Asia-Pacific News

Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM) and Independent Cinemas Association of Australia (ICAA) have announced the ICAA-Cinedigm Virtual Print Fee (VPF) program that will assist independent cinemas in Australia and New Zealand convert from 35mm projection systems to full DCI-compliant digital equipment. The VPF program in Australia and New Zealand has thus far secured five [...]

SF Corporation, a leading cinema chain in Thailand with over 200 screens across the country, has revealed plans to install a substantial number of Sony’s latest SRX-R515P 4K digital cinema projection systems nationwide. This makes it the first cinema operator in the country and one of the first in Asia to install 4K projection systems [...]

IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and Cinema 21, Indonesia’s largest exhibitor, has announced an agreement to install eight IMAX theatres throughout Indonesia, bringing to 10 the exhibitor’s total IMAX commitment. Cinema 21 currently has an IMAX theatre open in Gandaria City, South Jakarta, and another slated to open in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. “Due [...]

The WOW Awards were held on Thursday 7 March 2013 at Dendy Opera Quays. Screen industry professionals attended to present the awards including Dr Ruth Harley (Screen Australia CEO), David Lewis (Australian Cinematographers Society NSW President), Jane St Vincent Welch and Dany Cooper (Australia Screen Editors Guild), Kingston Anderson (Australian Directors Guild – General Manager), [...]

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) and the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) will once again afford an emerging cinematographer the opportunity to win a generous cash incentive. The NFSA-ACS John Leake OAM ACS Award provides a cash prize of $5000 to an emerging cinematographer who is either currently studying cinematography at a [...]

Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF), Asia’s leading entertainment content market, announced that Sanford Panitch, President of Fox International Production Group, a division of 20th Century Fox Film, will deliver the opening keynote at its conference on 4 December 2012. This kicks off a 4-day conference that will take place, concurrently with ScreenSingapore, at the [...]

Dr. Jawahar Surisetti, Eminent Psychologist and Movie Buff, has created a unique rating system for Bollywood called BAAP (Bollywood Algorithm for Assessment of Popularity) Ratings. These ratings take into consideration only those factors that are directly proportional to the people’s view. BAAP Ratings will be the first scientific and democratic ratings to assess popularity of [...]

Globus Cinema, a single-screen, independent theatre in Mumbai, has become the first theatre in India to install the Sony SRX R320 4K digital cinema projection system. The new system, which includes stereoscopic 3D capability, is part of a major overhaul of the theatre’s cinema equipment. Globus has also purchased a new silver screen and a [...]

Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc. has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire VR Solutions Pty. Ltd. (Australia) and VR Solutions (India) Private Limited, subject to completion of certain conditions. These acquisitions will provide Christie with subsidiaries and offices in Australia and India – markets that are witnessing increased demand for Christie’s [...]

Dean Semler ASC, ACS; Rodney Charters, ASC, CSC; Robby Müller, NSC, BVK; and Curtis Clark, ASC will be honoured by their peers during the 27th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards to be held February 10, 2013 at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom. Semler will receive the 2012 ASC Lifetime Achievement [...]