MINDS HARE THEATREWORLD EDITORIAL

Must say the year has had a good start with the CinemaCon and Cine Europe doing the buzz for the industry. LOTS and LOTS of collaborations to creating ‘Life-Like’ experiences even better for its patrons. I had a blast at the CinemaCon this April and should one know the event was a marvel in itself. Starting off with our very own Mr Ajay Bijli, Chairman & Managing Director, PVR INOX opening the International Day at the mega event; only to become the ‘Very First Indian Cinema Exhibition Industry Official’ to be invited to deliver the Keynote Speech in CinemaCon’s 11-year history. Cine Europe has also been quite a fruitful event being Catering-Much to all the exhibitors and integrators around the globe. While our exhibitors in the world at large are still on the wait for new projectors to be presented with a buy, the LED segments seem to have created a boom. Consumers have grown used to high-resolution, high-quality images on their large-format televisions and the immersion of virtual reality, expectations have risen for movie visuals as well. While LED screens require movie theatres to invest in new display installations, they seem to grit away the presence of a projection booth; enabling cinemas to expand seating areas thereby generating more revenue, compensating for the cost of the technology upgrade. LED screens are also more energy efficient to operate than projectors, lowering electricity expenses. With theatres investing hundreds of thousands in the latest LED displays, and customers paying an average of $9-15 per movie ticket in the U.S., ensuring a flawless viewing experience is important. The initial LED screen installations were featured at theatres in Asia (e.g., Korea, China, India) and have since expanded to other locations worldwide, from Australia to Switzerland. Display makers Samsung, LG, Sony, Unilumin, Barco and others are entering the product category. Industry analysts are predicting that one in eight mainstream movie theatre screens globally will be converted to LED digital format by the end of 2023, with North America expected to become the largest market.

So goes for the SOUND! There seems to be a huge market growing in for Open-Source Audio. Many immersive audio systems making noise. Brands like DTS-X, Q- SYS etc. that have already been in the industry books for a pretty good time – and now coming up with something much better!

BIG CINE EXPO (BCE) is here again!!! The world’s second largest international tradeshow and convention is all set to roll out its 6th edition! And this year too at the Chennai Trade Centre in Chennai, India held on 8-9 August 2023. The mega event promises to be yet another interactive platform that assures value to Single-Screen Cinemas, Multiplexs, B2B stakeholders of cinema and entertainment once again.

Big Cine Expo is the only cinema exhibition convention and trade show specifically for the burgeoning cinema exhibition market in Asia and India providing a platform for discovery, collaboration, and networking for cinema exhibition industry in India. The 2-day event comprises of various product displays, product demos, product presentations, studio presentations, seminars, panel discussions, awards program, special events, film screenings, networking, B2B meetings, a trade show, and much more in store! So do join in to be a part of the two-day grand convention and trade show to experience and gain the latest updates spiralling in the cinema exhibition market.

See you all soon! Do not forget to pick your copy of TheatreWorld magazine at the show!!!

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Issue # 96

June-August 2023

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This issue of TW has two sets of page numbers - International pages TW-1 to TW-48 for TW, and India pages TM-1 to TM-38 for TM TM is inserted between pages TW-42 and TW-43 of TW

TW-8

Special Story

TW-23 Cinestar Prishtina: Largest Megaplex in Southeast Europe

Installs

TW-25 Cinema City Elblag: An Enigmatic Architectural Wonder

TW-27 LOOK Cinemas: Giving Brookhaven an Immersive Experience

TW-30 Trondheim Kino: First Boutique Cinema in Norway

Tradeshows

TW-34Preview

TW-37Review -

TM-4

India Plexing

TM-14 Cinemark Taj: Osmanabad’s Modern Cinematic Revival

TM-22 Miraj Cinemas: Sets Another Milestone

TM-26 NY Cinemas: Entering the Gateway to the Northeast

TM-30 PVR INOX: Enhancing Cinematic Experiences

TM-34 Roongta Cinemas: Redefining Luxury Moviegoing Experience in Surat

TM-36 Gopuram Cinemas: A Contemporising Effort

SPECIAL FEATURE

Cinemark: World's Most Influential Cinema

Prytania Theatre: The Aural Experience at One-of-aKind New Orleans Theatre

Prasads: An Emotion to Millions in Hyderabad

TM-16