Barco official supplier of digital cinema projectors at 2006 Cannes Film Festival
Kuurne, Belgium, 15 May 2006 – Barco is delighted to be chosen again as the official supplier of digital cinema projectors at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Recognized as an industry leader in digital cinema, Barco will be the sole supplier of digital cinema projectors for all 2K digital screenings at this year’s festival.
The Festival de Cannes continues its strong association with Barco in awarding the responsibility of supplying projectors for all the 2K digital screenings of the festival. Barco’s 2K digital cinema projectors, based on Texas Instruments' DLP Cinema™ technology, equip the Lumière, Debussy, Bazin and Bunuel auditoriums during the Festival and are provided in partnership with XDC. In addition, Barco will also supply digital projectors to the Marché Du Film in the auditoriums of Bory, Palaris D, E and F.
Nico Vernieuwe, VP Sales and Marketing of Barco’s Media and Entertainment division stated “We are delighted to, yet again, be the official supplier of the Cannes Film Festival. It is an iconic event in the film industry and one that we are delighted to be a part of. Barco is both committed to, and a supporter of, the global digital cinema industry.”
Widely acknowledged as the most famous film festival in the world, Barco is able to ensure that all the film makers at Cannes are able to show their films in the optimum conditions without any compromise on quality.
Since its appointment by Texas Instruments as a licensee of their DLP CinemaTM technology, Barco has developed an extensive range of state-of-the-art digital cinema equipment to meet every requirement of the film studios, film distributors and exhibitors, including 2K projectors, control software and alternative content processors.
About XDC
With almost 40 people based in Liege (Belgian HQ), XDC is a new member company of EVS Group (www.evs-global.com). The Group has more than 150 staff worldwide with major offices in Hong Kong and New-York. Along with assuming and expanding the international sales of CineStore(tm) digital cinema servers and all related activities, XDC is deploying the largest pan-European digital cinema network for distribution and projection. XDC offers full logistical services for distributors, including content preparation, delivery, quality control and archiving. A complete package solution, which does not require capital investment, is also available for European exhibitors: projector, server, installation and maintenance. It offers all the advantages of digital cinema technology. XDC plans to roll-out 300 additional screens by early 2007 most of which will use DLP CinemaTM 2K projectors. More info at www.xdcinema.com.
About Barco
Barco, a global technology company headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.
For fiscal year 2005, Barco posted net sales of euro 712.0 million.
Barco’s ordinary shares are listed on the Brussels/Euronext stock exchange. Barco is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company. Share information may be accessed on Bloomberg under the symbol BAR BB and on Reuters under BARBt.BR.
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