Germany’s national association of cinemas, the HDF, which represents the majority of theaters in the country, has published a plan for re-opening venues once the coronavirus crisis eases. The guidelines, which are designed to feed into the government’s wider plans for exiting the nationwide lockdown, would allow cinemas to resume operations “in … [Read more...]
New guidelines force closure of all cinemas throughout Germany
The news comes as the German Producers Alliance issued a statement calling for solidarity within the film industry. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/ … [Read more...]
German HeritageSector Applauds New Digitization, Preservation Funding
Germany’s film heritage sector is celebrating a new federal and state-funded initiative launching in January that will provide €10 million ($11.15 million) a year towards the digitization and preservation of feature films. Rainer Rother, the artistic director of the Deutsche Kinemathek, outlined the plan at a panel discussion at the Lumière … [Read more...]
RealD Wins Patent Lawsuits Against Volfoni And CinemaNext
A district court in Düsseldorf, Germany ruled in favor of global visual technology leader, RealD Inc., finding infringement of three of its patents by Volfoni SmartCrystal Diamond triple-beam systems, it was announced by RealD Inc. The German court awarded injunctions, damages and costs against Volfoni, distributor CinemaNext, and Volfoni's … [Read more...]
Berlin′s celebrated Zoo Palast cinema turns 100
When a vast movie theater near Berlin's central Zoo railway station was revamped and opened on September 18, 1919 with the premiere of Ernst Lubitch's "Madame Dubarry," a German cinematic institution was born. Source: Berlin′s celebrated Zoo Palast cinema turns 100 | Film | DW | 18.09.2019 … [Read more...]
A German circus has replaced its animals with realistic holograms – inews.co.uk
A circus in Germany has replaced its animals with realistic holograms, allowing its audience to witness an elephant doing a headstand free from the worry the animals are being mistreated. Source: A German circus has replaced its animals with realistic holograms - inews.co.uk … [Read more...]
