ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA AND GLOBAL DIGITAL CREATIONS (GDC) PRODUCTIONS PARTNER FOR THE DIGITAL PREMIERE OF THRU THE MOBIUS STRIP AT CANNES MAY 2004

 

LONDON, 1st May 2004 - Arts Alliance Media continues to lead the UK digital cinema industry with the provision of a package of digital projection services at Cannes this year. Following successful trials of GDC’s MPEG2 cinema servers and encoder over the last few months in the UK, Arts Alliance Media are delighted to be promoting GDCProductions’ new animation film.

“Arts Alliance Media are committed to enabling European film festivals and markets to utlise the latest digital cinema technology and are thrilled to be providing our services at Cannes." The combination of our Barco DP30 projector and GDC’s server technology at Cannes this year means that the audience will watch Thru the Mobius Strip exactly as Jean Giraud intended it to be seen”, said Thomas Hoegh, CEO of Arts Alliance Media.

Arts Alliance Media recently provided the Birmingham Screen Festival with a full digital cinema service including provision of the Digital Projection 2K-IS15 digital cinema projector, a Digital Projection IS10 digital cinema projector and two MPEG2 digital cinema servers, content mastering, service and support.

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Notes to Editors

About Arts Alliance Media

Arts Alliance Media launched its digital cinema circuit in July 2003 at the Cambridge Film Festival and shortly thereafter provided digital services to the Edinburgh International Film Festival. It has installed six permanent digital cinema sites throughout the UK. To date, Arts Alliance Media have shown eleven feature films in their digital cinema circuit.

Arts Alliance Media (AAM) - is a builder and operator of services in the film industry, with an emphasis on the independent film space. AAM focuses on the development and deployment of new technologies in order to improve service to independent film consumers and the industry. AAM is part of the Arts Alliance group, which specialises in media and technology investments.

For more information see www.artsalliancemedia.com