Distribution & Exhibition

George Miller to Receive MPSE Filmmaker of the Year Award

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 16:22 -- Nick Dager

The Motion Picture Sound Editors will honor Academy Award-winner George Miller with its annual Filmmaker Award. Miller is being honored for a career noteworthy for its incredibly broad scope and consistent excellence. The Australian writer, director and producer is responsible for some of the most successful and beloved films of recent decades including Mad Max, Mad Max 2: Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and Mad Max: Fury Road.

Cinema’s Next Chapter

Wed, 02/10/2021 - 11:15 -- Wim Buyens

Much has been written, broadcast, and talked about regarding the fate of cinemas throughout 2020. As the CEO of a global cinema technology company, I stand at the crossroads of talking with exhibitors, technologists, leaders, and creatives across geographies. This mosaic of viewpoints provides a unique perspective into our industry-specific challenges, opportunities, and possibilities for the road ahead. When you start to connect the dots in our industry, three drivers have significant potential to shape cinema in 2021.

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Movie Trivia Coming to a Table Near You

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 12:16 -- Nick Dager

Cinema advertising network National CineMedia and Ziosk, a leading restaurant technology platform for guest engagement, are reimagining entertainment at the table with a new digital out-of-home relationship. The new NCM/DOOH group, which was created to further unite brands with audiences beyond theatres in a variety of complementary venues, will sell Ziosk media inventory alongside NCM’s Noovie entertainment content and trivia programming on Ziosk’s national restaurant entertainment and media network

SMPTE, MESA Collaborate on Language Metadata Table

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 11:24 -- Nick Dager

In collaboration with the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers is bringing the media industry's first human- and machine-readable Language Metadata Table into its public review process, an early step toward SMPTE standardization. Published as a SMPTE Public Committee Draft, the vetted and approved list of language codes will be readily available for public comment, implementation, and validation.

Flicks, Neon Renew Partnership

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 11:20 -- Nick Dager

Flicks, a company of Vista Group International and leading New Zealand video on demand platform Neon, today announced a renewed 12-month partnership. The partnership is a content driven solution which utilizes Flicks’ writing talent and position in the market to promote Neon’s range of top-drawer TV series in a natural and appealing way.

Annual Göteborg Nostradamus Report Considers Cinema’s Future

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 10:13 -- Nick Dager

The Göteborg Film Festival's 8th Nostradamus Report, Transforming Storytelling Together, was presented at the festival's annual Nostradamus seminar. The annual report looks into the future of the screen industries three to five years from now through research and interviews with industry experts. The 2021 report expects the industry to go through an extensive reality check moving from streaming to reality warfare, and from pandemic to green issues.

HPA Announces Program, Schedule Updates for Annual Tech Retreat

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 10:10 -- Nick Dager

In an event that boasts more than 25 years of industry-changing thought leadership, the unique circumstances of 2021 promise to make this year’s Hollywood Professional Association’s Tech Retreat the most consequential in its history. From March 15-24, in live and recorded content, accessible to a world-wide audience, HPA will present panels, events, and demonstrations that will help our industry share, teach and connect at this most critical time.

CCM Cinemas Installs Costa Rica’s First Laser Projectors

Tue, 02/02/2021 - 10:47 -- Nick Dager

Costa Rican cinema chain CCM Cinemas has opened the country’s first movie theatre equipped with an RGB pure laser projector. The cinema, located at Plaza Occidente multiplex in San Ramón, the country’s second largest city, has installed a Christie CP2315-RGB projector, as well as Christie Vive Audio speakers and Dolby Atmos sound. The installation was carried out by the systems integrating company Vidicom

NCM, Harkins Sign Long-Term Cinema Advertising Agreement

Tue, 02/02/2021 - 09:34 -- Nick Dager

National CineMedia and Harkins Theatres, the fifth-largest exhibitor in America, have signed a long-term cinema advertising affiliate agreement to bring NCM’s Noovie pre-show entertainment program to millions of Harkins movie fans across the Southwest. With the addition of Harkins Theatres, NCM’s national theatre network now includes all of the top five exhibitors in the country.

Isolated Cinema Winner Named

Mon, 02/01/2021 - 11:28 -- Nick Dager

Last month, when the Göteborg Film Festival announced that one person would have the opportunity to watch this year’s festival at Pater Noster lighthouse without family, friends or mobile phone, the idea turned out to be immensely appealing. In less than two weeks, the festival committee received more than 12,000 applications from more than 45 countries. After a comprehensive process involving interviews and tests, one person has finally been selected for the coveted place: emergency nurse and film enthusiast Lisa Enroth from Skövde, Sweden.

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