Susie Beiersdorf, Vice President of Sales, Cinema - the Americas, Christie, to Receive Inter-Society’s Ken Mason Award Award Recognizes Contribution to Overall Motion Picture Experience —Mar 13, 2019 Cinema-industry veteran Susie Beiersdorf, Vice President of Sales, Cinema – The Americas, Christie, has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Ken Mason Inter-Society Award. The Ken Mason Award honors an individual who has made outstanding long-term contributions leading to the overall improvement of the motion picture experience. The announcement was made today by Paul Holliman, President, The Inter-Society for the Enhancement of Cinema Presentation, Inc. Beiersdorf will receive the award at a ceremony held at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 4.  Read Full • Past Christie News • Christie Info • Christie Site • Past Inter‑Society News • Inter‑Society Info • Inter‑Society Site • Past CinemaCon News • CinemaCon Info • CinemaCon Site

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Digital Cinema Projection Pioneer Jack Kline Steps Down After 40 Years at Christie Architect of Groundbreaking Virtual Print Fee (VPF) and Christie/AIX Deployment Program that Ushered in a New Age in Global Entertainment —Feb 8, 2019 Christie® has announced that Jack Kline, a pioneer in digital cinema technology and architect of the innovative Virtual Print Fee (VPF) that accelerated the adoption of digital projection in movie theaters and created a revolution in global entertainment, is stepping down as Chairman, President and CEO of Christie after 40 years with the company, effective April 1, 2019.  Read Full • Past Christie News • Christie Info • Christie Site

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Celebration Cinema’s John D. Loeks to Receive 2019 NATO Marquee Award at CinemaCon® CinemaCon® to Take Place April 1-4, 2019 —Jan 29, 2019 The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) will honor John D. Loeks, Chairman of Studio C, with the 2019 NATO Marquee Award during this year’s CinemaCon. It was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon.  Read Full • Past CinemaCon News • CinemaCon Info • CinemaCon Site

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Industry Veteran Ulf Qvicklund joins QSC as Cinema Sales Manager, EMEA QSC is pleased to announce the appointment of Ulf Qvicklund as Cinema Sales Manager, EMEA —Jan 14, 2019 QSC, LLC, a leading global manufacturer of cinema solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ulf Qvicklund to Cinema Sales Manager, EMEA.  Read Full • Past QSC News • QSC Info • QSC Site

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Eclair Appoints Andreas Peltret as Country Manager for Germany —Jan 14, 2019 Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries today announced the appointment of Andreas Peltret as its new Country Manager for Germany effective immediately.  Read Full

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Eclair Appoints Marie-Laure Barrau Sales Director for French and Belgian Markets —Dec 18, 2018 Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries today announced the appointment of Marie-Laure Barrau to the newly-created position of Sales Director for its activities in France and Belgium effective immediately.  Read Full

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SoundFi Announces Jonathan Gordon as EVP, Head of Global Operations and Business Development Former Senior Executive at Sony Pictures Entertainment Joins SoundFi As SoundFi Prepares For its Next Stage of Growth —Dec 13, 2018 SoundFi™, a revolutionary audio technology company bringing moviegoers and fans closer to the movies they love, announced today that former senior executive at Sony Pictures Entertainment Jonathan Gordon has joined the organization as Executive Vice President, Head of Global Operations and Business Development.  Read Full

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Rod Archer Joins QSC as Product Manager, Cinema QSC is pleased to announce the appointment of Rod Archer as Product Manager, Cinema Business Unit —Dec 10, 2018 QSC, LLC, a leading global manufacturer of cinema solutions, is pleased to announce that Rod Archer has joined the QSC Cinema team as Product Manager. In his new role, Rod will be primarily responsible for product strategy and execution for Q-SYS for Cinema, Cinema Media Server, Control and Accessibility Product categories.  Read Full • Past QSC News • QSC Info • QSC Site

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National CineMedia (NCM) Names Rick Butler Chief Digital Officer Former Fandango Executive to Lead NCM’s Digital Products and Data Initiatives —Oct 24, 2018 National CineMedia (NCM), America’s Movie Network, has named Rick Butler to the role of Chief Digital Officer.  In his new role, Butler will lead the company’s digital products and data initiatives to deliver both innovative consumer experiences and new ways for brands to connect with movie audiences.  Read Full

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Eclair Appoints Anno Storbeck Head of Production for its New Dubbing Studios in Central Berlin —Oct 16, 2018 Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries (Ymagis Group – ISIN: FR0011471291, MAGIS, PEA-PME, TECH 40), today announced the appointment of Anno Storbeck as Head of Production for Eclair Studios, the new state-of-the-art dubbing and ADR studios in Central Berlin. He will be responsible for the artistic and commercial production management of all dubbing and ADR productions for film distributors, producers, rights holders and content service crossover sales. Based in Berlin, Storbeck reports directly to Eclair Country Manager Michael Krauth.  Read Full

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Japanese Producer Masakazu Kubo to Receive “MPA Asia-Pacific Copyright Educator Award” at CineAsia —Oct 9, 2018 Mr. Masakuza Kubo, Director and Board Member Shogakukan Inc., and Senior Vice President Shogakukan-Shueishan Productions Co. Ltd., will receive the “Motion Picture Association Asia-Pacific Copyright Educator (ACE) Award” at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 13 December 2018 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong.  Read Full

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Spotlight Cinema Networks Names Gregory Cozine, Vice President, Eastern Sales —Oct 4, 2018 Greg Cozine has been appointed Vice President, Eastern Sales, Spotlight Cinema Networks, it was announced today by Michael Sakin, company president.   He will be responsible for selling on-screen and off-screen programs to national marketers across Spotlight’s Luxury and Art House cinema network.  Read Full

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Bill Kong to Receive “Icon Award” at CineAsia —Sep 27, 2018 Bill Kong, President of Edko Films Ltd and Film Producer, will receive the “Icon Award” at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 13 December 2018 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong.  Read Full

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Major Cineplex to Receive “Cinionic Technology Innovator of the Year Award” at CineAsia —Sep 19, 2018 Major Cineplex will receive the “Cinionic Technology Innovator of the Year Award.” This year’s edition of CineAsia is being held in Hong Kong from 10-13 December.  Read Full

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John Trafford-Owen Joins RealD as Managing Director of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia —Sep 10, 2018 John Trafford-Owen has joined RealD Inc. as Managing Director of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia (EMEAR).  Trafford-Owen will be responsible for overseeing sales and marketing of all EMEAR territories and will report directly to Travis Reid, Chief Operating Officer of RealD. His official start date is September 17^th, 2018 and he will be based out of RealD Europe’s headquarters in the UK.  Read Full

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Fu Ruoqing to Receive “Distributor of the Year Award” at CineAsia —Sep 7, 2018 Fu Ruoqing, Deputy Director of China Film Producers’ Association and Deputy Director of the Beijing Film Academy, will receive the “Distributor of the Year” Award at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 13 December 2018 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong.  Read Full

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Joe Chang of Ambassador Theatres to Receive “Exhibitor of the Year” Award at Cineasia —Aug 13, 2018 Joe Chang, President, Ambassador Theatres, to receive the “Exhibitor of the Year” Award at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 13th December 2018 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong.  Read Full

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EDCF Elects New Board and Extends President’s Mandate —Jul 10, 2018 The European Digital Cinema Forum recently held its bi-annual elections for Board membership for the coming two year period. There are several new Board members, and the overall Board covers a very wide range of the cinema business and across European countries.  Read Full • Past EDCF News • EDCF Info • EDCF Site

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Roger Harris appointed CEO of Unique X —Jul 5, 2018 Unique X today announces the appointment of Roger Harris as Chief Executive Officer. The role is to direct and oversee the rapid international expansion of Unique X’s portfolio of digital cinema software solutions and services.  Read Full • Past Unique X News • Unique X Info • Unique X Site

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CTC Unveils Advisory Council Members, New Governors and Commences Membership Scheme —Jun 11, 2018 CTC; the global cinema technology network has announced the first appointments to its Advisory Council, whilst completing its Board of Governors and commencing its on-boarding process for new members.  Read Full

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George Eyles Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Netherlands-based Maccs —Jun 6, 2018 Maccs, the leading provider of theatrical distribution software for the global film industry and a company of Vista Group International (NZX & ASX: VGL), is delighted to announce the appointment of George Eyles to the role of Chief Executive Officer. As CEO Mr. Eyles will be responsible for Maccs’ global operations, spanning customers in more than 50 countries.  Read Full

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Aravind Yarlagadda Named QSC Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Product Development —May 23, 2018 QSC is pleased to announce the appointment of Aravind Yarlagadda as Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Product Development. In this newly created role, Aravind will oversee all aspects of product development for QSC.  Read Full • Past QSC News • QSC Info • QSC Site

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Vista Entertainment Solutions Appoints Till Cussmann to Pivotal New Executive Role —May 8, 2018 Vista Entertainment Solutions (‘Vista Cinema’), the leading provider of cinema management software for global cinema exhibition and the founding company of Vista Group International (NZX & ASX: VGL), has appointed Till Cussmann Senior Vice President Sales for EMEA and General Manager, Europe.  Read Full

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Jay Wyatt Joins QSC as Sales Engineer —Apr 5, 2018 QSC, LLC, a leading global manufacturer of cinema solutions, is pleased to announce that Jay Wyatt has joined the QSC Cinema team as Sales Engineer.  In his new role, Jay will be primarily responsible for pre-sales technical support, product training, and cinema system design consulting.  Read Full • Past QSC News • QSC Info • QSC Site

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