RCR has licensed Cinedigm's Theatrical Distribution System to serve as its technical platform to manage key aspects of theatrical distribution. RCR Media Group is a full-scale production and distribution company based in Beverly Hills California that develops produces and distributes feature films for worldwide audiences. Over the past few years RCR has financed and produced more than 20 feature films with six films currently in production.
Schneider Optics introduces the Schneider Compact ND Kit for 114mm diameter lenses. The neutral density filter kit provides a low profile clamp-on locking ring adapter that is designed to mount 4-1/2 inch filters included in the kit on camera lenses such as the Zeiss CP.2 and Canon Cinema EOS Primes. The Compact ND Kit answers the specific need of cinematographers working with 114mm diameter lenses with no front threads and for situations where using a regular mattebox to mount filters would cause too much weight time to mount or wind drag.
Sisters Jessica (creator/producer/writer) and Alicia (executive producer/director/editor) Arinella have set out to prove that you can change the world – in one minute – with their highly successful series What You Can Do. To date through their company On the Leesh Productions they have created more than 300 episodes of compelling stories of people and organizations making a difference. Each episode is supported with unique Shutterstock footage. “When we began the series we knew stock footage would be crucial to support our range of stories ” says Alicia Arinella.
Sony Corporation has announced that its new fourth-generation digital cinema 4K-projection system successfully completed the full range of compliance tests for specifications required by Digital Cinema Initiatives. Sony’s SRX-R515P projection system including projector and integrated media block has passed all DCI compliance tests.
Attendees at this year’s International Digital Film Forum trade show which was held last month in Paris were treated to an exclusive 4K preview screening of the critically acclaimed Samsara courtesy of Sony Digital Cinema. The documentary took five years to make across almost 100 locations around the globe. Oliver Pasch director of Sony Digital Cinema Sony Europe said “IDIFF represents an unique opportunity for key players across the industry to come together and share industry advances.
After 51 years in the entertainment industry and 32 years at Columbia Pictures Gary Martin is retiring from his joint role as president production administration Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group and president Sony Pictures Studios Operations.
Southern Theatres has selected Cinedigm Enterprise to centrally manage the operation of its movie theatre locations in Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina and Texas. “Upgrading our theatres to state-of-the-art digital cinemas continued Southern’s tradition of delivering our customers the best movie-going experience possible ” said Ronald Krueger II COO of Southern Theatres.
LipSync will provide equity investment and post-production services for Desert Dance which is being produced by Crossday Productions. Desert Dancer tells the inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban. The film stars Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) and Reece Ritchie (Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time). LipSync previously worked with producer Pippa Cross on Knife Edge.
Almost a year after Cinedigm Entertainment Group and distributor New Video jointly acquired the North American distribution rights to director Kirby Dick’s powerful The Invisible War the movie will be front and center as a finalist for Best Feature Length Documentary when the 2013 Academy Award winners are named. Focusing on the emotional stories of rape victims the film is a moving indictment of the systemic cover-up of military sex crimes chronicling the women’s struggles to rebuild their lives and fight for justice.
The Department of Moving Picture Technologies of Fraunhofer IIS has announced that Soho Digital Cinema to simplify distribution workflow and ensure adherence to screening rights. The integration of the easyDCP KDM Generator in SDC’s MEL a web application for KDM management and distribution enables SDC customers to create their own KDMs through the SDC website. DCPs and KDMs play an integral role in the digital cinema distribution workflow.
