One of New Mexico’s oldest movie theatres recently underwent a major renovation and has been given a new lease on life. Opened in 1949 and used as a movie theatre until 1982, the Totah Theatre thereafter was used as a performance theatre. In 2006, the Totah Theatre was converted into a multi-use performance hall. In 2020, San Juan County acquired, and in partnership with the City of Farmington renovated the facility to create a film center for the region.
NEC Corporation India has entered into a strategic alliance with UFO Moviez, India’s largest digital cinema network and in-cinema advertising platform to deploy the next generation of laser projectors.
Barco will be showcasing its high dynamic range Lightsteering projection technology at this year’s Asian World Film Festival being held November 9-18 in the Marina Del Rey section of Los Angeles.
The British Film Institute, the UK’s leading organization for the moving image and the owner of the world’s largest film and television archive, has installed Christie Real|Laser illumination technology in its main screening room, NFT1, at its flagship venue BFI Southbank.
As the cinema business steadily recovers from all the ramifications of the pandemic, exhibitors are faced with a series of decisions to make. They must upgrade their facilities to encourage moviegoers to return; they must cut costs in the face of a challenging global economy; and they must do what they can to address climate change. For a long time now, Wim Buyens, CEO of Cinionic, the consortium consisting of Barco, ALPD, and CGS, has been making the case that installing laser projection addresses to all three concerns. Recent events suggest people are beginning to listen to Buyens. It has been a busy month for Cinionic.
The Imax Corporation and Saudi Cinema Company, operating as AMC Cinemas, today announced plans to further expand their longstanding partnership with an agreement for six new, state-of-the-art Imax with Laser systems in key entertainment complexes throughout the country.
AMC Theatres today announced that the Los Angeles market will be the first to be upgraded with Laser at AMC projection technology from Cinionic at nearly all AMC locations. Work is currently underway on AMC’s first major broad scale projector upgrade since the transition to digital with the launch of Laser at AMC.
Cinépolis, Mexico’s largest cinema company, has announced an initiative to upgrade more than 2,600 screens to laser projection. The deal brings Laser Projection by Cinionic to a significant portion of the global chain’s nearly 6,700 screens, delivering efficiency and up to 70 percent energy savings for Cinepolis and an elevated viewing experience for their audiences.
Classic Cinemas, one of the most innovative theatre circuits in the United States has renovated the historic La Grange Theatre in La Grange, Illinois into a modern six-screen multiplex with GDC cinema technology.
Cinionic has installed Laser Light Upgrades in Brazil at Cinematográfica Araújo’s Cine Araújo and AFA Cinemas theatres. Together, the projects bring laser-powered presentation to fourteen screens, including 13 at Cinematográfica Araújo’s Cine Araújo theater and one at AFA Cinemas Cine Ritz Pará de Minas.
