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AMC Opens ETX Theatre in Kansas City Missouri

Wed, 08/11/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

AMC has opened a new Enhanced Theatre Experience at the AMC BarryWoods 24 in Kansas City Missouri. “We are proud to offer our ETX concept at one of our theatres in our hometown ” says John McDonald executive vice president U.S. operations. “With the upgraded screen and sound system in addition to the premium viewing experience digital cinema offers we believe our guests at AMC BarryWoods 24 will walk away with a new perception of how movies should be delivered.” AMC Theatres www.AMCTheatres.com

International 3D Society to Present Harold Lloyd Award

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The International 3D Society will present the first Harold Lloyd Award at a ceremony in October. Suzanne Lloyd granddaughter of stereoscopic 3D pioneer actor and director Harold Lloyd will make the presentation. The award recognizes visionary individuals whose contributions have advanced the art and technologies of stereoscopic 3D.   My grandfather was always on the cutting edge of filmmaking ” says Lloyd chairman of Harold Lloyd Entertainment. “He poured his passion enthusiasm and creativity into his craft – and that was as true as ever the moment Harold picked up a 3D camera.

Kinopolis FTT and XDC Reach Agreement to Deploy 123 Digital Cinema Systems

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

German exhibitor Kinopolis German digital cinema service provider FTT in Germany and XDC have basically agreed on the terms for a deployment of 123 digital cinema systems at 15 cinemas.   Dr. Gregory Theile managing partner of Kinopolis says “We are delighted to have found in XDC/FTT a competent experienced and reliable partner for the conversion of our cinemas to digital cinema. The model offered by XDC represents the best solution in the market as far as our particular requirements are concerned and so we explicitly opted for this long-standing partnership.

Industry Mourns the Passing of Manfred Klemme

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The industry mourns the passing of Manfred N. Klemme innovator and founder of K-Tek Boom Poles. Klemme who died July 2 was 71. Klemme a native of Canada had always been fascinated with photography and electronics. As a young man he worked at the local camera shop and often attended photo trade shows. It was at one such exhibition that he saw the representative for Hasselblad struggling with a jammed lens on their only show camera. Klemme calmly took the camera apart from the back forward unjammed the lens and put it back together.

North Carolina Broadens Film Tax Incentives

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has signed a new 25 percent film incentive into law that took effect last month. The new legislation broadens qualifying expenses including but not limited to labor fringe benefits (including health pension and welfare contributions); per diems stipends and living expenses; most importantly it raises the overall project eligibility cap from $7.5 million to $20 million per project. 

 The new legislation also repeals the corporate income tax on incentives taken by production companies.

QSC Releases DCP 100 Digital Cinema Processor

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

QSC Audio Products has released the DCP 100 Digital Cinema Processor which provides complete signal processing and monitoring functions in a single integrated rack-mount system. The DCP 100 offers many of the same features as the DCP 300 but at a lower price and is designed for six to eight channel systems that do not require CobraNet network audio distribution or 16 input channels.

The Karate Kid Premieres in the UK at the Odeon

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The UK premiere of Sony Pictures’ The Karate Kid was held at the famous Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square. The premiere was presented using the theatre’s Sony Digital Cinema 4K projection system. In addition to the premiere  movie was also released to theatres worldwide as a 4K Digital Cinema Package. The film centers on the story of Dre Parker a 12-year old who moves with his mother from Detroit to China. After making a connection with his new classmate Mei Ying Dre makes enemies with the class bully Cheng.

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