The organizers of the 2022 HPA Tech Retreat have released a statement regarding the safety protocols that are being put in place to ensure the health and safety of attendees. “Our first priority for planning the Tech Retreat is safety,” the statement read. “We have been planning carefully and leaning on expert advice to ensure the event is safe and comfortable for everyone.”
Citing concerns about the Omicron variant with its unexpectedly high transmissibility rates and the limits of health safety, travel, and other infrastructures across the country the organizers of the Sundance Film Festival have announced that the festival’s in-person Utah elements will be moving online this year.
Timeswaying Technology's LA2K-10 LED Cinema System HeyLED has been installed at the Beijing UME International Cineplex. Development started in 2018 with the support of the China Research Institute of Film Science & Technology; the LA2K-10 screen is their first LED product.
The Göteborg Film Festival is introducing The Hypnotic Cinema – what the organizers are calling “a mind-bending experiment where visitors are challenged to lose control in the cinema by being hypnotized.” The Hypnotic Cinema examines the possibility to intensify the film experience for those courageous visitors who dare to let loose in the cinema. This year’s festival is being held January 28 through February 6 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Mediamation has promoted Vaughn Howes to director of sales. Howes has a wealth of knowledge and experience from his more than 30 years in the attractions and themed entertainment industries.
Sharp NEC Display Solutions today announced the availability of the NC1843ML laser projector, the newest addition to its digital cinema projection series. The NC1843ML is the ideal projection solution for theaters with small and medium screens, and is also suitable for museum, house of worship, and art exhibit applications.
Evo Entertainment Group has acquired 100 percent of the stock of Showbiz Cinemas in an all-cash deal. The companies did not disclose the full details of the acquisition.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has announced the annual selection of the 25 influential motion pictures to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Selected for their cultural, historic, or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage, the newest selections include epic trilogies, major roles for Jennifer Lopez and Cicely Tyson, extraordinary, animated features, comedy and music, and films that took on racially motivated violence against people of color decades ago.
Betty White, who died on December 31, 2021, and was one of America’s most beloved stars, would have turned 100 years old on January 17th. To mark that momentous milestone, Fathom Events planned to celebrate the day with a once-in-a-lifetime event: Betty White: 100 Years Young—A Birthday Celebration. What had once been seen as a joyous occasion will now be a bittersweet remembrance of a life well-lived.
The Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition, the world’s largest cinema satellite delivery network announced today that it will be reducing prices and lowering minimum commitments on many of its services effective January 1. The company said the sweeping pricing reductions will affect feature film, live, and event delivery for both the exhibitor and content provider communities.
