City Cinema in Charlottetown has launched a fundraising effort to replace some damaged equipment. The cinema continues to experience technical issues after power outages earlier this month, which left thousands across P.E.I., in the dark. The local theatre — known for screening independent films, documentaries and Islander-made movies — has … [Read more...]
IMIS CTC ANNOUNCES SEMINAR ON AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY IN CINEMA
The International Moving Image Society’s Cinema Technology Committee (IMIS CTC) has announced further details of its forthcoming seminar on Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in cinema. Held at the iconic Regent Street Cinema in London on Thursday 26th October, the seminar will look at the impact and uses that these … [Read more...]
Bonus: Digital Conversion & Community Cinema
How will the digital conversion of cinemas change our movie-going experience? Caetlin Benson-Allott is a professor of film and media studies at Georgetown. She feels that it won't change what we see and hear on screen that much. But it does impose a new business model on cinema that threatens the survival of independent community … [Read more...]
Lights dim on Quebec cinema attendance
As the Quebec film industry announced its nominees for the best films of last year on Tuesday, new statistics showed that Quebecers are heading to the cinema in fewer numbers than ever. … [Read more...]
