MEDIA Salles, in cooperation with Barco, hosts second edition of the Digitraining Plus seminar: "New technologies for European Cinemas".
Kuurne, Belgium. March 21st, 2005. Barco Digital Cinema is proud to announce that it will host the second edition of the MEDIA Salles seminar "DigiTraining Plus: New Technologies for European Cinemas", from 6-10 April 2005 in Belgium (Kuurne).
MEDIA Salles, an organization supported by the European Union's MEDIA Programme and the Italian Government, which has as aim to foster the theatrical distribution of the European film, is organizing the seminar "DigiTraining Plus: New Technologies for European Cinemas" at Barco’s Kuurne site in Belgium. The 4-day course includes seminars and presentations on the main issues facing the cinema industry today, and aims to provide attendees with a full overview of the economic and technical issues surrounding digital transition.The main topics of the seminar include the present state of the European market for digital screening, the definition of digital and electronic cinema, an overview of available digital content, a ‘technical requirements’ training and case studies of European companies that have rolled-out digital cinema. Two visits to cinemas in Belgium and France utilizing digital projection are also on the program. All this takes place in an interactive atmosphere that encourages discussion and information exchange between participants.
Mr Tero Koistinen, Project Manager at North Karelia P. (Finland) participated in the 2004 edition of the seminar, and further explains: “It has been useful to take part in the course; I was able to find many ideas on marketing and meet many people from the field working in other countries. I also appreciated the presentation of activities by companies already operating independently”.
The provisional program details of this seminar can be viewed on www.mediasalles.it
This residential course is organized in collaboration with Barco and will be held at the company’s Kuurne site (Belgium). Space is limited and seats are filling rapidly. Should you be interested in attending, an application form can be downloaded from www.mediasalles.it
For further information on the seminar, don't hesitate to contact MEDIA Salles:
MEDIA Salles
Ms Tina Bianchi
Via Soperga, 2
I-20127 Milan
Tel.: +39.02.66984405
Fax: +39.02.6691574
E-mail: infocinema@mediasalles.it
Website: www.mediasalles.it
About MEDIA Salles
The MEDIA Salles project operates within the framework of the European Union's MEDIA Plus Programme, with the support of the Italian Government. The end objective of MEDIA Salles is to foster theatrical distribution of European audiovisual products. This aim is pursued both by high profile campaigns involving Europe's cinema exhibitors and by initiatives to raise the visibility of European productions with industry players and potential audiences, creating specialized information channels on a global scale. Thus the current initiatives from MEDIA Salles dovetail in a program with a triple focus – training, promotion and information – and maximum combined effect.
For more information on MEDIA Salles, refer to www.mediasalles.it
About Barco
Barco, an international company headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium, provides visualization and display solutions for professional markets. Barco designs and develops solutions for large screen visualization, display solutions for life-critical applications, and systems for visual inspection. Barco is active worldwide and has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco is quoted on Euronext Brussels and is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company (Euronext: BAR; Reuters: BARBt.BR; Bloomberg: BAR BB).
