Joe Chang, President, Ambassador Theatres, to receive the “Exhibitor
of the Year” Award at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 13th
December 2018 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong.
“It gives us great pleasure to present the Exhibitor of the
Year award to our friend, Joe Chang of Ambassador Theatres,” said Andrew
Sunshine, President of The Film Expo Group. “Always pushing for the betterment
of the industry, his dedication to his company, the Taipei Theater Association
and the film industry as a whole makes him the ideal candidate for this year’s
award.”
A
30 year veteran of the industry, Joe Chang has served as President of Ambassador
Theatres since 2001. Joe started his
career with Ambassador Theatres in 1988 as an Operations Manager and spent the
next 30 years intricately involved in many major industry changes including the
transition to digital, implementation of online and mobile services, and
expansion of content from around the world.
Under
Joe’s direction, Ambassador Theatres expanded to twelve locations and is
scheduled to open five new locations by 2023. Joe believes the theatrical
experience is the best way to enjoy movies and is always looking for ways to
improve it. Under Joe’s leadership, Ambassador Theatres was the first exhibitor
in Taiwan to install 3D with Dolby 3D, motion seats with D-Box, immersive sound
with Dolby Atmos, as well as being the first exhibitor in Taiwan to implement
online bookings.
In
addition to his role at Ambassador Theatres, Joe is also the current Chairman
of Taipei Theater Association, which is the organization that advocates for and
supports exhibitors throughout the country. As Chairman of the Association, Joe
has opened communications with the governments that addresses multiple industry
issues, strengthen relationships with distributors, and identified numerous
initiatives to improve and support Taiwan exhibitors.
About
Ambassador Theatres
Ambassador
Theatres was founded in 1965 and is the second largest movie theatre chain in
Taiwan with 12 locations and 108 screens. Ambassador Theatres continues to
expand its national presence and has five new locations scheduled to open
through 2023.
Ambassador
Theatres has been on the forefront of providing its customers with the best
movie watching experience by investing in its people and in new cutting-edge
audio visual equipment products, such as: Dolby Atmos, D-Box motion seats,
Dolby 3D, and VIP recliner seats.
Ambassador Theatres operates Taiwan's largest
movie auditorium at its Ximending location with a 900+ seating capacity and a
screen size of 22 meters by 12 meters. Ambassador Theatres also invests heavily
in its loyalty program, which currently has over 400,000 members that account
for approximately 45% of its total annual admittances. Ambassador Theatres
continues its tradition of placing its customers first by providing quality
service, new products, and a great movie experience.
About GDC Technology Limited – Official Presenting Sponsor
of CineAsiaGDC Technology Limited (‘GDC’) is a leading digital cinema
solutions provider. GDC develops, manufactures and sells media servers,
integrated cinema automation solutions, portable and enterprise series storage
systems, theatre management systems and circuit-wide centralized management
systems, and network operations center software for the global cinema
industry. GDC is a licensee of the DTS:X object-based immersive sound
technology from DTS, Inc. for the development of its media servers. In
addition, GDC also provides a suite of digital cinema products and services,
including integrated projection systems, 3D products, projector lamps and
silver screens. Since 2009, GDC Digital Cinema Network
Limited, a GDC subsidiary, has managed VPF for up to
6,300 theatre screens and with more than 650 studios or motion
picture distributors worldwide. For more information, please visit
www.gdc-tech.com
About
CineAsiaCineAsia will take place from 10-13 December 2018 at the Hong
Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong. The CineAsia trade show
is where cinema exhibition and distribution professional come to do business
and network. The convention will also feature product presentations and
screenings of major upcoming films, exclusive sponsored events, and seminars
relating to current and future trends happening across the industry.
About
Film Expo GroupThe Film Expo Group is the premier organizer of events in the
motion picture industry. The Film Expo Group produces CineAsia, held in Hong
Kong; CineEurope, held in Barcelona; and ShowEast, held in Miami. Additionally,
the group publishes,
Film Journal
International, a trade magazine and website covering the motion picture
industry with a special emphasis on theatrical exhibition.
Additional information on CineAsia can be found at
www.cineasia.com.
