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A new US facility for Harkness Screens and Sony’s first foray into lasers MPS ties up with Labo in Los Angeles, plus industry movers and shakers Veritek Global pioneers the installation of direct view displays into cinemas
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The European Digital Cinema Forum was busy at IBC. Here’s the rundown Grant Lobban’s history of cinema hits premium large formats, old and new The ECA has been at the heart of the event cinema conversation this year
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on the cover: Technology is all well and good, but stories are at the heart of our business, insists Harry Mathias
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The Connaught in Worthing — proof that you don’t need a huge budget to triumph
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Cracking films, Gromit… In conversation with Aardman’s Dave Sproxton
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The Film Distributors’ Association put on an exhibition aimed at drawing in the younger crowd to the cinema world
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Virtual reality: companion or successor to cinema? Industry experts have their say on a critical format’s development
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CTC in action: The CTC brought experts together across the Atlantic to tackle the challenges of VR and AR in cinemas
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The next chapter for 3D: where is the stereoscopic world going against a backdrop of HFR and direct view displays?
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Does the direct view LED display spell the end for projection technology? Industry sages predict a brighter future
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on the cover: The BFI has made an art of marrying live orchestra and classic film, but would Stanley Kubrick approve?
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The annual Widescreen Weekend grows bigger, better and more diverse. Mark Trompeteler on a big screen bonanza
High-contrast images, wide colour gamuts and laser and xenon compared — at IBC the discussions focus on tech
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Analysing the audience — how data can help cinemas track their customers
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There’s more to the Isle of Man than kippers, bikers and offshore finance. It has a thriving cinema scene, too
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The Regal, in Fordingbridge, is a real gift to a small Hampshire community
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Around the cinema world overlooked, the Latin American 023 Often cinema market is booming. David Hancock examines the landscape
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Small private cinemas are gaining traction in China, and they’re on the 0 up. Patrick von Sychowski reports
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Events in focus: IBC Big screen annual media technology show 033 The in Amsterdam puts cinema under the spotlight. CT reports on the event
And one last Thing… sky’s falling on our heads… Or our 094 The industry needs to stop talking itself down
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