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Alvernia Studios Acquires Cintel MillenniumHD Film Scanner

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Alvernia Studios situated near Krakow Poland has installed a High Definition MillenniumHD film scanner from Cintel.

 After extensive testing and evaluation of many film scanning solutions Alvernia Studios chose Cintel’s MillenniumHD film scanner fitted with 16mm and 35mm film gates SD and HD video outputs and coupled with a Pandora Pogle controller to provide a full digital dailies solution.

 Glen Castinho digital intermediate technician and colorist says “We reviewed a number of telecine and data-cine systems to be able to match our needs and giving us the flexibility beyond j

Growing Number of Customers Take Delivery of Arri Alexa Cameras

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Alternative Rentals Arri CSC The Camera House Clairmont Camera Fletcher Camera Otto Nemenz International Sim Video Stargate Studios TCS VER Videofax and Video MTL are among the first companies in North America to take delivery of Arri’s Alexa cameras. This round of Alexa deliveries included cameras that were also shipped to independent vendors and operators around the United States giving ownership not only to traditional clients like rental houses but also to individual shooters. Reseller Abel Cine Tech has also played a significant role in reaching these new customers.

Ballantyne Strong Announces Sales in Peru and Chile

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Ballantyne Strong will provide NEC Digital Cinema projection systems and Ballantyne's MDI/Strong cinema screens to outfit twelve auditoriums for Cine Planet Peru's leading motion picture exhibitor and two for its Chilean subsidiary Cines Movieland. Ballantyne Strong has previously installed 23 NEC Digital Cinema projection systems for these customers nineteen in Peru and four in Chile.

Barco DP2K Projectors Now Integrated with CineCanvas Subtitling Support

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Barco’s DP2K family of digital cinema projectors is now available with integrated CineCanvas subtitling support. The company says the new functionality can be installed via a simple firmware upgrade. Barco says it is the first digital projector manufacturer to offer this feature. Barco also announced that it has obtained full DCI compliance for its complete line of DP2K C projectors.

Mosfilm Expands its Digital Intermediates Capabilities

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Mosfilm one of Europe’s largest film corporations has installed a DVS Clipster and part of its ongoing effort to upgrade and digital intermediates capabilities. With the Clipster all necessary steps from digital source master to digital cinema package can be created in a single system thus preventing time-consuming transfer processes through the use of many different components. Mosfilm built a theatre size preview suite individually adapted to their 3D projects. Igor Bogdasarov chief engineer at Mosfilm says “We are absolutely delighted with Clipster.

Great Escape Theatres Signs with National CineMedia’s Network

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

National CineMedia has entered into a network affiliate agreement with Great Escape Theatres an Indiana-based cinema chain for the presentation of cinema advertising and NCM Fathom entertainment and business events in theatres.  
 
Under the terms of the exclusive multi-year agreement 26 Great Escape Theatres with 307 screens in Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Nebraska Missouri Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee and West Virginia will join the NCM Cinema Network beginning in September.

Pinewood Studios Embarks on Major Restoration Effort

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Pinewood Studios Group has acquired a Northlight 2 film scanner from FilmLight for use in its newly established media preservation restoration and archive facility. The new scanner will be used in restoring film-based titles from the StudioCanal British Library archive comprising some 140 000 items including the renowned Ealing film library. The archive has been based at Pinewood for 20 years.

Santikos Theatres Signs with Screenvision

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Screenvision has announced a new exhibitor agreement with Santikos Theatres the largest family-owned theatre circuit in Texas.  With this deal Screenvision expands its presence in the key Houston and San Antonio markets. 
 
Under the agreement Screenvision will have exclusive selling and exhibition rights in the late pre-show and non-exclusive rights for promotions.   The deal represents Santikos’ first partnership with a cinema advertising company providing late preshow advertising.
 
Santikos currently operates eight theater locations and 106 screens in Houston and San Antonio.

National Amusements Installing Sony 4K Systems

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Sony Professional has signed an agreement to provide its digital cinema 4K-projection systems to National Amusements which operates more than 950 screens across the UK US and Latin America. The agreement will see National Amusement cinemas begin to deploy the 4K resolution projectors around the globe. This agreement is based on Sony’s digital cinema deployment direct partnerships with the major Hollywood studios. National Amusements operates the cinema chain Showcase in the UK and will be installing Sony Digital Cinema 4K systems across its 276 screens.

China’s Wanda Cinema Line Adds Imax Theatres in time for Aftershock

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Wanda Cinema Line in China has announced an agreement to expand their relationship with the installation of three additional Imax systems in the cities of Quanzhou Wuhan and Dalian. These theatres are in addition to the four Imax locations the exhibitor already operates and the seven Imax locations it currently has scheduled to open. Five of the 14 Imax locations operated by Wanda Cinema Line were scheduled to be opened and available to consumers in time for last month’s release of Aftershock the first Chinese film to be digitally re-mastered into the Imax Experience.

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