Conference of Wednesday February 2, 200510:00 am – 10:15 am: Frédéric Delacroix, ALPAFrédéric Delacroix, General Delegate of the Association against Audiovisual Piracy (ALPA), willdetail the origin of the films pirated in France.10:15 am – noon: From production to the release in theatresDigital technologies, especially watermarking, allow to limit the leaks in the laboratories, during thepromotion of the movie or within the movie theatres. Promotion is a critical step when videotapes orD...
ADMC Launches with international workshop (click here for details)A digital media revolution is on its way. The digitalization of content, the development of new digital platforms and the explosion of data transfer capacity will bring along a new world of applications and needs. The gap between the technology and competences needed to produce and distribute content for a personal terminal or for a 1,000 seats movie theater is becoming less and less significant.These new opportunities have not be...
For its third edition, IDIFF (International Digital Film Forum) continues its development with a programme of conferences enriched with new themes and with workshops, which give a large place to practice.IDIFF is a unique event in Europe, entirely dedicated to digital cinema under all its aspects. This year will be marked by the presence of major European an International actors, in the fields of technologies linked to creation, post-production and diffusion. IDIFF, once again settle, from 2 to ...
IDIFF 2005: February 2 to 4Palais des FestivalsFor its third edition, IDIFF (International Digital Film Forum) continues its development and invests once again the Palais des festivals of Cannes, emblematic city for the cinema.Unique event in Europe, IDIFF is entirely dedicated to digital cinema under all its aspects. The 2005 edition, which will be held from 2 to 4 February, will be marked by the strong presence of major European an International actors, working in the field of technologies lin...
Christie is a global leader in the manufacture of visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry.Interview with Dale Miller, Vice President EMEA at recent SATIS french trade show.Terms like d-cinema and e-cinema are often over-used and have lost some of their meaning. Christie became the first licensee of DLP Cinema technology IN 2000, the only digital display technology currently endorsed by Hollywood and the first to develop a 2K digital cinema projector using this technology for di...
The 2nd SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2005 will be held from July 16 (Sat.) to July 24 (Sun.) in 2005 in the SKIP CITY. It is an International competitive festival, with its theme being Digital Cinema (D-Cinema), a main trend in filmmaking of the 21st Century. The Festival aims to discover the talent of the next generation, as well as contributing to the propagation and development of new film industry. It is located in SKIP CITY a complex created with the main aim of contributing to...
A CILECT Project by Joost Hunningher CILECT is the association of the world's major film and television schools. Its goals are to provide a means for the exchange of ideas among member schools, and to help them understand the future of education for creative personnel in film, television, and related media. It is dedicated to the creation, development and maintenance of regional and international co-operation among its member schools, and to the encouragement of film and television training in...
Saturday May 15th 2004 Chairperson: Patrick Von Sychowski, Senior Editor, Screen Digest Magazine European Digital Cinema State of the Union Summit in Cannes This panel will look at how digital cinema is faring in Europe, both from a commercial, public and regulatory stand point. Leading projects, both nation-specific ones such as the UK Film Council's Digital Screen Network, as well as cross-border ones like European DocuZone will be discussed and assessed. The focus will above all be on creat...
UltraStar Cinemas and American Cinema Advertising Network to deploy 20 new DLP Cinema™-based projectors.UltraStar becomes first circuit to employ DLP Cinema™ technology for exhibition of all media.UltraStar Cinemas of San Diego, California, and American Cinema Advertising Network of San Jose today announced they have reached an agreement by which all UltraStar theaters, beginning with 20 screens in selected sites, will be converted from film to DLP Cinema™ projection technology between now...
"DigiTraining Plus: New Technologies for European Cinemas" Kuurne, Belgium31 March - 4 April 2004Dear friends, the Barco headquarters in Kuurne, Belgium, just saw the closure of the specialized course for cinema exhibitors: "DigiTraining Plus: New Technologies for European Cinemas", organized by MEDIA Salles, that was specifically dedicated to digital cinema. A highly positive evaluation of the course emerged from the more than 40 participants and experts, arriving from 13 European countries, fr...
Digital Media Festival set to explode New sessions have been announced for the blockbuster Digital Media Festival Melbourne, to be held at the Melbourne Convention Centre from June 1-3, 2004. The event comprises three separate conference streams - the Australian Effects & Animation Festival, DVFest and Digital Imaging - along with a state-of-the-art technology exhibition.Sydney games developer Perception will outline the challenges of taking one of television's best-known science fiction series ...
"Technological innovation is a crucial factor for economic development and it is even more so regarding digital technology applied to the cinema sector, an activity that involves both economic and cultural values”. These were the words of Gianni Profita, Director General for the Cinema of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Affairs, commenting on the course on digital cinema promoted by MEDIA Salles, on which he affirmed: “It’s very significant for Europeans working in the cinema sector to r...
SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-CINEMA FESTIVAL will be held at SKIP CITY as the main venue in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture from March 20th to March 28th, 2004.The festival aims to discover new talents, and contribute to the future development of the digital film and cinema industry internationally. The festival wishes that both the participants and audiences will together experience the charms of digital cinema introduced in Kawaguchi this spring.This event celebrates the launch of the first SK...
Worldwide digitalization has also brought changes to the cinema. Not only are more and more films digitally processed but they are also digitally produced and projected. With the advancement of digital cinema, the Berlin International Film Festival has increasingly turned to using digital projection for its movies. Ten festival cinemas are now equipped with digital projectors. Whereas the Zoo-Palast went digital some time ago, the Berlin International Film Festival has just installed new digital...
54th Berlin International Film Festival goes digital Worldwide digitalization has also brought changes to the cinema. Not only are more and more films digitally processed but they are also digitally produced and projected. With the advancement of digital cinema, the Berlin International Film Festival has increasingly turned to using digital projection for its movies. Ten festival cinemas are now equipped with digital projectors. Whereas the Zoo-Palast went digital some time ago, the Berlin Inter...
