SMPTE, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, today announced that Florian Schleich has been elected to serve as SMPTE standards vice president, effective January 1, 2022. In this role, he will be directing and supervising the standards projects of the society.
Arts Alliance Media has announced a new software partnership with the Tromsø International Film Festival to use AAM’s Screenwriter Theatre Management System to handle the festival’s content and scheduling.
Sociowash is once again managing the social media marketing for the Cinépolis theatre chain. With the onset of the pandemic, Cinépolis had hit a pause and changed its digital strategy. As screens reopen across India, the brand's digital presence will be managed once again by Sociowash Delhi.
The British cinema advertising company Pearl & Dean has created three senior new roles across its sales team, promoting Jamie White to deputy sales director, Catherine Ferguson to head of agency strategy and Cristina Duffy to head of agency trading.
National CineMedia, Inc., managing member and owner of 48.3 percent of the cinema advertising network National CineMedia, LLC, has received new revolving loan commitments in the amount of $50 million, the entire amount of which was drawn on January 5.
The organizers of the 2022 HPA Tech Retreat have released a statement regarding the safety protocols that are being put in place to ensure the health and safety of attendees. “Our first priority for planning the Tech Retreat is safety,” the statement read. “We have been planning carefully and leaning on expert advice to ensure the event is safe and comfortable for everyone.”
Citing concerns about the Omicron variant with its unexpectedly high transmissibility rates and the limits of health safety, travel, and other infrastructures across the country the organizers of the Sundance Film Festival have announced that the festival’s in-person Utah elements will be moving online this year.
Timeswaying Technology's LA2K-10 LED Cinema System HeyLED has been installed at the Beijing UME International Cineplex. Development started in 2018 with the support of the China Research Institute of Film Science & Technology; the LA2K-10 screen is their first LED product.
The Göteborg Film Festival is introducing The Hypnotic Cinema – what the organizers are calling “a mind-bending experiment where visitors are challenged to lose control in the cinema by being hypnotized.” The Hypnotic Cinema examines the possibility to intensify the film experience for those courageous visitors who dare to let loose in the cinema. This year’s festival is being held January 28 through February 6 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Mediamation has promoted Vaughn Howes to director of sales. Howes has a wealth of knowledge and experience from his more than 30 years in the attractions and themed entertainment industries.
