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Future of cinema, few know, few share, we dare do both!
Let us embark for a trip a few decades ahead of us.
Our first stop this year was Cannes where the series has been held for the past 3 years.
The next stops on the festival circuit was Locarno with a panel held in partnership with the Festival, next stops will be Rome, Stockholm and many more.
Video from the Locarno panel:
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The Locarno Film Festival and filmfestivals.com, the organizers of the first panel in Locarno from Future of Cinema Salon were very proud of the quality of the exchange triggered by the panel.
Herewith a summary of the themes brought by the panelists: a full length video will be featured here shortly.
Panel "Future of cinema distribution", Forum
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Locarno Film Festival, Fest21.com, CFC Media Lab and Telefilm Canada are proud to premiere the Future of Cinema Salon Series at the Locarno Film Festival. The Panel on Digital Distribution will bring together international voices around the table including: Elisabetta Brunella (Mediasalles Secretary General), Amos Gitai (director, Locarno Lepoard of Honour 2008), Brian Jones (Managing Director Pathé Switzerland), Bruno Chatelin (filmfestivals.com & fest21.com co-founder; former distributor UGC-...
Future of cinema, few know, few share, we dare do both! Let us embark for a trip a few decades ahead of us.Our first stop this year was Cannes where the series has been held for the past 3 years. The next stops on the festival circuit is Locarno with a panel held in partnership with the Festival, next stops will be Rome, Stockholm and many moreCheck out the video of Cannes events Fest21.com, CFC Media Lab and Telefilm Canada and Locarno Film Festival are proud to premiere our Future of Cinema Sa...
Lorenzo Branca is Director of Digital Cinema, Cinemeccanica – MilanA graduate in electronic engineering from the University of Pavia, Lorenzo Branca has been with Cinemeccanica since 2004 and coordinates projects for the development and installation of digital projection systems in cinemas.How do you view the development of digital cinema?Following a slowdown towards the end of 2007, I have noticed a considerable recovery, both in actual installations and in contacts with new clients in the fi...
Nancy Fares, is Business Manager with Texas Instruments DLP® Cinema Products and talked to DGT online informer I am the Business Manager for DLP Cinema® Products; my role includes product line responsibilities, Profit and Loss (P&L), product marketing and overall strategy for the DLP Cinema® Products group. This year marks the 10th Anniversary of DLP’s entrance into the cinema industry, with the first fully functional and Hollywood endorsed digital DLP Cinema movie projector. After years of...
As the Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival, XDC is providing all of the necessary equipment and expertise to support over 100 digital screenings including the parallel sections during the May competition, to more than 18 Cannes theatre rooms - including the famous Louis Lumière auditorium.A focus on XDC during the 61st Cannes Film Festival. XDC Booth #206 is installed in the “Village International Pantiero” along the Cannes harbour. We are sharing the booth with Wallimage, the Wall...
Available in advance on Fest21.com, a Ciné e-book reader device, which includes 26 books surrounding the cinema, will be available on May 14, 2008 for the opening of the Cannes FestivalFollowing the very successful launch at the end of 2007 of its Cluster21 e-book pack intended for professionals, then of its Psycho21 pack last March, M21 Editions, the precursor of web communities in France, called upon the know-how of New World Editions to create the Ciné Fest21 e-book pack consisting of a Boo...
Available in advance on Fest21.com, a Ciné e-book reader device, which includes 26 books surrounding the cinema, will be available on May 14, 2008 for the opening of the Cannes Festival Following the very successful launch at the end of 2007 of its Cluster21 e-book pack intended for professionals, then of its Psycho21 pack last March, M21 Editions, the precursor of web communities in France, called upon the know-how of New World Editions to create the Ciné Fest21 e-book pack consisting of a B...
New World Editions and M21 Editions partner to launch a Ciné e-book Pack covering the cinema at the Cannes Film FestivalAvailable in advance on Fest21.com, a Ciné e-book reader device, which includes 26 books surrounding the cinema, will be available on May 14, 2008 for the opening of the Cannes FestivalFollowing the very successful launch at the end of 2007 of its Cluster21 e-book pack intended for professionals, then of its Psycho21 pack last March, M21 Editions, the precursor of web communi...
By Rhiannon HobbinsSo after years of dreaming about being a filmmaker you decided to finally go for it. You begged, borrowed and maxed out your credit cards. The house had to be remortgaged and you even had to bail on the Christmas skiing holiday. You’ve seriously never been so bloody broke.But you’ve got no regrets, you’ve made your film and the rest will be easy. But the fact is that it can be just as difficult to land a distribution deal. And after all the sacrifices and hard work, ther...
A unique exhibition of yesteryears cine-equipments “BEHIND THE FRAME” is a part of Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF-2008) and was inaugurated by veteran cinematographer –director Shri Govind Nihlani. The exhibition has a display of equipments and material used in film making in olden era to recent days like Metal blimp camera, 35mm Mitchell camera, Éclair NPR camera, various lenses, voice recorders, lights, editing machines, projectors, and rare photographs. This expo is a techni...
The film festival community is growing at an explosive rate with over 2,000 film festivals world wide and more cropping up each year. There has never been a better time to get involved to share information and network with this growing community.IFFS is looking for accomplished and experienced professionals involved in film festival and the entertainment industry. The professionals that are best suited are those individuals who can share real world experience, discuss trends and issues in-depth,...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2007 For more information, contact:Jamey Duvall, producerMovie Geeks United!E-mail: moviegeeksunited@yahoo.com On the Lot Winner Will BighamFeatured on Internet Radio Podcast On Wednesday, August 22 at 10pm (EST), MOVIE GEEKS UNITED!, a movie-themed talk radio p...
NEC Corporation of America, a premier provider of network, IT and digital cinema solutions, today announced that the its STARUS(TM) NC2500S digital cinema projector with DLP Cinema(R) technology from Texas Instruments(R) was awarded a "Stevie" at the 2007 American Business Awards. Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" (New York Post, April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business. NEC's digital ci...
DTS Digital Cinema has announced that it will be introducing its FilmStore(R) Content Management System at Cinema Expo 2007 (June 25-28). The system is designed to provide a complete solution for management of digital content within a multiplex, and consists of three interrelated components: FilmStore Director(TM) content management software, FilmStore Central(TM) ingest and storage system, and the FilmStore(R) Digital Cinema Player. Together they provide a powerful digital cinema management sys...
"Run," a 15 minute short by Mark Albiston from New Zealand, is perfectly done for the idea it achieves. The film, playing in the short films corner, one of 11 short films of this year's official short film competition, feels like a dream.I think it is the use of sound that achieves this dreamlike quality. The sounds are all simple but bold and deliberate, with not much background sound: a juxtaposition of the first piano notes of the classic Für Elise by Bethoveen against a bold o...
DivX, Inc. announced today the panel of judges for the DivX(R) Film Festival, an online video festival devoted to creativity, storytelling and improving digital media. Hosted on DivX Stage6(TM), the festival offers filmmakers the chance to win prizes plus gain exposure to key entertainment industry figures and access to an international audience. Filmmakers are urged to act quickly and send their submissions by April 30, 2007. Prizes up for grabs include a series of DivX Certified and DivX Ultra...
Transferring home movies to DVD went mainstream with the airing of "Soprano Home Movies," Episode 78 of Season 6, and just in time, iMemories' upcoming Home Movie Film Festival April 13th, 14th and 15th will give families a chance to screen their own old-format home movies. In probably one of the first times such a topic played a central role in a television episode, character Janice gives Tony, the mob boss, a birthday gift of his old childhood Super 8 home movies that have been transferred to ...
Michael Eisner Launches New Media Studio to Produce World-Class Content for the InternetVuguru's First Series Prom Queen to Premier Online April 2nd ELLE girl, FIJI Water, POM Wonderful and Teleflora.com to Be First Sponsors Veoh and YouTube to Distribute OnlineMichael Eisner's The Tornante Company today announced the formation of Vuguru (http://www.vuguru.com), an independent studio that will produce and distribute original content for the Internet and emerging digital platforms. Vuguru...
Contest Invites Both Veteran Pros and Aspiring Independent Filmmakers to Make Their Mark on the Next Generation of FilmmakingDivX, Inc.today announced the first ever DivX Film Festival, an online video festival devoted to creativity, storytelling and improving digital media. Hosted on DivX Stage6(TM) -- an online video sharing community site -- the contest invites veteran professionals and aspiring independent filmmakers to make their mark on the next generation of filmmaking. The DivX Film Fest...
All Independent Spirit Award Nominees Now Available on iTunesIFC Entertainment today announced that its independent theatrical catalog will now be available on the iTunes Store (http://www.itunes.com). Included in the announcement are all IFC's 2007 Independent Spirit Award nominees. This is the premier award for the independent film community and for the 2007 Spirit Award competition IFC Entertainment received the most Spirit Awards nominations of any one film company. "By making IFC films avai...
Sunday, February 11----Arts Alliance Media (AAM), a UK company that is leading the charge on the creation of digital cinema networks in the UK and the rest of Europe, is the leading sponsor for the European Film Market (EFM). This successful collaboration will culminate next year with the company serving as the exclusive main partner of the EFM. “With Arts Alliance Media, we have found the ideal partner for digital film services,” comments EFM director Beki Probst.
The London-based compan...
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