Christie® is pleased to announce it
has earned the International Cinema Technology Association (
ICTA) Teddy Award as Manufacturer of the Year.
The award is voted for by active members of the
ICTA and presented annually to the ICTA manufacturer which “most closely
exemplifies the progressive principals of product development and provides the
dealers with service and up-to-date technical and sales information, while
supporting the status of its product without qualification.”
“To receive this recognition is a tremendous honor
for Christie, and the fact that we have been awarded this from our esteemed
industry peers makes it even more meaningful,” says Kazuhisa Kamiyama, Chairman
and CEO of Christie. “We are committed to delivering excellent levels of
service as well as remaining at the forefront of cinema technology. This is epitomized
by our record of industry firsts over the last 60 years and our current investment
in the development of
Christie RealLaser™ which allows us to deliver
spectacular movie moments to audiences, as well as outstanding performance and value
to our cinema partners. ”
ICTA was founded in 1971 and represents more than 180 manufacturers and cinema-related businesses worldwide. Susie Beiersdorf, Vice President of Sales, Cinema-Americas, Christie, Brian Claypool, Vice President, Product Management, Global Cinema, Christie and Patrick Artiaga, Senior Director of Business Development, Cinema, were on hand to collect the award on the evening at the InterContinental Toronto Centre alongside former Christie Chairman, President and CEO Jack Kline. It is the third time that Christie has collected the award in its history, having been honored in 1998 and 2010
“It is a great privilege to be acknowledged as an
excelling organization in this exciting time for the industry,” says Robert
Sunshine, executive director of ICTA. “Christie
has earned this achievement through continued high levels of technical and
sales service combined with outstanding technological development.”
