Australia’s Westpac is using BindiMaps, a digital wayfinding startup, to make the OpenAir Cinema season more accessible for moviegoers with disabilities. This collaboration marks a significant stride towards inclusivity and will see the introduction of BindiMaps' navigation app and BindiWeb platform at the cinema.
The Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition has announced that 2023 was its highest performing year ever with 410,000 feature and event files, representing nearly 100 million gigabytes of data delivered to in-network theaters. The company said this volume far exceeds pre-pandemic levels from 2019 and more than made up for the reduced number of wide releases by increasing delivery of independent film releases by 87 percent.
The Mersin Cinema Office, established by Mersin Metropolitan Municipality to increase the city's recognition in the cinema industry and make it a center of attraction in the sector, continues to meet with city stakeholders. Established with the slogan Mersin as a film city to assist all productions planning to shoot films in Mersin, Mersin Cinema Office aims to find locations, resources, and creative solutions for projects to be realized in the city.
The Advanced Systems Group, a solutions provider for media creatives and content owners, has appointed Jimmy Biro as a senior account executive to support the company’s accelerated growth in the Southern California post-production market.
In Mumbai, PVR Inox is set to open its first standalone Imax with Laser theatre at Inox Eros in Churchgate. The renovated cinema will have a seating capacity of 305.
Cineplex has reported that it incurred a $9 million loss in its fourth quarter, which ended December 31. This compared with a profit of $10.2 million a year earlier.
Rising Sun Pictures’ visual effects supervisor Julian Hutchens and visual effects producers Ian Cope, Andrew Whitehurst, Kathy Siegel and Alistair Williams, won the 2024 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation for their work on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
Emmy Award winning actor Hector Elizondo will be among the presenters at the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 71st MPSE Golden Reel Awards. Three-time Emmy Award nominee Adam Arkin will present in a virtual appearance, as will Justified stars Timothy Olyphant and Walton Goggins.
On Wednesday nights beginning February 14, Regal guests will have a second opportunity to watch or rewatch treasured films celebrating milestone anniversaries throughout 2024 with the Regal Forever Favorites series.
Omniplex Cinemas, one of the UK and Ireland’s largest cinema chains, has unveiled two newly renovated screens at their Clydebank location, showing off new luxury Recline seating as part of its extensive renovation plans this year.
