XPAND Continues Its Partnership with the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes – For the sixth time in a row, XPAND Continues Its Position as the
Exclusive 3D Technical Partner for the Cannes Film Festival, equipping four
screening theaters at the Festival, including the 2,400-seat Lumière
auditorium, and nine screening rooms for the Film Market.
“After The Great Gatsby last year
and Madagascar 3 in 2012 we are honored that the most
prestigious film festival in the world, the Cannes Film Festival will again
rely on XPAND’s active 3D technology,” said Maria Costeira,
CEO of XPAND 3D. “Our
continued partnership with the Cannes Film Festival also demonstrates the
Festival’s commitment to providing the most realistic and immersive 3D
experience possible and we are proud to once again bring this experience to
audiences in Cannes,” added Mrs. Costeira.
The 2014 official selection will include How
to Train Your Dragon 2 and Adieu au langage by
Jean-Luc Godard. “Goodbye to Language is an
extraordinary modern film. Godard has always been an inventor of forms and
narration and his film continues to explore these boundaries. It’s a piece of
poetry and we’re truly proud and moved to show it”, said Thierry
Frémaux, artistic director and general delegate of the Cannes Film
Festival.
The
Cannes Film Festival organizers supported by the French Commission Supérieure Technique de l’Image et du Son are the most demanding regarding
technology and quality level. The high end superior screenings delivered in
Cannes are recognized by most famous directors as the best in the world. There
will also be numerous 3D screenings from all over the world at the Film Market.
For the 67th
Cannes Film Festival, high-end XPAND Infinity 3D Glasses will be deployed. These active 3D
glasses provide the brightest, most vivid and realistic 3D images available. XPAND Infinity 3D Glasses
are also optimized to work with laser projectors, making it
the optimal future-proof 3D system. The Infinity 3D glasses provide up to 38%
transparency and a 3000:1 contrast ratio. The glasses’ lightweight ergonomic
designs ensure long-wearing comfort, and their wide 3D viewing angle provides
an optimal 3D image across the entire cinema. All new XPAND cinema systems and
glasses fully support HFR (High Frame Rate) double and single flash at 96fps,
120fps, 144fps, 192fps, 240fps and even variable fps.
