Eclair Theatrical Services, a European leader in KDM
management and digital & physical content delivery for cinemas (Ymagis Group – FR0011471291, MAGIS, PEA-PME), is proud to have partnered with France’s Superior Commission
for Image and Sound (CST) and the Federation of French Cinemas (FNCF) by overseeing
the DCP mastering of their “Test” film, produced specially to allow French cinemas
to ensure their projection equipment remains fully functional prior to
reopening.
Marking
a first for mainland France and its overseas territories, the encrypted test
content was made available to every cinema nationwide this week – large chains,
small circuits, independents, traveling cinemas – with over 7,000 KDMs generated
by Eclair and sent from its Paris-Vanves and Liège-Barchon facilities.
"Meeting
the needs of our customers, distributors and cinema exhibitors is at the core
of our organization’s mission, but we want to go further, by anticipating the
future and being proactive,” says Yves Gringuillard, Managing Director, Eclair
Theatrical Services. “That is why we’ve partnered with the CST and the FNCF on
this innovative project which allows each cinema to have confidence in the
technical quality of its screenings upon reopening.”
Eclair
also made available to the campaign its digital content delivery network, to
which more than 800 EclairBoxes are connected nationally, and its serverless
solution, EclairExpress, which can be accessed by all cinema operators in SaaS mode.
“The
‘Test’ DCP is also available free of charge on our EclairPlay platform, which provides
a natural connection between content distributors, who highlight their catalogues,
and exhibitors, who can request and receive content via secure download,” adds
Marie-Laure Barrau, Cluster Manager for Northern Europe, Eclair Theatrical
Services.
While
COVID-19 has paralyzed much of the world, Eclair Theatrical Services has remained
attentive to its customers and mobilized to guarantee a continuity of services
and thus allow each industry player to best prepare for their reopening. Eclair
is also now taking part in a new initiative for a European-wide test package.
ABOUT ECLAIRPLAY
Specifically
designed for cinema exhibitors, distributors, sales agents and film festivals,
the EclairPlay content download platform provides cinemas access to a growing
range of DCP content available for download via broadband network, as well as
all the tools and content marketing materials necessary for successful
programming and audience building in just a few clicks. It is currently
available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, UK, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and
Turkey. EclairPlay is also designed to support content owners in building
awareness of their overall brand, beyond any given single title, through
dedicated collections, highlighted placements and strategic exposure for
content as well as marketing assets and kits.
ABOUT
ECLAIR THEATRICAL SERVICES
Eclair
Theatrical Services provides content delivery services for cinema exhibitors in
19 countries from its offices in Barcelona, Liège-Barchon, Berlin, London, London-Uxbridge,
New York, Paris-Vanves, and Vicenza. At the request of distributors, sales
agents and content owners, Eclair Theatrical Services delivers all types of
content to cinema exhibitors in Europe, North America and Australasia thanks to
its global, fully integrated solutions and a network of 3,400+ connected
cinemas.
