Barco official digital projector supplier at 58th Berlinale

February 25, 2008

Source: Barco

Barco, a global leader in digital cinema, is proud to announce it is the official supplier of digital cinema projectors at the 58th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival.

This year, the Berlin International Film Festival takes place from 7 until 17 February. During the ten-day festival, up to 400 films will be shown on various locations throughout the city, captivating more than 400,000 visitors. It is considered to be the biggest publicly attended film festival worldwide.

For this prestigious event, Barco has been chosen as official supplier with their renowned digital cinema projectors. Three projectors from the recently released DP series, one DP-2000 and two DP-3000, will be used in theatres in and around Berlin: the Berlinale Palast, Urania and Cubix 9. Dieter Kosslick, Festival Director, states: “We are overjoyed to have Barco on board again to support us with their high quality digital cinema projectors“

“The Berlin Film Festival is one of the world’s leading film festivals,” says Wim Buyens, Vice President Digital Cinema of Barco’s Media & Entertainment Division, “and we are delighted to be selected, for the 5th time already, as its official supplier. The importance of digital cinema grows year by year and Barco is proud to be part of this revolution.”

During the Berlin International Film Festival, the following films will be shown on Barco’s digital cinema projectors: The Other Boleyn Girl (Justin Chadwick) Kirschblüten – Hanami (Doris Dörrie), Tá (Felipe Sholl), Boy A (John Crowley), Feuerherz (Luigi Falorni), Sleep Dealer (Alex Rivera), Filth And Wisdom (Madonna).

The DP-3000 is the brightest “large venue” digital cinema projector in the industry. Using Texas Instrument’s 1.2 inch DLP Cinema chip, the DP-3000 is designed for screens up to 30m wide. With a 2000:1 contrast ratio, new lenses, a new optical design and high efficiency 6.5kW lamps, the DP-3000 exemplifies Barco’s hallmark attributes of image quality, reliability and robustness. Because of its incredibly high light output, the DP-3000 is projector of choice for 3D digital cinema. The DP-2000, incorporates Texas Instrument’s new 0.98 inch DLP Cinema chip and is designed for screens up to 20m wide.



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