For the second
consecutive year, Doremi was once again technical partner of the Cannes Film
Festival, May 15 to 26, marking its eleventh successive year of involvement for
the world-famous event. It supplied digital cinema servers throughout the
Festival, delivering flawless replays for expert audiences.
Doremi
supplied more digital cinema servers than ever before, with a total of sixty
installed for both the competition screenings and the Film Market. The company
worked in conjunction with the CST (Commission Supérieure Technique de l'Image
et du Son) to reliably deliver the highest quality screenings for the expert
industry audience.
“We
are always very proud to be involved in the Festival de Cannes,” says Patrick
Zucchetta, European Director of Doremi. “This year was a total success and on a
large scale. The Festival strives for the highest technical standards and its
confidence in our products is also confirmed by our partners, emphasising the
quality and reliability of Doremi’s solutions.”
Alain
Besse, Responsable Secteur Diffusion CST, commented, “We knew Doremi would do
an excellent job for the Festival. Even with movies from all over the world, in
2K and 4K, everything worked perfectly. This is a testament to the strength and
quality of the DCI standards and ISO standards, the equipment and the people
supporting it.”
Behind the scenes, the CST have managed a partnership with
Eclair Group to provide technical repairs of DCPs supplied for the Film Market,
using a Doremi RAPID mastering station, a CINEASSET mastering solution and a
DCP-2000 player for reviews. Frantz Delbecque, Director R&D and New
Technologies at Eclair, commented, “We rely on Doremi. They were the first to
meet DCI standards and to receive certification. They also understand what’s
needed in digital cinema and provide very practical tools to get the job done.”