Cinemas
Guzzo Choose Christie for Digital Cinema Projectors
November
15, 2011
Source: Christie Digital Les Cinémas
Guzzo (“Guzzo”), one of Canada’s leading independent chains and
the largest privately owned cinema chain in Quebec, is going 100 percent digital
with its recent purchase of projectors, support and services from Christie®.
The contract includes the Christie CP2000ZX, Christie CP2000-SB, Christie
CP2210, Christie CP2200, and Christie CP2300 projectors. It also includes the
upgrading of 27 screens to the Christie CP4220 and Christie CP4230 4K projectors.
With
installation managed in-house – supported by Christie – the conversion
of all 142 Guzzo screens is planned for completion by April 2012. In
addition to the terrific image quality offered by digital projection, the conversion
will give us more flexibility in the types of presentation we can offer, such
as 3D and 2D, and more personalized pre-show and alternative content,” says
Vincenzo Guzzo, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Cinémas
Guzzo. “It will also help us decrease booth labor cost. With
Christie, we get first-class service and great after-sale support. It’s also
a bonus that their manufacturing is centered in Canada, since that means few border-crossing
issues. We’ve been with Christie from our first installs in 2008, so we know
they’re the most reliable choice for this project.” Dave
Muscat, senior director of sales, Christie Canada, said, “Christie is honored
to help Cinémas Guzzo make this pivotal transition to digital, with best-in-class
product and flexible, customized service. Christie is committed to meeting the
needs of all exhibitors, including independents. We have earned more than 85 percent
of Canada's digital cinema exhibition market through our commitment to long-term
partnership with our customers.” Guzzo has
committed to working with Christie Managed Services in support of sourcing, integrating
and validating hardware that enables Managed Services to remotely monitor and
manage Guzzo’s digital cinema projection environments. Included with the
hardware will be Library Management Servers that hold the feature films, advertisements,
trailers and other digital content for playing on multiple screens. In
addition, Cinémas Guzzo will use Christie ACT™, a theater automation
controller to automate presentations in some of its theaters. Christie ACT translates
cues from connected devices to control most theater equipment including lighting,
curtains, sound, masking and projectors. Christie ACT is accessible on any networked
computer, laptop or handheld device using any web browser.
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