Reinventing Cinema: The First Decade of Digital Cinema by Nick Dager is now available at Diesel Books. In May 1999 Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace opened with digital screenings in a handful of movie theatres in and around New York and Los Angeles: digital cinema’s first decade was underway. Now on sale for only $1.99.

The Film School of New York Film Academy gives students the filmmaking experience necessary to make their own films. There is no single path or formula for creating a career in filmmaking. Our filmmaking graduates have gone on to win awards at film festivals, start production companies, become cinematographers, film editors, screenwriters, directors, producers, and even actors.

Doremi has announced that its Integrated Media Server the IMS1000 has passed the Compliance Test Plan and achieved the DCI standard of excellence. The server is the first commercially available single board Integrated Media Server on the market, with key features that include a combined SMS, digital storage and a secure DCI image media block in a compact form that enables it to fit inside DLP projectors.

The Department of Moving Picture Technologies of Fraunhofer IIS has announced that Soho Digital Cinema to simplify distribution workflow and ensure adherence to screening rights.  The integration of the easyDCP KDM Generator in SDC’s MEL, a web application for KDM management and distribution, enables SDC customers to create their own KDMs through the SDC website.

The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has announced that Bulgaria will take over its annually rotating presidency for 2013. Bulgaria is represented in the Observatory’s Executive Council by Irina Kanousheva, who is responsible for international relations, festivals and promotion at the Bulgarian National Film Center.

SmartJog has signed with VS2, Portugal’s main independent local mastering lab. This agreement enables VS2 to use SmartJog’s delivery platform service to distribute digital cinema preshow content, trailers, and feature films directly to theaters connected in Portugal.

Norway's Oscar entry, Kon-Tiki, will open the 36th edition of the Göteborg International Film Festival. Kon-Tiki was made by the directors behind the previous film success, Max Manus, and is Norway's biggest and most expensive film production to date. For the first time, the festival's opening film will be screened at several theaters simultaneously. Both the directors and actors will be visiting the festival.

The Hong Kong Film Development Council has provided funding support for the renovation of the Hong Kong Arts Centre cinema. With the upgraded facilities, films of more diverse formats and genres can be screened at the cinema to further promote film culture in the community.



Maine-based shipwreck recovery company Sub Sea Research has announced their latest venture, a documentary series entitled The Port Nicholson Experience. The Port Nicholson, a wreck off the coast of Massachusetts that is said to be carrying around $3 billion in platinum and gold, is Sub Sea Research's current target. The series will focus on the crew's journey as they work to recover the cargo. The company plans to show this documentary in installments on their satellite site Shiprex.net.