The China Film Group has purchased 800 Barco digital cinema projector, including the new Barco Alchemy integrated projection systems. The projectors will be deployed in CFG theaters nationwide. Barco is CFG’s largest cinema projector supplier and has been selected in the chain’s approved suppliers list for the next five consecutive years.
CFG produces and distributes films, imports and exports foreign releases and runs movie theaters across the country. The CFG cinema chain includes many theaters of various sizes and dimensions – from Imax to small screens – all over the nation, a number that will be expanding rapidly between now and the end of 2015.
The most recent agreement between CFG-Barco and CFG is part of CFG’s expansion plans for 2014 and 2015. Barco will be providing 800 digital cinema projectors, 100 of which are high-end Barco Alchemy integrated projection systems.
Barco Alchemy is the first integrated media server to reach DCI 1.2 level in the world that can play 4K films at 60 fps 4K 3D content on a single projector. In normal projection modes, the system offers seamless 2D and 3D switching.
“Chinese cinemas are currently diversifying their business in order to cope with increasing competition,” said Phil Chen, general manager of CFG-Barco (Beijing) Electronics. “CFG cinemas have the widest coverage, including first-tier metropolises and remotely rural areas. The company therefore needs a supplier that can offer both high-quality devices and comprehensive, superior services. As for users, CFG-Barco is a reliable choice. We apply products and services locally based on trust, respond timely to users’ ever-changing demands, and make continuous efforts to support the development of Chinese cinema.”