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Christie is a leader in visual solutions for world-class organizations, offering diverse applications for cinema exhibitors. 

Christie, a leading innovator since 1929 and a pioneer in projection systems since 1979has established a global reputation as a quality manufacturer of display technologies and solutions for the world's cinema exhibition industry.. 

Christie offers comprehensive solutions for cinema, large audience venues, control rooms, business presentations, training facilities, 3D and Virtual Reality, simulation and education as well as industrial and government environments.

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Jun 26, 2025 Christie returns as sponsor of Toronto’s IncluCity Festival, presented by ICFF
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Christie® is pleased to share that its cinema projectors will illuminate screens at the Lavazza IncluCity Festival, presented by ICFF, from June 27 – July 20 in Toronto’s Distillery Historic District. The festival celebrates Canada’s multicultural identity with music, food, and a curated selection of films from around the world.

Jun 16, 2025 Omnex Launches Cinergy Remote Monitoring and Management Platform Across Nearly 1,000 UK Screens
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Christie is pleased to partner with the UK’s leading independent cinema provider, Omnex, as it launches the Christie Cinergy platform across its network, equipping nearly 1000 cinema screens with advanced, powerful remote monitoring and management capabilities throughout the UK and Ireland.

Jun 16, 2025 Christie RGB Pure Laser Projection Lights Up Shanghai International Film Festival
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Christie® is proud to continue its partnership with the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), once again delivering state-of-the-art projection technology to enhance the cinematic experience. This year marks a milestone, with Christie’s RGB pure laser projection system selected for the first time to screen both the festival’s opening and closing films.

Jun 11, 2025 Christie Showcases Unrivalled Cinema Experiences with VDR at CineEurope 2025
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Christie® will showcase how its industry-leading cinema innovations elevate the moviegoing experience and enhance return on investment at CineEurope, June 16–19, CCIB Barcelona, #MR118 and #MR134. On display will be a demo of its patented VDR (Variable Dynamic Range), a software-based enabling technology for projectors, market-leading high-efficiency projectors, and advanced monitoring and management tools.

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Graphic Missing Christie® RGB laser projection systems feature an innovative system architecture with a remote projection head connected to the laser light source (laser module) via a fiber optic link. Often referred to as "pure laser", RGB laser technology uses individual red, green and blue lasers to generate light.
Technology designed to bring your cinema to life.
We designed our CineLife Series to be both affordable and easy to install, to help bring RGB pure laser to the mainstream auditorium. With no need for external chillers or fiber-coupling, DCI-compliant CineLife projectors fit perfectly into limited spaces and produce premium-grade visuals.
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Graphic Missing Christie® RGB laser projection systems feature an innovative system architecture with a remote projection head connected to the laser light source (laser module) via a fiber optic link. Often referred to as "pure laser", RGB laser technology uses individual red, green and blue lasers to generate light.
Brilliant illumination, brilliant electronics. Unmatched cinematic performance.
CineLife+ projectors are DCI-compliant, offer a new world of color and contrast, provide high efficiency and a long operational life, and reproduce 2D and 3D content at 4K resolution and up to 120 frames per second. See the future with CineLife+ projectors!
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Christie® Duo is a dual-projection integration kit. With it, you can generate twice the projected brightness for sharper, superior 2D and 3D images. But you get none of the high cost or hassle that comes with current industry ‘big screen’ premium solutions.
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CinemaCon/Las Vegas—Apr 12, 2013

Shipments of High-Value Christie Solaria One Projectors to Global Exhibitors Accelerate in 2013

Shipments of the Christie® Solaria® One projector, a DCI-compliant solution based on Texas Instruments’ (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) S2K DLP Cinema® chipset, have accelerated since first units rolled off Christie’s manufacturing plant floors in November 2012. Small-screen theaters in China, Russia, India, Brazil and across Europe and North America are seizing the opportunity to purchase these complete, economical projectors.
 
“Smaller cinemas the world over are strong contributors to their local economies but they must make the switch to digital format. That said, their loss would also leave a cultural vacuum that is irreplaceable. It is something we simply cannot allow to happen. Our Solaria One projector, our global network of first-rate installation partners and our participation in industry programs to help them finance the change are just some of the ways we’re helping complete the conversion to digital cinema projection,” said Dr. Don Shaw, senior director, product management, Christie Entertainment Solutions.
 
Christie’s Solaria One has a lot to offer, including being the brightest DCI compliant projector in its class, able to project 8000 lumens in the DCI color space and 9000 for alternative content. And a variation, the Christie Solaria One+, projects 9000 for DCI content and 10,000 with alternative content. As well, it has a customized Xenon lamp, the CDXL-21S1, which ensures ultimate performance, efficiency, and reliability. The projector, which ships “3D ready,” complete with built-in IMB, is easily upgraded to play high frame rate (HFR) movies. 

Here, in their own words, are some customers’ experiences. While they serve different regions and cater to varied cinematic tastes, they have all found that the Christie Solaria One is the cost-effective, reliable way for independent exhibitors to transition to digital.
 
“We are very happy to partner with Christie in the roll out of their Solaria One series of projectors in India. This will enable us to take Hollywood content to the far corners of India and expand the market for Hollywood content in India exponentially. This new projector will push the envelope further in providing quality entertainment at affordable prices. The new offering has received a very positive response from the Indian Exhibition Industry, both in regards to quality and pricing.”
 
- Mr. Sanjay Gaikwad, Founder and Managing Director - UFO MOVIEZ INDIA LIMITED.  UFO directly and through its subsidiary Scrabble Entertainment Limited has deployed digital cinema solutions in more than 4400 screens in India.
 
"When we heard about the new ‘all-in-one’ Christie Solaria One, we realized at once that this was what we needed. On offer was a reliable, all-round projection solution from a proven manufacturer, and it became apparent that it was the most economically attractive option in terms of cost and quality. We installed the Christie Solaria One in each of our three screens, including our 42-seat VIP screen, replacing the old film projector. The first audiences to experience the technology on 24 March 2013 went home impressed with the high picture quality. For us, this is a chance to offer a wider selection of films and give cinemagoers more choice, since studios are increasingly switching from film to digital."
- Alexandr Ryabkin, manager of the KinoFox cinema in Kamensk-Uralsky, Russia – the first three-screen cinema in this city of 170,000.
 
“Customers love the picture and sound improvements from film to digital and were relieved that we had made the switch to digital and will remain in business in their area, using Christie’s Solaria One.”
 
- Rhonda Fitzsimmons, Fun Time Cinema, Kendig, Pennsylvania
The Fun Time has three locations in Pennsylvania ranging from four to six screens each. It specializes in youth and family movies at economy prices, and also offers private screenings and parties. The installation was done by Integrity Entertainment Systems, LLC.
 
“The main selling feature for us was that the Christie Solaria® One could project both alternative content from Blu-Ray players as well as digital cinema files, including our pre-show ads. Also, the integrated media block (IMB) came with the projector, as opposed to other vendors with their external servers. That was a great combination, and we like having the newest and the best. The Christie Solaria One suits a small theater like the Princess very well.  Audiences really notice the difference in color saturation, clarity and sound.”
 
- John Tutt, Princess Cinema, Waterloo, Ontario
The Princess Cinema is a 180-seat theater specializing in documentaries, foreign-language films, avant-garde festival-type films and emerging Canadian cinema content. It is located on the second floor of an historic 19th century brewery building. Christie’s technicians assisted Princess staff in quickly setting up the unit and training them on it.
 
“The Christie Solaria One has worked out perfectly for me, and it was obtained at a much more favorable price than the estimates I was getting on the Internet. In addition to the superior visual and sound quality, the Solaria One freed up a great deal of space in the balcony.”
 
- Barry Flood, Tryon Theatre, Tryon, North Carolina
The Tryon is a single-screen exhibitor in Tryon, North Carolina. It was built in 1932 and re-opened after a fire in 1938 with an added balcony. The feature film changes often, with runs of two or three days being the norm, and the theater is also used for presentations of a local film society. The Solaria install was done by Sonic Equipment Company.


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About Christie: Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc. is a global visual and audio technologies company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ushio Inc., Japan (JP: 6925). Christie revolutionized the movie industry with the launch of digital cinema projection, and since 1929 has embraced innovation and broken many technology barriers. Our technology, paired with the support of professional services to design, deploy and maintain installations, inspires exceptional experiences. Christie solutions are used around the world, from the largest mega-events to the smallest boardrooms, and include advanced RGB pure laser projection, SDVoE technology, content management, image processing, and LED and LCD displays. Visit www.christiedigital.com. Christie Directory page Christie Web Site

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Jun 26, 2025 Christie returns as sponsor of Toronto’s IncluCity Festival, presented by ICFF
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Christie® is pleased to share that its cinema projectors will illuminate screens at the Lavazza IncluCity Festival, presented by ICFF, from June 27 – July 20 in Toronto’s Distillery Historic District. The festival celebrates Canada’s multicultural identity with music, food, and a curated selection of films from around the world.

Jun 16, 2025 Omnex Launches Cinergy Remote Monitoring and Management Platform Across Nearly 1,000 UK Screens
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Christie is pleased to partner with the UK’s leading independent cinema provider, Omnex, as it launches the Christie Cinergy platform across its network, equipping nearly 1000 cinema screens with advanced, powerful remote monitoring and management capabilities throughout the UK and Ireland.

Jun 16, 2025 Christie RGB Pure Laser Projection Lights Up Shanghai International Film Festival
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Christie® is proud to continue its partnership with the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), once again delivering state-of-the-art projection technology to enhance the cinematic experience. This year marks a milestone, with Christie’s RGB pure laser projection system selected for the first time to screen both the festival’s opening and closing films.

Jun 11, 2025 Christie Showcases Unrivalled Cinema Experiences with VDR at CineEurope 2025
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Christie® will showcase how its industry-leading cinema innovations elevate the moviegoing experience and enhance return on investment at CineEurope, June 16–19, CCIB Barcelona, #MR118 and #MR134. On display will be a demo of its patented VDR (Variable Dynamic Range), a software-based enabling technology for projectors, market-leading high-efficiency projectors, and advanced monitoring and management tools.

Jun 5, 2025 Neolux Cinema Agrees to Represent Christie Cinema Solutions in Brazil
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Christie® is pleased to announce it has forged a long-term agreement with NEOLUX Cinema Ltda., to become the main point of contact for Christie cinema products in Brazil while also supporting Christie customers in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

May 23, 2025 Christie Extends Support for China Film Sparkle Program to Inspire Talents in China’s Cinema Industry
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Christie® is once again partnering with China Film Equipment Co., Ltd (CFEC) to support the China Film Sparkle program for a second consecutive year, providing projection technology for film screenings held in conjunction with the 21st China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF).

May 14, 2025 Christie Returns as Official Projection Partner of Festival De Cannes 2025
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Christie® projection will power screenings at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, May 13-24. RGB pure laser, laser, and Xenon illuminated projection technologies from Christie will be deployed across 24 spaces at the globally renowned festival, including the flagship Grand Théâtre Lumière room and striking outdoor Cinéma de la Plage screen. More than 40,000 festivalgoers will attend the global event, with a host of A-list stars poised to grace the red carpet.

Apr 22, 2025 Christie Secures Multi-Year Partnership with Independent Cinemas Australia as Exclusive Projection Partner for Ica Conference
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Christie® is proud to announce that it has entered into a three-year agreement with Independent Cinemas Australia (ICA) to support its annual conference as the exclusive projection partner from 2025 to 2027. Reflecting this partnership, the event has been officially rebranded as “ICA Conference: Projected by Christie.”


Apr 16, 2025 Christie supports future filmmakers with sponsorship of the Australian Film Television and Radio School’s Alumni and Industry Scholarship
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Christie® is pleased to announce its recent contribution to the Alumni and Industry Scholarship Fund at The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), reinforcing its dedication to developing future talent in the film and broadcast industries.

Mar 31, 2025 Helios SA Converts Entire Chain to Christie Laser Projection in Major Multi-Year Agreement
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Helios SA, the largest independent cinema chain in Poland, has signed a multi-year agreement with Christie® to convert its entire chain to RGB pure laser projection. Over the next couple of years, all Helios screens will have the latest laser projectors from Christie’s CineLife+™ Series and CineLife+ IMB-S4 media servers.

Mar 27, 2025 Christie Equips New Cinemex Theatres in Mexico with Laser Projectors
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Cinemex, one of Mexico’s leading cinema chains, has acquired Christie® CineLife+™ Series laser cinema projectors to equip five theatre complexes as part of its brand renewal and modernization initiative, coinciding with its 30th anniversary.

Mar 26, 2025 Christie Elevates the Cinema Experience with VDR at CinemaCon 2025
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Christie® will preview its Variable Dynamic Range (VDR) technology for vivid on-screen visuals, enhanced energy efficiency and reduced total cost of ownership at CinemaCon, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, March 31–April 3.

Mar 25, 2025 Christie Appoints Hideaki Takizawa as New Chief Financial Officer
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Christie® is pleased to announce the appointment of Hideaki Takizawa as the new chief financial officer of Christie Digital Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries, effective April 1, 2025. Reporting to Michael Phipps, president and chief operating officer, Takizawa will align Christie’s financial strategy with its overall goals and manage internal controls and reporting to support continued growth and innovation.

Mar 24, 2025 Dolby and Christie to Introduce New Dolby Vision Laser Projection System
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Christie® and Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) are pleased to announce their renewed collaboration to develop the next generation of Dolby Vision® laser projection systems, which will begin rolling out into theatres in May.

Mar 14, 2025 Emperor Cinemas Selects Christie CineLife+ Series for New Flagship Multiplex in Beijing
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Christie® is proud to support Emperor Cinemas with its advanced CineLife+™ Series projectors at the newly opened flagship multiplex in Taikoo Li Sanlitun, a vibrant shopping and entertainment hub in Beijing.

Mar 12, 2025 Christie appoints Sean James as executive vice president of Global Sales and Service
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Christie®, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ushio Inc., today announced the appointment of Sean James as executive vice president, Global Sales & Service, at Christie. In this new role, James will lead the sales function and continue to lead the company’s service organization.

Feb 25, 2025 Christie Xenon Cinema Projection Selected to Launch Scotland’s First DCI-Compliant Grading Studio
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Brick and Mortar, a high-tech boutique grading studio in Glasgow, was set up with the intention of providing filmmakers with a facility to rival the very best in London’s Soho - traditionally the locus of UK post-production expertise - both in terms of technology and talent.

Dec 19, 2024 Ocine Chooses Christie CineLife+ Series for New Premium Multiplex
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Christie® is proud to announce that Ocine, Spain’s third-largest cinema exhibition chain, has selected its CineLife+™ Series cinema projectors to equip its new Ocine Premium Lleida multiplex, which opened earlier this month. This will be Ocine's first fully premium multiplex in Catalonia.

Dec 19, 2024 Christie Partners with Life Without Barriers to Bring the Magic of Cinema to Foster Families in Ipswich
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Christie® is proud to join forces with Life Without Barriers, a charity and social purpose organization, to deliver festive joy to foster families in Ipswich, Queensland. As part of this initiative, Christie is donating 165 HOYTS Cinema e-vouchers, inviting families to experience the magic of cinema at the newly opened HOYTS Ipswich, powered by Christie’s advanced and sustainable RGB pure laser projectors.

Dec 16, 2024 Christie 4K RGB laser projectors and Mystique Cinema enhance visuals at world’s longest screen in South Korea
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Christie® is proud to announce that CGV, South Korea’s largest cinema chain, has elevated its flagship SCREENX Theatre with Christie CineLife+ Series CP4455-RGB pure laser projectors and Christie Mystique™ Cinema software. This state-of-the-art enhancement offers audiences an immersive cinematic experience like never before.
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