Barco Digital Cinema provides projectors for the first Digital Film Premiere at the Flanders Film Festival, Gent
The Flanders Film Festival has chosen the ground breaking Belgian digital movie ‘Hop’ to open the 29th Festival event on the 8th October.
Shot digitally using the new Sony CineAlta 24p digital film cameras first developed for the George Lucas Star War movies ‘HOP’ will be screened using the D-Cine Premiere DP50 DLP Cinema(TM) projector from BARCO.
Though shot digitally the movie will be released on 35mm for it’s release 16th October. However, for it’s premier screening on the largest of 5 screens being used at the Kinepolis Decascope on the 8th October, the Barco D-Cine Premiere(R) digital projector has been selected to ensure the most consistent reproduction of the films demanding Black and White tones.
“Barco has been a faithful partner in the Festivals pioneering efforts in Digital Cinema notes”, Jacques Dubrulle, Festival Director, “and are particularly grateful for Barco’s support in our first digital premiere”
Adds Sjoerd De Clerck, Business Manager for Barco Digital Cinema “We are indeed honored to have been chosen to provide the projectors for such a significant Digital Cinema presentation in Flanders “.
The DP50 Digital projector used for the ‘Hop’ screening is the same type as used for the premiere of Star Wars ‘The Attack of the Clones’ at the Cannes Film Festival this year and now installed in more than 45 locations World Wide over last 6 months.
In addition to the D-Cine Premiere projector Barco is providing the Flanders Festival with e-Cinema grade DLP(TM) projectors for the screening of 5 other digital movies during the event – including the critically acclaimed digital film ‘Russian Arc’, as well as all of the projectors used for digital subtitling during the event.
About Barco Digital Cinema
Barco Digital Cinema, a part of BarcoProjection, is one of three licensees of Texas Instruments DLP Cinema™ technology. TI developed DLP Cinema™ technology working in close co-operation with Barco and others in the movie industry, to develop Cinema Projector and support systems based on DMD™ technology, to meet the requirement of studios, film distributors and exhibitors alike.
BARCO Background
BARCO, with headquarters in Kortrijk, Belgium, has three key activities which are all active in Image Processing. BarcoProjection is in various markets of large screen visualization. BarcoView develops and manufactures display systems for life critical applications, while BarcoVision is in systems for visual inspection and quality control. In 2001, the entire BARCO group delivered revenue of Euro 792 million. BARCO has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in 97 countries throughout the world. BARCO has been quoted on the Brussels Bourse since 1986, and is now quoted on Brussels/Euronext. BARCO is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company and is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.
About ‘HOP’
HOP is the fight of David against Goliath, in which dynamite replaces the sling.
The trials and tribulations of a young illegal pygmy, confronting the Belgian authorities on his own, in order to recover his expelled father.
The ring in which all hits are allowed, especially those below the belt.
Direction: Dominique Standaert
Production: Executive Productions - Signature Films - Sokan
Supported by: French Community, Flemish Community, Wallimage, Promimage, RTBF, VRT, C+, DGIS, National Lottery.
For Further Information please contact
Michel Houdmont at Signature Films
