Marcus Theatres Continues to Invest in Lincoln, Neb., with DreamLounger Recliners at Lincoln Grand Cinema
Marcus Theatres, a division of The Marcus Corporation, has announced its most recent investment in the Lincoln, Neb., community with the addition of comfortable DreamLounger recliner seating throughout the Marcus Lincoln Grand Cinema, 1101 P Street. As part of the renovation, the UltraScreen DLX aud…
Paramount Pictures’ Mark Christiansen to Receive 2017 CinemaCon Passepartout Award
Mark Christiansen will receive this year’s “Passepartout Award,” it was announced today by CinemaCon Managing Director, Mitch Neuhauser. The CinemaCon “Passepartout Award” is presented annually to an industry executive who demonstrates dedication and commitment to the international marketplace. Cine…
Moviegoers Can Enjoy All Nine Best Picture Nominees at AMC Theatres Best Picture Showcase
Whether you missed the movies nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, or you need a refresh before the big night, AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC) has you covered for the 11th straight year with the AMC Best Picture Showcase. In what’s become an annual Oscars tradition for movie-lovers around the c…
Major Cineplex Installs Thailand’s First Christie RGB Laser Projection System in its Flagship Multiplex at the Famous Siam Paragon Shopping Mall
Christie is pleased to announce that Major Cineplex, the largest cinema operator in Thailand, has chosen Christie’s unique RGB laser projection system for its flagship auditorium, Paragon Cineplex, to deliver the ultimate 3D viewing experience for movie-goers. Located on the fifth floor of the famo…
Atom Tickets Teams Up With Bow Tie Cinemas
Today Atom Tickets, the first-of-its-kind mobile movie ticketing platform, announced a partnership with Bow Tie Cinemas, the oldest theater circuit in North America, that will expand its availability in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Colorado, Maryland and Virginia. To celebrate the partnership,…
Power Technology Welcomes George Scheckel
Power Technology is pleased to announce the appointment of George Scheckel as Sr. Dir. of Business Development for cinema products. George comes to Power Technology with 20 years of cinema technology experience. George began his cinema career in 1996 at QuVIS, Inc as V. P. of Sales and Marketing. .…
Severtson Screens Launches Next Generation Folded SAT-4K Acoustically Transparent Cinema Screen
Severtson Screens (www.severtsonscreens.com), a global leader in innovative and quality projection screens for the cinema, commercial, pro AV, and home theater markets, is pleased to announce the launch of the next generation SAT-4K Acoustically-Transparent cinema projection screen line. The enhance…
Leader in Luxury VIP Cinema Seating Reaches New Manufacturing Milestone
VIP Cinema Seating, the world’s largest manufacturer of premium cinema seating, has reached a new manufacturing milestone with a facility expansion totalling 190,000 sq.ft., that will increase capacity over 60 percent and provide the capability to produce 2,000 luxury cinema seats per day, all…
Inaugural Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival To Be Held April 20-23
Save the date! Philadelphia’s first-ever environmental film festival launches Earth Day weekend, Thursday, April 20th to Sunday, April 23rd. The Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival showcases a juried slate of dozens of powerful new shorts and features that entertain, inform and inspire personal…
Showtime Cinemas Opens “All Christie” Cineplex in Taichung
Christie, a leader in creating and sharing the world’s best visual and audio experiences, is pleased to announce the opening of an “all Christie” cinema complex boasting its state-of-the-art cinema projection and immersive audio in Taichung, central Taiwan. Operated by Showtime Cinemas, the 17-hall…
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Nordic Cinema Group, the Largest Theatre Operator in Scandinavia, and the Nordic and Baltic Regions of Europe
AMC Theatres (AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.) (NYSE:AMC) (“AMC”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the largest theatre exhibitor in seven countries in the affluent northern region of Europe, Stockholm-based Nordic Cinema Group Holding AB (“Nordic”). Nordic…
CJ CGV’s Flagship U.S. Theatre Holds Grand Opening January 27 In Buena Park
CJ CGV, will open its flagship U.S. location in Buena Park, California at the new The Source OC shopping center on January 27. The fifth largest multiplex theatre company in the world and a total cinema solution provider, CJ CGV operates 2,877 screens at 376 locations in seven countries. This will b…
Mars Cinema opt Again for Sony 4K Digital Cinema
Mars Cinema Group, one of the most prestigious cinema chains in Turkey, has signed a new partnership with Sony 4K Digital Cinema. Under this new partnership, 69 screens in 8 new cinemas across Turkey will be equipped with Sony’s most advanced 4K Digital Cinema technology. The project will be c…
Ymagis Group Announces Theatrical Release of Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” in EclairColor
Ymagis Group, the European specialist in digital technologies for the film industry, announced the EclairColor release of “La La Land” (Lionsgate), which opens in cinemas across France this Wednesday 25 January. Distributed by SND – M6 Group and directed by Damien Chazelle, “…
QSC Announces First QSC Certified Theatres
QSC, the cinema industry’s leading supplier of cinema exhibition solutions, announces the first “QSC Certified” theatres. QSC Certified Theatres are equipped with complete sound systems from QSC, and meet a set of technical guidelines for equipment, projection, acoustics, and room design, to ensure…
KinoNor Has Been Environmentally Certified
KinoNor has the pleasure of informing that all cinemas in our company as of January 2017 have been environmentally certified (“Miljøfyrtårn”). With this certification KinoNor is the first cinema chain in Norway, and possibly in the world, to obtain this kind of environmental certification. This conf…
Barco is Honored with the Appointment of its Senior VP Entertainment Wim Buyens as Chairman of the Advanced Imaging Society
Barco, global leader in cinema technology, is proud to announce that Wim Buyens, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Barco’s Entertainment division, has been appointed as chairman of the executive committee and board of governors of the Advanced Imaging Society. Wim Buyens joined the Societ…
Gruvi is Joining the Event Cinema Association
Harkness Screens to Power MBO Cinemas New Flagship Entertainment Complex in Malaysia
Global screen technology leader Harkness Screens has been selected by MBO Cinemas – a leading cinema chain in Malaysia currently with 207 screens and a seating capacity of over 32721 seats for its new flagship entertainment hub in Kuala Lumpur thus providing its viewers with an ultimate and en…