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27/01/2006

Digital Cinema Awards will be celebrated for the first time in Cannes

As an XDC initiative, the Digital Cinema Awards will be celebrated for the first time during the International Digital Film Forum (IDIFF).
"IDIFF is very pleased to welcome the premiere of the Digital Cinema Awards it will be an official ceremony ideally held in the prestigious Palais des Festivals in Cannes, and which will highlight some persons working actively at the heart of the artistic and technical problems debated during IDIFF," said Jean-Paul Gillet, responsible of IDIFF.
Laurent Minguet, CEO of XDC International, explained the initiative: "The large digital cinema roll-out started actually in Europe in 2005, and particularly with XDC. Hence, the idea of sponsoring the Digital Cinema Awards was well suited in order to thank all the parties which have permitted to boost digital cinema."
Four prizes will be given: the Producer of The Year, the Motion Picture Director of The Year, the Distributor of The Year and the Exhibitor of The Year.
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