There’s a funny thing on the internet that lets people in public service jobs know how to deal with those who are disabled – those poor disabled peopl[……]
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NATO Announces Creation of Non-Profit The Cinema Foundation
The National Association of Theatre Owners today announced the formation of The Cinema Foundation. The new organization—a donor-supported 501(c)(3) ch[……]
CINEMA-GOING IN EUROPE IN 2021
UNIC – 7 FEBRUARY 2022
RECOVERING EUROPEAN CINEMAS SEE 42 PER CENT BOX OFFICE GROWTH IN 2021
Brussels: 7 February 2022 – The International[……]
Discover8K.com Launched
It is all in the library, so many groups found out – and when the choices are made, what do you shoot in, what do you post in, what do you archive in, it is clear that the higher resolution the better.
Articles are abounding about the valuable reasons for shooting in 12K now that cameras are being released with that capability [(WE’LL ALL BE WATCHING 12K VERY SOON!*) and (WE’LL ALL BE WATCHING 12K VERY SOON!*)].
And now, the 8K Association has a website: Discover8K.com
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All-In-One Microdisplay from Compound Photonics
Chris Chinnock, of Insight Media notes that Compound Photonics has been an innovator in microdisplay technology for decades (under previous names as well). The press release below shows they are now at the forefront of microdisplay technology for AR/MR applications. Their focus is on monolithic, very-small-pixel displays for waveguide integration and their new backplane architecture can support both LCOS and microLED frontplanes. I have never heard of a backplane with both voltage drive for LCOS and current drive for microLEDs, but they have one. And, some may recall that it was the CP Nova backplane that was bonded to a microLED frontplane from Plessey Semiconductor (now part of Facebook). This new architecture addresses all the current pain points in AR/MR microdisplay devices, as they note in detail below. I look forward to learning more during Mike Lee’s SID Business Conference presentation on Aug. 3.[……]
Update: Universal/AMC Deal and the future of VOD releases
Update: Cinemark, the world’s 2nd largest chain, will not go silently into the good night of marriage with VOD:
UPDATE: As Mulan/Tenet Slips, so does AMC
UPDATE: With some rumors – still unconfirmed a week later –that Tenet could be released in other countries other than the US, we are truly in WhoThePh[……]
UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme – Year 4
UNIC LAUNCHES FOURTH EDITION OF THE WOMEN’S CINEMA LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME
Brussels: 30 June 2020 – The International Union of Cinemas ([……]
Deluxe Revolutionizes Distribution of Content to Theaters
You never know what a revolution is when it is mentioned by a marketing group. But if Deluxe has figured out how to keep the trust of the studios whil[……]
California Gets Cinema Back To Work
The Exit for the PauseDemic has been eagerly awaited all over the world. French cinema is getting up again [France shakes off virus blues as cine[……]
CineEurope, rescheduled, then cancelled
Usually in June, CineEurope had to reschedule to August – and even that was deemed too dangerous as they got to 3 months in advance.
CineEurope is no[……]
Tea Leave Reading for Chinese Cinemas
Wanda Film is the group that bought AMC in the States and which then bought the studio Legendary Entertainment, the company behind blockbusters l[……]
Plead to Plead the US Congress
NATO needs the Congress to get a support bill going in the Congress. The Republicans have included it in their plan, but it is essentially nuclear a[……]
Great Take on Editing; New Blog
Selected Takes: 3 Editing Lessons From Anne V. Coates
MusicBed Blog presents a new Blog “Inspired by “Selected Takes: Film Editors on Editing”, we’re[……]
CinemaCon CoronaVirus Update (and links)
The following was sent by NATO regarding CinemaCon 2020 on 26 Feb 2020
To: NATO Members and All Other Par[……]