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Christie’s 4K projection technology is also installed at TIFF Bell Lightbox.TIFF Bell Lightbox photo by Charles Leonio/Wire Image courtesy Christie

Toronto International Film Festival Partners with Christie Digital

TORONTO — Christie, which served as projection partner for the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival last September, noted that nearly all films are now screened digitally, with an increasing percentage seen in ultra-high res 4K format. Christie has been a festival partner for 14 years now. Information on the company’s 2014 sponsorship will be available starting in July. Pictured here is TIFF Bell Lightbox, which features Christie’s 4K projection technology.

Saddleback Church called CCI Solutions with an Easter challenge. With as many as 35,000 converging at the campus here for holiday services, the church needed LED walls in two of the tents erected for overflow crowds

Saddleback Church Uses Absen LED Video Walls for Easter Services

LAKE FOREST, CA — Saddleback Church called CCI Solutions with an Easter challenge. With as many as 35,000 converging at the campus here for holiday services, the church needed LED walls in two of the tents erected for overflow crowds. CGI Solutions turned to Absen to obtain the required 3.9mm LED video gear with a three-week turnaround. The result: a 9.84 by 16.4 foot video wall for Tent 2 and 6.56 by 11.48 foot video wall for Tent 3.

Durham Cathedral Hosts Projected AniMotion Show. Photo by Douglas Robertson

Durham Cathedral Hosts Projected AniMotion Show

DURHAM, U.K. — Artist Maria Rud and projection specialist Ross Ashton brought their AniMotion concept, a blend of digital art and live music, to Durham Cathedral here. It accompanied a performance by percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, flautist David Heath and music producer and DJ Dolphin Boy.

Spider-Man Movie Premiere Gets XL Video Support

Spider-Man Movie Premiere Gets XL Video Support

LONDON — Leicester Square was chosen as the venue for the world premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – the latest installment of the Marvel Comics franchise from Columbia Pictures. XL Video provided MC-7 LED panels for the star-studded event.

??New Oakley Store Gets Visual Assist from Moment Factory

New Oakley Store Gets Visual Assist from Moment Factory

NEW YORK — For its new flagship store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, which opened May 1, Oakley offers customers a visual feast for the eyes — 27 LCD screens arranged in rows of three that are incorporated in fragmented forms suspended across the length of the ceiling. Moment Factory provided a key visual assist.

Projection Studio Brings Colchester Castle History to Light

COLCHESTER, U.K. — Projection artist and digital art specialist Ross Ashton of London-based The Projection Studio created three new son et lumière shows for Colchester Castle, making use of a large-format projection on one of the Castle’s internal walls. The visuals were paired with soundtracks created by sound artist Karen Monid. The physical installation was completed by Sysco AV.

Christie projectors were used on a mobile stage. Photo courtesy of Musion Das Hologram.

Christie Projectors Play a Role in India’s Political Campaigns

NEW DELHI, India — Christie visual technology was chosen in a bid to help bring the candidates (or, actually, a projected likeness of the candidates) closer to potential voters across India in the run-up to elections for a new parliament, which were held in nine phases from April 7 to May 12, 2014. The winners were due to be announced May 16.

XL Video is supplying a 9 by 9.5 meter (WxH) curved Pixled F-15 LED screen for James Blunt’s Moon Landing world tour

James Blunt Tours with Big Curved Screen from XL Video

SAN FRANCISCO — XL Video is supplying a 9 by 9.5 meter (WxH) curved Pixled F-15 LED screen for James Blunt’s Moon Landing world tour along with cameras and PPU, projection and crew. The gear was specified by production designer Paul Normandale, who has been working with LD Glen Johnson and XL Video to support the artist’s visuals since 2005. This fourth world tour is by far the largest to date in terms of production.

Rig for 2014 Eurovision Song Contest Included 32 Barco Projectors

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The 2014 Eurovision Song Contest was staged at B&W Halls here, with semi-finals on May 6 and May 8 and finals on May 10. The event included a cube-shaped central stage, with visual support from 32 Barco projectors and three Encore presentation switchers provided by Mediatec Solutions.

Christie MicroTiles and a Christie Spyder X20 image processor were used for the 30-by-5-foot MicroTiles display in a corridor of the Berkowitz Athletic Complex, home to the Spartans basketball team at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. Integrated Design Solutions (IDS) and BlueWater Technologies worked on the project.

MSU/Spartan Basketball Program Gets Assist from Christie MicroTiles, Spyder X20

EAST LANSING, MI — The Michigan State University Spartans basketball program is getting an AV boost from Christie MicroTiles and a Christie Spyder X20 image processor. The technology was incorporated into a 30-by-5-foot MicroTiles display in a corridor of the Berkowitz Athletic Complex, home to Spartans basketball. Integrated Design Solutions (IDS) and BlueWater Technologies worked on the project.

Christie Powers World Premiere Of New X-Men Movie

NEW YORK – Christie was selected by Digital Media Systems to provide the 3D projection for the world premiere of X-Men: Days of Future Past. The event, which took place May 10, featured two Christie Solaria Series digital cinema projectors lighting up a 26-foot by 62-foot screen with bright, vivid images and 4K resolution.