Wootton Bassett, U.K. —Dec 14, 2005
Italian Multiplex Installs Five Dolby Digital Cinema Systems
Largest digital cinema installation in Europe in a single theatre
Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) today
announced that The Furlan Group's CineCity in Padova, Italy, installed five
Dolby® Digital Cinema systems and Cinemeccanica digital projectors at its
brand-new multiplex. With five screens fully installed, CineCity is the largest
European installation of digital cinema systems in a single theatre.
CineCity Padova is the latest international installation of the Dolby Digital
Cinema system. There are currently more than 100 Dolby Digital Cinema systems in
place worldwide, including North America, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, and the
UK.Cinemeccanica, a well-known European cinema projector manufacturer and
longstanding authorized distributor for Dolby products, installed the digital
cinema systems in the multiplex.
Vittore Nicelli, Managing Director of Cinemeccanica, commented, "Digital cinema
in Italy is just beginning to take off. More exhibitors are realizing the huge
benefits digital cinema can bring to the entire cinema entertainment chain. The
Furlan Group multiplex is leading the field in Italian cinema by installing
these digital cinema systems, and I hope there will be many more to follow."
Gianantonio Furlan, Managing Director at The Furlan Group's CineCity
Padova,said, "We have chosen to implement Dolby Digital Cinema because we
anticipate the demand of more directors to create and distribute movies in a
digital format. We know that we can trust the Dolby team and technology as we
make this transition. It allows us to offer flawless, crystal-clear playback of
films every time, improving the experience for the cinemagoer." CineCity Padova
began showing Tim Burton's Corpse Bride and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
digitally on December 2, 2005.
The Dolby Digital Cinema system was specifically engineered for real-world
cinema installations and offers superb picture quality, reliability, and
user-friendly operation. An added advantage is a high level of piracy
protection, so that movie studios can feel secure in releasing digital
presentations to cinemas equipped with the Dolby Digital Cinema system.
More than 25 digital movies have been played using Dolby Digital Cinema in
select locations around the world, including Chicken Little, The Chronicles of
Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Flightplan, Tim Burton's Corpse
Bride, The Incredibles, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy, Madagascar, The Magic Roundabout, Sin City, Star Wars:
Episode III-Revenge of the Sith, and Valiant.