Ymagis Group (ISIN:FR0011471291, MNEMO:MAGIS, PEA-PME eligible), the European
specialist in digital technologies for the film industry, announced the
EclairColor release of LA LA LAND (Lionsgate), which opens in cinemas across
France this Wednesday 25 January.
Distributed by SND - M6 Group and directed by
Damien Chazelle, LA LA LAND, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, will be available
exclusively in EclairColor in the following cinemas: Gaumont Champs-Elysées
(Paris, 8th arrondissement), Pathé Wepler (Paris, 18th arrondissement), Les
Confluences (Varenne-sur-Seine) and Le Sirius (Le Havre).
“It
is a fantastic step forward for our teams. LA LA LAND is the first film from a
Hollywood studio to be distributed and screened in EclairColor,” said Jean
Mizrahi, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ymagis Group. “I would like
to thank Lionsgate and SND – M6 Group, the film’s French distributor, for their
confidence in our innovative technology. EclairColor offers cinemas the
opportunity to significantly improve projection quality at an affordable cost
and at the same time benefit from flexible planning, as EclairColor projectors
can be used to play content in standard format (DCI) and in EclairColor.”
Produced by Summit
Entertainment, Black Label Media, Marc Platt Productions, Gilbert Films and
Impostor Pictures, LA LA LAND won 7 awards at the 2017 Golden Globes®,
including for best musical or comedy film, best score and song for Justin
Hurwitz, best actress for Emma Stone, best actor for Ryan Gosling, and best
director and best screenplay for Damien Chazelle.
With three films
released in EclairColor since the start of the year - "Primaire"
(StudioCanal), "Mes Trésors" (SND – M6 Group) and "Dalida"
(Pathé) - Ymagis Group also unveiled ten new feature titles soon to be
available in EclairColor:
2017
line-up of films in EclairColor (France)
25
January 2017 – “LA LA LAND” (SND), and "L’Ascension" (Mars) directed
by Ludovic Bernard
8
February 2017 – "Seuls" by David Moreau (StudioCanal)
22 February 2017 – "Le Secret de la chambre noire”
by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Original Version/Condor)
1
March 2017 - “A ceux qui nous ont offensés” (“Trespass Against Us”) by Adam
Smith (The Jokers)
15 March 2017 - “Chacun sa vie” by Claude Lelouch (Les
Films 13 - Metropolitan)
22
March 2017 - "Brimstone" by Martin Koolhoven (The Jokers)
3
May 2017 - "Message from the King" by Fabrice Du Welz (The Jokers)
18 October 2017 - "Les Nouvelles Aventures de
Cendrillon" by Lionel Steketee (Pathé)
20 December 2017 – "Tout là-haut" by Serge
Hazavanicius (UGC Distribution)
EclairColor is a
revolutionary new technology combining colour science with the optimisation of
select projection systems to achieve image projection of unprecedented quality.
16 screens
in France are currently equipped with EclairColor:
- Gaumont Champs-Elysées (1
screen), Paris
- Pathé Wepler (1 screen), Paris
- Studio 28 (1 screen), Paris
- Le Saint Germain (1 screen), Paris
- Filmothèque du Quartier Latin (2
screens), Paris
- Cinéma Espace Saint Michel (2
screens), Paris
- Cinéma André Malraux (1 screen),
Le Bourget
- Cinéma Les Varietés (1 screen), Marseille
- Espace Culturel de Vendenheim (1
screen), Strasbourg
- Le Métropole (1 screen), Lille
- Cinéma Sirius (2 screens), Le Havre
- Cinéma Confluences (1 screen),
Varennes-sur-Seine
- Cin’évasion Grand Forum (1 screen),
Gaillon
Brighter, sharper,
with more depth of field, more density and more detail, the images produced by
EclairColor technology feature better contrast and greater fidelity, better
reflecting the colour initially intended by the creative teams. Adaptable to
all types of cinema from art-house to the largest multiplexes, whatever the
screen size, EclairColor significantly improves the projection quality of all
films and thus brings a new dimension to the cinema experience. EclairColor™ is
a registered trademark of Ymagis Group.
