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U.K. film stats go digital
Before the news of its pending abolishment hit on July 26, the U.K. Film Council (www.U.K.filmcouncil.org.U.K.) provided ongoing proof of the essential and successful nature of its support work. More »
Germany marks 25 New York City premieres
The special industry screenings of new German films in New York City have now showcased 25 titles since debuting in November 2004. More »
London tops digital-cinema survey
In a recent survey, Screen Digest set out to count the number of digital-cinema screens and locations across the European continent. More »
Kino! 2010 at Museum of Modern Art has 'Vision'
At the end of April, New York’s Museum of Modern Art kicked off its 31st annual survey of recent German cinema with “Kino! 2010,” programming ten features and 14 short films. More »
The British invade again
According to the U.K. Film Council, 2009 was another record year for British films and talent, scoring 6.7% of the global box office and taking home almost one in five of “the world’s major awards” from international film events and festivals. More »
Europe posts record grosses in 2009
“On the increase, and to no small degree” is how Milan, Italy-based MEDIA Salles describes the number of spectators in movie theatres across Europe. More »
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Metropolitan Opera HD series adds 300 theatres
“The Met: Live in HD,” the Metropolitan Opera’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series of live performance transmissions into movie theatres around the world, will expand in its fifth season to 1,500 theatres (an increase of 300 theatres), while adding Egypt, Portugal and Spain to its network of now 46 participating countries. More »
DLP ships 4K chips to licensees
Texas Instruments (TI) began shipping DLP Cinema® Enhanced 4K chips to its licensees, Barco, Christie Digital and NEC. Projectors with the DLP Cinema 4K chip are expected to be installed in Q1 2011 and several industry demos are anticipated before then by DLP Cinema licensees. More »
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