Source: KNews
Digital Projection's Line Of DLP Projectors Made Film Festival History By Being Invited By The Sundance Film Festival For The First-Ever, Full-Length Digital Screenings Of Hollywood Films At A Film Festival
Digital Projection, Inc. (DPI) was selected by the Sundance Film Festival to exclusively provide its LIGHTNING DLP-based displays for several digital cinema screenings at last week's event in Park City, Utah. According to Ian Calderon, a Founder and Senior Consultant to the Sundance Institute, this is the first time ever filmmakers will have the option to exhibit their cinematic creations on digital video. ""After seeing Digital Projection's displays in action, I decided to test the system at last year's Piper-Heidsieck Tribute and again at the June Filmmakers Lab. The extraordinary image, color and clarity convinced me that DPI was the leading technology of choice for the 2000 Festival. These projectors can deliver the creative and aesthetic vision of a filmmaker working in video,"" said Calderon. ""DPI technology has evolved into potent creative force for visual storytelling and we believe these projectors will serve as a flexible imaging tool for tomorrow's filmmakers."" Filmmakers electing to project their work digitally included: ""Via Doloroso"" by John Bailey; ""Twilight: Los Angeles"" by Marc Levin; ""Coming To Light: Edward S. Curtis And The North American Indians"" by Anne Makepeace; ""Could Be Worse!"" by Zachary Stratis; ""Backroads"" by Shirley Cheechoo; ""Scottsboro: An American Tragedy"" by Barak Goodman & Daniel Anker; ""George Wallace: Settin' The Woods On Fire"" by Daniel McCabe & Paul Stekler; ""Nuyorican Dream"" by Laurie Collyer; ""Stranger With A Camera"" by Elizabeth Barret; ""The Return Of Navajo Boy"" by Jeff Spitz; ""Johnny Greyeyes"" by Jorge Manzano; ""What The Eagle Hears"" by Gary Farmer; ""I.K.U."" by Shu Lea Cheang; ""Officer Down"" by Daniel O'Donnell and Matthew O'Donnell; ""Original Schtick"" by Maciej Wszelaki; ""Chasing Buddha"" by Amiel Courtin-Wilson; ""Legends: The Story Of Siwash Rock"" by Annie Frazier Henry. The Festival will also utilize these projection systems for the Piper-Heidsieck Tribute to Kevin Spacey at the Egyptian Theatre and at the Awards Ceremony. ""We are honored that Sundance has chosen Digital Projection's displays for their first-ever launch into digital video creation and exhibition. Digital display technology creates new options for independent filmmakers to exhibit their creative content while introducing a new quality standard to viewers. We are thrilled to supply the premier Festival of independent film with what we consider the premier digital display media, LIGHTNING Displays,"" said Chuck Collins, National Market Development Manager, for the Kennesaw, Georgia-based company.