CinemaNext, the European specialist in cinema
exhibitor services (Ymagis Group – ISIN: FR0011471291 TICKER: MAGIS, PEA-PME
eligible), is pleased to announce that it has equipped 25 screens in 13 cinemas
across Germany with EclairColor technology.
In conjunction with these installations,
Ymagis Group’s content services arm, Eclair, has overseen the EclairColor
mastering of the film “The Lost City of Z”, opening in cinemas in Germany on 30
March. The film from critically-acclaimed director James Gray is distributed by
StudioCanal in both Germany and France.
A revolutionary
new digital high dynamic range (HDR) color solution that combines an innovative
mastering process with the optimization of select projection technologies
readily available today through CinemaNext, EclairColor provides cinemas with
unparalleled image projection technology. EclairColor is available to all
German cinema exhibitors, regardless of screen or type. The equipment can be
used to play EclairColor mastered content (4K or 2K) as well as standard DCI
content. The proprietary HDR technology will be showcased at a specially-built,
16-seat screening room at the upcoming CinemaCon convention from March 27-30 in
Las Vegas (Nevada).
To date, a total
of 45 screens are equipped with EclairColor in Germany (25 - see below), France
(19) and Tunisia (1).
1. Nuremberg, CineCitta Multiplexkino, 6 screens
2. Bochum, Union, 5
screens
3. Bremerhaven, Passage, 2
screens
4. Schweinfurt, Filmwelt, 2
screens
5. Munich, Arena, 2
screens
6. Berlin, Titania, 1
screen
7. Berlin, Eiszeit Kino, 1
screen
8. Berlin, Filmrausch, 1
screen
9. Elmshorn, Cineplex, 1
screen
10. Neumünster, Cineplex, 1
screen
11. Regensburg, Garbo, 1
screen
12. Schwerin, Capitol, 1 screen
13. Stuttgart, Gloria, 1
screen
“EclairColor offers cinemas the opportunity to
significantly improve projection quality at an affordable cost as well as benefit
from flexible planning since EclairColor projection systems can be used to play
content in both standard format (DCI) and EclairColor,” explains Karl-Joachim Lohkamp,
General Manager of CinemaNext Germany. "With ‘The Lost City of Z’ in
EclairColor, beautifully filmed by director of photography Darius Khondji,
audiences will discover unprecedented image quality with richer colors and
heightened details.”
“We are delighted to see German cinema exhibitors
embracing our EclairColor HDR technology so rapidly after the re-release of ‘LA
LA LAND’ back in February”, explains Jean Mizrahi, Founder and CEO of Ymagis
Group. "As I indicated before, Germany is key to our European EclairColor
roll-out strategy and with 13 cinemas and 25 screens, we believe it’s a great
achievement for our teams and sign of confidence in our proprietary process.”
“Cinemas, from
the earliest days, have been on the cutting edge of image and sound innovation,
and they must remain an experience unlike any other,” explains Till Cussmann, Senior
Vice President of CinemaNext. “The significant advantages that EclairColor provides
are clearly visible to both audiences and exhibitors, which should greatly ease
the adoption of this new technology by cinemas since we have rendered this
process compatible with a range of existing projectors, allowing for virtually
immediate access to our solution.”
THE LOST CITY OF Z
In Germany –
Release date: 30 mars 2017
In France – Release date: 15 mars 2017
Directed by James Gray
Director of Photography: Darius Khondji
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller
Synopsis: At the dawn of
the 20th century, British explorer Percy Fawcett journeys into the Amazon,
where he discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that
may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific
establishment, which views indigenous populations as savages, the
determined Fawcett, supported by his devoted wife, son, and aide-de-camp,
returns to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case.
