ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA, EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT &
EMPIRE CINEMAS JOIN FORCES TO BRING
'QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL'CONCERT FILM TO THE BIG
'SCREEN IN DIGITAL CINEMA
"Hello Montreal.... you wanna get crazy?" (Freddie Mercury, 1981)
LONDON, 20 September 2007 – In a move which highlights the benefits of digital cinema, Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe's leading provider of digital distribution services, has teamed up with Eagle Rock Entertainment and Empire Cinemas to exclusively release the film "Queen Rock Montreal", at high resolution 2k digital cinema-equipped sites across the UK.
"Queen Rock Montreal" was filmed at the height of the band's worldwide popularity at two concerts in Montreal on November 24 and 25, 1981. Only previously seens on the big screen when in premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984, the film has been specially re-mixed and will be released on new digital cinema prints, produced by Arts Alliance Media. It will play from Friday 21 September to Tuesday 25 September, at selected Empire cinems, including the Empire Leicester Square (London), Empire Wigan, Empire Swindon, Empire Slough and Empire High Wycombe. The film will be released on DVD and CD (Eagle Vision and EMI/Parlophone) on October 29th.
"Digital cinema opens up a new world of alternative content to cinema audiences. We are delighted to be able to be part of bringing this incredible concert to life again," said Paul Chesney, AAM's Director of Business Development.
"For music fans, this is one of the greatest concerts of all time and this film will take them right back to 1981 and give them the chance to experience the excitement of actually being there" said Ian Rowe, UK Marketing Manager, Eagle Rock Entertainment.
"We're thrilled to be able to take advantage of our digital screens and offer our audiences new and different types of programming. We know our customers will enjoy this one-of-a-kind show and the unique opportunity to see Queen at their very best, in the comfort of a cinema with great picture and sound" said Jon Nutton, Empire Cinemas Marketing Manager.
Tickets for the shows are now on sale at the Empire Cinemas website: www.empirecinemas.co.uk or by calling 08 714 714 714.
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Notes to Editors:
About Arts Alliance Media
- Arts Alliance Media (AAM) based in London and Paris, is Europe's leading provider of digital film distribution services, dedicated to building a European digital network to deliver film to the cinema, to the home and between industry players. AAM was founded in 2003 by Thomas Hoegh, who serves as Chairman of the Board.
- For digital cinema, AAM provides end-to-end digital cinema solutions encompassing equipment selection, financing and integration, operator training, installation and support, and content management and delivery.
- AAM has signed long term Virtual Print Fee (VPF) agreements with Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Pictures International for digital cinema deployment across Europe, for close to 7000 screens over the next few years.
- AAM completed the UK Film Council digital cinema rollout of 240 screens on April 30th, 2007. The company is also participating in two digital cinema trials in Europe, one in the UK at the Odeon Surrey Quays multiplex, since February 2007, and the other in Norway, in various cinemas across the country, since April 2006.
For further information, please contact:
Gemma Richardson: Arts Alliance Media
gemma@artsalliancemedia.com/+44 (0)20 7751 7466