PARIS & LOS ANGELES ( September 24, 2019 )
Webedia Forms “The Boxoffice Company”, Creating the Largest and Most Prominent Enterprise of Its Kind Serving the Needs of the Global Cinema Industry Through Media, Technology and Data
Webedia, the global media and technology network rooted in culturally-driven content, today announced the formation of The Boxoffice Company, creating the largest and most prominent enterprise of its kind serving the publishing, technology and data needs of the global cinema industry. The Boxoffice…
New York ( September 24, 2019 )
IFC Films Picks Up U.S. Rights to Czech Republic Oscar Selection “The Painted Bird”
IFC Films announced today that it is acquiring U.S. rights to “The Painted Bird” directed, written, and produced by Václav Marhoul (“Tobruk,” “Smart Philip”). Based on the acclaimed novel by Jerzy Kosinski, the movie was a singular achievement by Marhoul, almost 1…
Los Angeles, California ( September 24, 2019 )
MX4D and B&B Theatres Announce a New Ten Theatre Deal
Midwest based B&B Theatres intends to install more MX4D auditoriums in new builds, existing theatres and magnificently retrofitted cinema acquisitions. “The expansion of our relationship with MediaMation (MMI) proves our belief in MX4D.” says Brock Bagby, Executive Vice President of B&B The…
Ghent, Belgium ( September 24, 2019 )
Kinepolis to Introduce Free Discovery Day Initiative in all its European Cinemas
People are often unaware of the film programme playing in theatres, Kinepolis noticed. The number of films programmed in cinemas has grown spectacularly in recent years: more films are being produced and they are being released across other platforms sooner, as such shortening the life cycle of a fi…
Paris ( September 24, 2019 )
Ymagis Group Reports First Half-Year 2019 Earnings
Ymagis Group, the European specialist in technologies for the cinema industry, today reported its first half-year earnings for 2019 ending 30 June 2019, audited and approved by its Board of Directors on 23 September 2019. Promising growth in non-VPF activities during first half year of 2019 Standing…
Paramus, New Jersey ( September 23, 2019 )
Sony Digital Cinema Expands Footprint with Galaxy Theatres
Sony Electronics Inc. today announced the expansion of its Sony Digital Cinema premium large-format (PLF) movie theater auditorium to its first location in Texas, at Galaxy Theatres in The Colony. Sony Digital Cinema is a heightened experience for PLF theaters that features Sony’s industry-lea…
London, UK ( September 23, 2019 )
Depeche Mode to Present New Documentary “Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest”, in Cinemas Worldwide on November 21
Depeche Mode, along with Trafalgar Releasing, Sony Music Entertainment and BBH Entertainment, are excited to announce the upcoming release of the new feature-length documentary and concert film, “SPIRITS in the Forest”, coming to cinemas worldwide for a one-night event on November 21. Th…
Wokingham, UK ( September 20, 2019 )
Christie Connect UK Open Days 15-16 October 2019
Following on from last year’s successful event, Christie, a leader in creating and delivering the world’s best visual and audio experiences, is once again opening the doors of its Wokingham office to visitors from the UK and further afield. Held over two days, Christie Connect UK will showcase new p…
New York, NY ( September 20, 2019 )
Alamo Drafthouse Announces ‘The Press Room’ Museum, Print Shop, and Bar for Lower Manhattan
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is proud to unveil plans for The Press Room, a brand-new museum, letterpress print shop, bar, and event space at Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan, and set to open late this winter at 28 Liberty in the Financial District. Like the century-old wax figure exhibits delicately dis…
Auckland, New Zealand ( September 19, 2019 )
Lido Cinema Upgrades to 7.1 Surround Sound System with JBL 7 Series Studio Monitors
To create a more immersive movie-going experience for audiences, Avid Automation and JPRO recently upgraded the legendary Lido Cinema with a cutting-edge JBL by Harman surround sound system with 7 Series reference monitors. Established in the 1920s, the Lido Cinema is one of New Zealand’s oldest and…
London ( September 19, 2019 )
Dolby Laboratories And Cineplexx Bring Dolby Cinema Experience To Vienna For The First Time With Launch Of A New Dolby Cinema At Village Cinema Wien Mitte
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) and Cineplexx today announced the opening of the first Dolby Cinema in Vienna at the Village Cinema / Wien Mitte with the premiere of the new blockbuster movie Ad Astra. The collaboration with Dolby forms a part of Cineplexx’s modernization strategy as it underl…
Los Angeles ( September 18, 2019 )
CJ 4DPLEX And Lionsgate Partner To Release “Rambo: Last Blood” And “Midway” In The Multi-Sensory 4DX Format
CJ 4DPLEX (www.cj4dx.com), the world’s leading cinema technology company, and global content leader Lionsgate, today announced the release of “Rambo: Last Blood” and “Midway” in the immersive, multi-sensory 4DX format. “Rambo: Last Blood”; September 20 “Midway”; November 8 “Rambo: Last Blood”…
Sofia, Bulgaria ( September 18, 2019 )
Bulgarian Exhibitor Kino Arena Signs Four Theatre Deal with MediaMation’s MX4D
Kino Arena and MediaMation Inc. have signed an agreement to open four MX4D auditoriums in Bulgaria. First up for an early Fall opening is The Mall of Sofia. MX4D immersive auditoriums feature luxurious state-of-the-art seats equipped with a full range of motion and effects including scent, neck and…
Leawood, Kansas ( September 18, 2019 )
AMC Entertainment Corrects Inaccurate Statement by National CineMedia
In a conference call with investors about National CineMedia’s (“NCM”) plan to introduce increased commercial advertisements during trailer play at Regal and Cinemark theatres, including a so-called “platinum spot” shortly before the main movie feature begins, NCM CEO Tom Lesinski stated that NCM wa…
Los Angeles, California ( September 18, 2019 )
Women in Exhibition (WIE) Officially Launch at the Geneva Convention at the Grand Resort and Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, September 17-19, 2019
The year 2019 has seen many global cinema exhibition groups honor women leaders by bringing them into the spotlight. Distinguished women from all areas of exhibition are making great strides in the industry and its ever changing landscape. Now, is the ideal time to introduce Women in Exhibition (WIE…
San Francisco, California ( September 18, 2019 )
Dolby and United Cinema Chain to Bring First Dolby Cinema to Russia
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) and The United Cinema Chain “Kino OKKO” (Cinema Park & Formula Kino) have entered into an agreement for the first deployment of Dolby Cinema in Russia. Kino OKKO will be the first company to introduce the Dolby Cinema experience to the Russian market at the C…
Paris, France ( September 16, 2019 )
Ymagis Group Announces Agreement to Sell French Subsidiary Eclair Cinema to L’Image Retrouvée as Part of Continuation Plan
Ymagis Group, the European specialist in digital technologies for the film industry, announces that on Monday 16 September 2019 it signed a binding letter of intent with L’Image Retrouvée SAS, a subsidiary of the Italian company L’Immagine Ritrovata, with the purpose of successfully implementing a c…
Madrid, Spain ( September 12, 2019 )
Odeon Multicines Introduces Andalusia’s First RGB Laser Projector Thanks to Christie RealLaser Illumination
The Spanish exhibition chain Odeon Multicines has just reopened the Plaza de Armas multiplex in Seville, whose Screen 1 is now equipped with a Christie RGB pure laser projector featuring CineLife electronics and RealLaser illumination. It is the first installation of its kind in Andalusia. In additi…
San Rafael, California ( September 11, 2019 )
Variety Set to Honor Jack Kline of Christie
Variety, the Children’s Charity of the Northern California, is pleased to announce that digital cinema pioneer, Jack Kline, former Chairman, President and CEO (and currently Executive Advisor to the current CEO) at Christie, is to be officially recognised by the charity for his community outreach an…
Dallas, Texas ( September 11, 2019 )
Studio Movie Grill Further Expands its Movies + Meals Program with DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s Abominable
Studio Movie Grill announced that Universal Pictures has generously offered multiple screenings of DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s highly anticipated new animated feature film “Abominable” (in theatres 9/27/19) in support of SMG’s Movies+Meals program. In keeping with…
