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OMAHA, Neb.—Jan 12, 2009

China Film Group Selects Ballantyne/Strong to Provide and Install 100 Digital Cinema Projectors in Mainland China

Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: BTN), a provider of cinema equipment and services, announced today that its Strong Westrex Company, Asia subsidiary has been selected to provide and install 100 NEC STARUS™ NC1600 Digital Cinema projectors for China Film Group Corp. Initial shipments are slated for Q1 2009, with the bulk of the order targeted for Q2 2009. Strong Westrex will install the projectors for China Film Group in locations across China.

John P. Wilmers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ballantyne, commented, “We are pleased to extend our longstanding relationship with China Film Group into the digital realm with this initial digital projection equipment and installation contract. We are also excited that China Film Group recognizes the high quality and performance of the NEC Starus digital projector systems, as well as the value Strong Westrex brings in managing the sales, installation and logistics processes. We look forward to working closely with China Film Group and their partners in the coming years to support them in the adoption of digital cinema as well as 3-D cinema projection technology.”

Ballantyne executed an agreement with NEC Display Solutions Japan in Q3 2008, granting Strong Westrex distribution rights to NEC’s Starus line of digital cinema projectors for the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). In conjunction with the PRC distribution agreement, Strong Westrex opened a sales and service office in Beijing. The PRC represents a very attractive, rapidly growing cinema market both in terms of screens and ticket sales. The country currently has approximately 6,000 cinema screens and that base is anticipated to grow in the coming years.


About China Film Co., Ltd. (CFC):
China Film Co., Ltd. (CFC) was founded in 2010 by China Film Group Corporation, with the participation of seven strategic investors. CFC was successfully listed on the main board of Shanghai Stock Exchange on August 9th, 2016,became the first state-owned listed in film industry (China Film,600977.SH).

CFC forms a complete film industrial chain as six film business segments: Creation, Distribution, Exhibition, Technology, Service, and Innovation, covering film & TV production, film merchandising, domestic and imported film distribution & promotion, cinema investment, cinema chain management, film technology research and development, film & TV equipment production sales and technical services, film production services, film ticketing platform, financial leasing services and many other business areas.
China Film Co., Ltd. (CFC) Directory page
About FG Group Holdings Inc.: FG Group Holdings Inc. is a diversified holding company with operations and investments across a broad range of industries. The Company’s Strong Entertainment business unit includes STRONG/MDI Screen Systems (www.strongmdi.com), the leading premium screen and projection coatings supplier in the world and Strong Technical Services (www.strong-tech.com), which provides comprehensive managed service offerings with 24/7/365 support nationwide to ensure solution uptime and availability. FG Group Holdings also holds equity stakes in GreenFirst Forest Products Inc., Firefly Systems, Inc., and FG Financial Group, Inc., as well as real estate through its Digital Ignition operating business. FG Group Holdings Inc. Directory page

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