Kortrijk, Belgium, 16 February 2016 – The Berlin
International Film Festival (Berlinale) is entering a new era of
projection, as Barco’s Flagship Laser projector will screen a selection
of movies at this year’s festival. For this 66th edition, Barco set up a
Flagship Laser DP4K-60L projector at the impressive
Friedrichstadt-Palast venue, Europe’s biggest show theater (1,895
seats). Here, the festival shows films from the Competition and holds
Berlinale Special Galas.
Exceptional light output
“The Berlinale and Barco enjoy a pleasant, win-win partnership. While we
have always loved showing our films in crisp Barco image quality, this
year we are even more excited. Moviegoers can see the films in an
unprecedented image quality thanks to Barco’s Flagship Laser
projectors,” explains Dagmar Forelle, head of sponsorship at the
Berlinale. “As true film enthusiasts, we are really impressed with the
exceptional brightness of Barco’s Flagship Laser Projectors, the sharp
contrast and the crisp colors. We truly appreciate Barco bringing this
premium laser technology solution to the Friedrichstadt-Palast – the
biggest venue of the Berlinale.”
Promoting film
“The Berlinale is one of most famous film festivals in the world. Barco
is honored to support the festival in its mission of promoting film in
all its aspects. Our Flagship Laser projectors create a stunning
audience experience that makes moviegoers go more often to the movies.
It’s the perfect projector for this grand film festival,” says Stijn
Henderickx, Vice President Cinema for Barco.
With close to 100 Flagship Lasers installed or being installed in
cinemas worldwide, Barco is the clear innovation and market leader in
premium cinema laser projection. The company has also launched laser
phosphor projectors for mid-end cinema projection applications. By doing
so, Barco’s laser portfolio covers the projection needs of every cinema
theater.
About the Berlin International Film Festival
The public program of the Berlin International Film Festival shows about
400 films per year, mostly international or European premières. Films
of every genre, length and format find their niche in the various
sections of the festival. The Berlinale is a great cultural event and
one of the main dates in the calendar for the international film
industry. Around 300,000 sold tickets, almost 20,000 professional
visitors from 130 countries, including about 4,000 journalists: art,
glamour, parties and business are all inseparably linked at the
Berlinale. The most important meeting-point is the European Film Market
(EFM). Around 400 companies and 8,000 professionals from 90 countries
build and foster contacts here, strengthen their position in the
industry or negotiate film rights.
Barco,
a global technology company, designs and develops networked
visualization products for the Entertainment, Enterprise and Healthcare
markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing,
Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and
APAC. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90
countries with 3.300 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.029
billion euro in 2015.
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