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Animation 15 Percent of European 2014 Box Office, New Study Says

Animation films achieved an average of 179.8 million admissions in Europe over the period 2010-2014, representing 14.7 percent of the market in 2014. Russia, UK & Ireland and France were the largest market for animation in Europe, the three accounting for more than half of the yearly average 179.8 million admissions to animation in Europe. However, when it comes to the share of animation in each country, smaller territories such as the three Baltic states and Slovakia and Slovenia stand out, with Latvia topping the ranking with 26 percent of local admissions going to animation films.

Ymagis Appoints Rigaud Head of Exhibitor Services for France, Switzerland and Africa

The Ymagis Group has appointed Maxime Rigaud general manager of exhibitor services for France, Switzerland and Africa. The announcement follows the group’s purchase statement on March 25 of the French company R2D1, which is specialized in the installation and maintenance of digital cinema equipment.

GDC Names Reiner Doetzkies Vice President of Technology Development

Reiner Doetzkies has joined GDC Technology as vice president of technology development, worldwide.

Watermarked Films Gain Ten Percent Increase in Revenue, Study Shows

A comprehensive five-country, independent study of movies shows the first statistically significant correlation between the use of the motion picture industry’s standardized Cinavia content protection technology and enhanced studio revenue.

Red Digital Cinema Opens Miami Store

Red Digital Cinema is hosting a grand opening event on June 13th to commemorate the opening of its newest retail store located in Miami, Florida. Situated in the heart of the Wynwood Art District the newly designed space will showcase the latest Red camera innovations and serve as a gallery for works shot on Red.

Kodak Celebrates Super 8’s 50th Birthday at Cine Gear Expo

Kodak will celebrate the 50th birthday of the Super 8 format at Cine Gear Expo, which takes place June 5-6 on the Paramount Lot in Hollywood. Activities in Kodak’s area include Stop By Shoot Film sessions with Pro8mm, a preview of the new Logmar Super 8 camera, and an opportunity to win a Super 8 production package.

SGO Appoints Black Fiber as Official Support Agent in Mexico

SGO has appointed technical specialist Black Fiber as another official support partner in Mexico for the Mistika finishing and color grading post-production system and Mamba FX compositing software.

Panavision Releases New Version of Panascout

Panavision has released a new version of its popular Panascout application. Adopted by industry professionals as an essential creative tool during preproduction, Panascout was the first application to allow capturing and sharing of images encoded with the crucial metadata needed on location scouts. Panascout is available for free on all mobile devices running iOS, Android and Windows platforms. A wide range of intuitive functions and a redesigned user interface make it even easier to record and share images and information with the entire creative team.

AJA Launches Summer of Savings Promotion for Cion and Select Ki Pro Products

AJA Video Systems today launched the Summer of Savings promotion, reducing pricing for the Cion production camera, Ki Pro Quad, Ki Pro Mini and Ki Pro recorders. The price for Cion is now $4995, which reflects a $4000 price reduction.

Arri Film & TV Restructures, Changes Name to Arri Media

Arri Film & TV Services GmbH has been officially renamed Arri Media GmbH in the commercial register. The new name is a consequence of major restructuring within the company, a subsidiary of Arri AG that offers a variety of production, post-production and distribution services from several facilities within Germany.

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