and New Zealand Digital Cinema Deployment - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. /quotes/zigman/114691/quotes/nls/cidm CIDM +2.86% and ICAA, the Independent Cinemas Association of Australia, jointly announced today an agreement for Cinedigm to become the digital cinema integrator for independent cinemas in Australia and New Zealand.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Doremi Cinema Grows 47% in 2011 Totaling 34,000 Servers to Date and Holds A Strong 56-Percent DLP Based Global Market Share. - Doremi Cinema, the market leader in digital cinema server technologies, is riding into 2012 on a wave of growth over the past 12 months, resulting in a full 47% sales growth in 2011, according to sources at the company. "Last year was a crucial time of expansion for Doremi Cinema as the company dramatically increased its global footprint in the rapidly expanding market of digital cinema," stated Michael Archer, Vice President Digital Cinema. "With 56-percent market share worldwide (DLP based), we cleared some very important industry hurdles last year and we fully expect to continue this expansive trend in 2012."
Source: DCinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Cinema to reopen after nearly 10 years - film fans will gather in Evesham tomorrow morning for a momentous occasion as the Regal Cinema makes its long-awaited return.
Source: Worcester News - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Element Pictures re-open Light House Cinema - Minister for The Arts, Heritage and the Gealtacht, Jimmy Deenihan, has officially re-launched the Light House Cinema in Smithfield in Dublin 7. The cinema has been taken over by production company Element Pictures and will have its opening weekend on the 20th January 2012.
Source: IFTN - Editor: VM
2012-01-24
Evesham art deco Regal Cinema reopens - A Worcestershire cinema has opened to the public after undergoing three years of restoration.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php
Regards
Peter J. Knight
www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 17-01-2012
Hello All,
Please find below this weeks news headlines, available as always from: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php and then via http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/news-jan12.php.
The Travelling Light is nice little story which is about the beginnings of motion pictures and includes a magic lantern on stage. It is worth trying to get to if you get the chance, and while it is at the National Theatre at the moment it is going on tour. There is also going to be a satellite relay into cinemas on 9th February. More details at: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=68375
2012-01-17
Stores celebrate record trading over New Year - Away from shopping, the Vue cinema attracted 3,500 visitors on Christmas Eve, 2,500 on New Year
Source: The Bolton News - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
A night at the movies with a luxurious twist - A date at the movies has never been so enticing. Britain's biggest cinema chain, Odeon, has just finished a radical refurbishment of its site at the Whiteleys shopping centre in Bayswater, due to open this Friday.
Source: This Is London - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Inside the Lincoln Ritz cinema revamp project - A lot of work is needed to bring back the Ritz cinema on Lincoln’s High Street to its former glory, said Pete Genders from Off The Bench, the non-profit organisation behind the restoration project.
Source: The Lincolnite - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Christie 3D Cinema Projectors Display College Football - Christie Projectors Show ESPN 3D Telecast of BCS Championship Game at Exclusive Viewing Party, Featuring Live Coverage of LSU versus Alabama
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Old-style cinema returns to Croydon - CROYDON is reconnecting to its community cinema roots this summer. The newly opened Plaza Cinemas Croydon is harking back to the movie houses of old when pictures on heavy film reels played at Croydon Hall in the 1920s.
Source: Maroondah-leader - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC, Signs Additional Licensing Agreement for Compliance Testing - Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement for compliance testing with Aegisolve, Inc. in the United States. Aegisolve joins CineCert in the US and Keio University in Japan as the third compliance entity to perform testing to determine whether manufactured digital cinema equipment and products are compliant with DCI's Digital Cinema System Specification (the DCI Specification).
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Passes 10,000 Digital Screen Signings Mark - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. /quotes/zigman/114691/quotes/nls/cidm CIDM -1.41% today announced it has signed more than 10,000 digital cinema screens in its combined Phase One and Phase Two digital cinema deployment. In total, given the company's previously contracted agreements, Cinedigm will deploy nearly 33% of all digital cinema screens in North America.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
XDC Approves Unique Digital Rosettabridge TMS - XDC, Europe’s leading VPF integrator has signed a Supply and Support Agreement with Unique Digital thereby adding the Rosettabridge™ Theatre Management System as part of their integrated product portfolio. XDC are now including Rosettabridge as part of the VPF deployment packages and in addition will supply the TMS to non-VPF customers through their integrator arm FTT.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
New cinema director at Saffron Screen - AFTER a year of spectacular success which has seen record audience figures, Saffron Screen starts 2012 with its first ever cinema director.
Source: Saffron Walden Reporter - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
China to Curb Cinema Ticket Prices - China's film watchdog is mulling measures to make going to the cinema more affordable, including setting a maximum price for tickets and boosting the number of half-price screenings.
Source: CRI English - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
French films take bon voyage abroad with $519 million in ticket sales. - It was a bon voyage for French films abroad in 2011 with 65.7 million tickets sold for Gallic titles last year and a 19 percent jump in box office revenue to €405 million ($519 million), according to figures from French government-sponsored film promotion organization Unifrance.
Source: Hollywood Reporter - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
The Brits can give Hollywood a run for its money - We have the directors and creative talent but not the big budgets that US film-makers enjoy.
Source: The Telegraph - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Barco Celebrates Cinemark's 100 Percent Digital Cinema Projector Deployment - Cinemark completes U.S. digital cinema conversion with Barco projectors in only 18 months
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Brooklyn Heights Cinema will be demolished - The landlord of the Brooklyn Heights Cinema wants to tear down the beloved Henry Street movie house to make way for a new five-story structure, The Brooklyn Paper has learned.
Source: The Brooklyn Paper - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Arthouses debate 3D conversion - 'Pina'So far, 3D movies have been all about the box office, with premium ticket prices upping the ante. Giant robots, comicbook superheroes and ancient warriors have exploded across digital screens in depth along with a host of eye-popping horror pics thrown in for good measure. Fanboys, kids and geeks love it, but is it art? Now, with such serious-minded filmmakers as Martin Scorsese, Wim Wenders and Baz Luhrmann entering the three-dimensional realm, the question becomes: Will 3D fly at the arthouse?
Source: Variety - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
90-year-old cinema gets a new lease of life - THE way has been cleared for town councillors to takeover Hebden Bridge Picture House. Calderdale Council Cabinet has agreed to transfer the 90-year-old building to Hebden Royd Town Council which intends to widen its use and carry out major repairs.
Source: Halifax Courier - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Should making movies be all about making money? - David Cameron wants state funding to go to 'commercial' films. The BBC's Christine Langan and film-maker Gareth Edwards discuss big-screen risks and rewards
Source: The Guardian - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Brazilian Exhibitors Sign Letter of Intent With Beyond All, LLC, for Digital Cinema Negotiations With Hollywood Studios - Beyond All, LLC Partnering With MKPE Consulting and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM
http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php
Regards
Peter J. Knight
Please find below this weeks news headlines, available as always from: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php and then via http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/news-jan12.php.
The Travelling Light is nice little story which is about the beginnings of motion pictures and includes a magic lantern on stage. It is worth trying to get to if you get the chance, and while it is at the National Theatre at the moment it is going on tour. There is also going to be a satellite relay into cinemas on 9th February. More details at: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=68375
2012-01-17
Stores celebrate record trading over New Year - Away from shopping, the Vue cinema attracted 3,500 visitors on Christmas Eve, 2,500 on New Year
Source: The Bolton News - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
A night at the movies with a luxurious twist - A date at the movies has never been so enticing. Britain's biggest cinema chain, Odeon, has just finished a radical refurbishment of its site at the Whiteleys shopping centre in Bayswater, due to open this Friday.
Source: This Is London - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Inside the Lincoln Ritz cinema revamp project - A lot of work is needed to bring back the Ritz cinema on Lincoln’s High Street to its former glory, said Pete Genders from Off The Bench, the non-profit organisation behind the restoration project.
Source: The Lincolnite - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Christie 3D Cinema Projectors Display College Football - Christie Projectors Show ESPN 3D Telecast of BCS Championship Game at Exclusive Viewing Party, Featuring Live Coverage of LSU versus Alabama
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Old-style cinema returns to Croydon - CROYDON is reconnecting to its community cinema roots this summer. The newly opened Plaza Cinemas Croydon is harking back to the movie houses of old when pictures on heavy film reels played at Croydon Hall in the 1920s.
Source: Maroondah-leader - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC, Signs Additional Licensing Agreement for Compliance Testing - Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement for compliance testing with Aegisolve, Inc. in the United States. Aegisolve joins CineCert in the US and Keio University in Japan as the third compliance entity to perform testing to determine whether manufactured digital cinema equipment and products are compliant with DCI's Digital Cinema System Specification (the DCI Specification).
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Passes 10,000 Digital Screen Signings Mark - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. /quotes/zigman/114691/quotes/nls/cidm CIDM -1.41% today announced it has signed more than 10,000 digital cinema screens in its combined Phase One and Phase Two digital cinema deployment. In total, given the company's previously contracted agreements, Cinedigm will deploy nearly 33% of all digital cinema screens in North America.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
XDC Approves Unique Digital Rosettabridge TMS - XDC, Europe’s leading VPF integrator has signed a Supply and Support Agreement with Unique Digital thereby adding the Rosettabridge™ Theatre Management System as part of their integrated product portfolio. XDC are now including Rosettabridge as part of the VPF deployment packages and in addition will supply the TMS to non-VPF customers through their integrator arm FTT.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
New cinema director at Saffron Screen - AFTER a year of spectacular success which has seen record audience figures, Saffron Screen starts 2012 with its first ever cinema director.
Source: Saffron Walden Reporter - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
China to Curb Cinema Ticket Prices - China's film watchdog is mulling measures to make going to the cinema more affordable, including setting a maximum price for tickets and boosting the number of half-price screenings.
Source: CRI English - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
French films take bon voyage abroad with $519 million in ticket sales. - It was a bon voyage for French films abroad in 2011 with 65.7 million tickets sold for Gallic titles last year and a 19 percent jump in box office revenue to €405 million ($519 million), according to figures from French government-sponsored film promotion organization Unifrance.
Source: Hollywood Reporter - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
The Brits can give Hollywood a run for its money - We have the directors and creative talent but not the big budgets that US film-makers enjoy.
Source: The Telegraph - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Barco Celebrates Cinemark's 100 Percent Digital Cinema Projector Deployment - Cinemark completes U.S. digital cinema conversion with Barco projectors in only 18 months
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Brooklyn Heights Cinema will be demolished - The landlord of the Brooklyn Heights Cinema wants to tear down the beloved Henry Street movie house to make way for a new five-story structure, The Brooklyn Paper has learned.
Source: The Brooklyn Paper - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Arthouses debate 3D conversion - 'Pina'So far, 3D movies have been all about the box office, with premium ticket prices upping the ante. Giant robots, comicbook superheroes and ancient warriors have exploded across digital screens in depth along with a host of eye-popping horror pics thrown in for good measure. Fanboys, kids and geeks love it, but is it art? Now, with such serious-minded filmmakers as Martin Scorsese, Wim Wenders and Baz Luhrmann entering the three-dimensional realm, the question becomes: Will 3D fly at the arthouse?
Source: Variety - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
90-year-old cinema gets a new lease of life - THE way has been cleared for town councillors to takeover Hebden Bridge Picture House. Calderdale Council Cabinet has agreed to transfer the 90-year-old building to Hebden Royd Town Council which intends to widen its use and carry out major repairs.
Source: Halifax Courier - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Should making movies be all about making money? - David Cameron wants state funding to go to 'commercial' films. The BBC's Christine Langan and film-maker Gareth Edwards discuss big-screen risks and rewards
Source: The Guardian - Editor: VM
2012-01-17
Brazilian Exhibitors Sign Letter of Intent With Beyond All, LLC, for Digital Cinema Negotiations With Hollywood Studios - Beyond All, LLC Partnering With MKPE Consulting and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM
http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php
Regards
Peter J. Knight
The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 17-01-2012 is now available at: http://ping.fm/ZMc6C
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