MIT Ships MovEsports to Two Wyoming Cinemas
Moving Image Technologies has shipped its first two MovEsports for SNDBX eight-cart gaming systems for the Esports market to WyoMovies at the exhibitor’s Capitol City and Studio City locations in Wyoming.
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Trusted Partner Network Upgrades Program
The Trusted Partner Network today announced the launch of its enhanced program with a new membership model, application, and cloud content security assessments, and the TPN+ platform. TPN, which is fully owned by the Motion Picture Association, is leveraging the updated MPA Content Security Best Practices v5.0 to expand its scope to include software application and cloud security in addition to site and work-from-home security assessments.
Strong/MDI to Supply Seven Screens for Imax in Japan
Strong/MDI has announced that it will supply Imax with seven cinema screens to support the exhibitor’s recently announced plans for new Imax with laser systems, to be installed across Japan this year.
Cat Person Finished at Goldcrest
Goldcrest Post helped to prepare Cat Person for its recent world premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival, providing comprehensive post-production services for director Susanna Fogel’s psychological thriller, which Deadline called “a must see.”
POV Acquires Children of the Mist
POV has acquired the feature documentary, Children of the Mist, directed by Vietnamese filmmaker Hà Lệ Diễm and produced by Trần Phương Thảo. Children of the Mist delves into the tradition of bride kidnapping still practiced by the Hmong, one of Vietnam’s largest ethnic groups. Diễm's directorial feature-length debut, is a tender portrait of a community on the cusp between tradition and modernity, and one girl tragically stuck in the middle.
RSP Appoints Phil Barrenger Head of Operations
Rising Sun Pictures has appointed Phil Barrenger to the new role of head of operations. This new position will oversee the artist and technological aspects of the business and will report to RSP president, Jennie Zeiher.
Academy Names Scientific and Technical Achievement Winners
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named the eight scientific and technical achievements represented by 19 individual award recipients who will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Friday, February 24 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, marking its return to an in-person event for the first time since 2019.
AFI Announces Dates for 2023 Film Festival
The American Film Institute has announced the dates for AFI Fest 2023. The 37th edition of the Institute’s annual festival will take place exclusively in person on October 25-29 at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre in the heart of Hollywood. The five-day festival will once again include a curated selection of red-carpet galas, special screenings, world cinema, documentaries, and short films.
London Visual Effects Studio Lola Adds Two Producers
BAFTA award-winning visual effects studio Lola has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Annie Gordon as executive producer and Lizzie Hill as senior producer.
What’s Next for MoviePass?
In June 2011, when co-founders Stacy Spikes and Hamet Watt launched MoviePass, they surely had no idea what the next decade would have in store for them. The new company initially faced hostility from many of the biggest exhibitors, notably AMC. That never changed but MoviePass made progress and by 2016 Mitch Lowe, a former Netflix executive, was named CEO. Throughout that period, MoviePass experimented with different pricing models and slowly, but steadily, grew. In 2017 the analytics firm Helios and Matheson's acquired a majority stake in the company, Spikes was fired, and Helios and Matheson CEO Ted Farnsworth began to exert more control.
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