Exclusive: We hear that a decision was made late Thursday night to cancel ShowEast, the exhibition conference that was set for November 8-11 in Miami.
“Because of the pandemic and Covid, may of the studios aren’t prepared to travel. Many of the studios still have travel restrictions. If we’re going to do a show, we have to be successful and have the right people there, and unfortunately Covid has not only effected the industry, but the FilmExpo Group. This is the fifth show we had to cancel due to Covid,” Says Bob Sunshine, former President of the FilmExpo Group tells Deadline.
ShowEast, while not operated by NATO, is essentially the East Coast version of CinemaCon (which was formerly ShoWest). While exhibition and studios came out for them, there were a number of executives at that Las Vegas, Nv confab who decided to either not attend or beam in virtually.
“Because of the pandemic and Covid, may of the studios aren’t prepared to travel. Many of the studios still have travel restrictions. If we’re going to do a show, we have to be successful and have the right people there, and unfortunately Covid has not only effected the industry, but the FilmExpo Group. This is the fifth show we had to cancel due to Covid,” Says Bob Sunshine, former President of the FilmExpo Group tells Deadline.
ShowEast, while not operated by NATO, is essentially the East Coast version of CinemaCon (which was formerly ShoWest). While exhibition and studios came out for them, there were a number of executives at that Las Vegas, Nv confab who decided to either not attend or beam in virtually.
- 10/15/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Amsterdam -- Surging regional interest in 3D cinema has triggered a rapid pickup in the conversion of theaters to digital-projection systems, producing an estimated 5,500 European digital screens by midyear.
"Almost all of the growth in Europe has been driven by 3D," Paramount exec vp distribution Mark Christiansen said Tuesday. "In the past year, Europe has surpassed the U.S. in the number of 3D screens available."
More than 75% of Europe's digital screens had been outfitted for 3D by the end of the first quarter, which featured a 16% uptick in the digital conversion rate, Screen Digest analyst David Hancock told an audience of exhibitors at a Cinema Expo seminar on d-cinema.
Digital penetration varies greatly country to country, with Luxembourg topping the region at 72%, while Serbia lags all others with just 2% of its screens converted. The U.K. is a standout among larger territories at 22% digital, compared with just 13% of screens converted in Italy.
"Almost all of the growth in Europe has been driven by 3D," Paramount exec vp distribution Mark Christiansen said Tuesday. "In the past year, Europe has surpassed the U.S. in the number of 3D screens available."
More than 75% of Europe's digital screens had been outfitted for 3D by the end of the first quarter, which featured a 16% uptick in the digital conversion rate, Screen Digest analyst David Hancock told an audience of exhibitors at a Cinema Expo seminar on d-cinema.
Digital penetration varies greatly country to country, with Luxembourg topping the region at 72%, while Serbia lags all others with just 2% of its screens converted. The U.K. is a standout among larger territories at 22% digital, compared with just 13% of screens converted in Italy.
- 6/22/2010
- by By Carl DiOrio
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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