Digital Cinema Screen Of ""Dogma""
Digital Projection And Lions Gate Entertainment Preview An Electronic Screening Of The Star-Studded Movie At ShowEast Digital Projection, Inc. - a wholly owned subsidiary of Imax Corporation - today announced it will join with Lions Gate Entertainment to preview its latest movie, Kevin Smith's DOGMA, in an all-digital format. The screening will take place October 20 as part of a cinema industry trade show (ShowEast, Atlantic City, Trump Taj Mahal, Xanadu Theatre) and offer attendees a first-hand glimpse of the star-studded film projected digitally. DOGMA, starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, will be transferred from its native celluloid film format to HDTV, an ultra-high-resolution digital video format, and displayed electronically on the Xanadu theatre's 40-ft. screen via a Digital Projection POWER Display electronic projector. Yet to be released to mass market cinemas, ""Dogma,"" ""a raucously funny satire,"" received exceptional reviews at the Cannes, New York and Toronto film festivals. ""We are thrilled to present a feature length digital movie at the upcoming ShowEast convention. While the concept of 'end-to-end' digital cinema is still well in to the future, we are always happy to show off what we can do today. ""Dogma"" offers us the opportunity to screen a truly unique and inspired film on today's latest digital display technology,"" said Chuck Collins, Digital Projectionís National Market Development Manager. ""Lions Gate Films is proud to collaborate with Digital Projection on a special digital screening of Kevin Smith's ëDogma,í"" said Tom Ortenberg & Mark Urman, Co-Presidents of Lions Gate Films, Releasing. About ""Dogma"" - www.dogma-movie.com Written and directed by Kevin Smith. Produced by Scott Mosier. Cinematography by Robert Yeoman. Starring: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Salma Hayek, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock. Synopsis: In ""Dogma"" Affleck and Damon play fallen angels whose scheme to re-enter Paradise threatens to destroy the world. Standing in their way is a woman having a crisis of faith (Fiorentino), who is assisted by a winged messenger of God (Rickman), a hitherto unknown Thirteenth Apostle (Rock), a heavenly muse (Hayek) and two unlikely prophets, Jay (Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith). About Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (AMEX/TSE:LGF) develops, produces and distributes a targeted range of film and television content. Via four operating divisions-motion pictures, television, animation, and studio facilities-the distinctive Lions Gate brand is recognized as a symbol of quality entertainment throughout North America and around the world. About Digital Projection In September '99, Digital Projection International was acquired by Imax Corporation (Mississauga, Ontario) and currently operates as a wholly owned subsidiary. The POWER & LIGHTNING Displays line of projectors is capable of projecting enormous digital images - well over 60-feet wide - from any video, computer or HDTV source. In June 1998, Digital Projection was awarded an EmmyÆ for technical achievements in broadcast engineering by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles. POWER Displays are the first and only projector to win the coveted award. Digital Projection's worldwide presence includes offices in North America, England, Europe and the Far East. The company's North American headquarters are located at 55 Chastain Road, Suite 115, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144. Phone 770 420 1350; Fax 770 420 1360 www.digitalprojection.com For more information, contact Tim J. Butler Mar/Com Manager, Digital Projection, Inc. tbutler@digitalprojection.com.