Made in France

This year, the Venice International Film Festival announces its first competition for films made in Virtual Reality. Aspic Technologies software has been used on two VR movies presented during the festival, Proxima by Mathieu Pradat and Alteration by Jérôme Blanquet.

Lawo, renowned German manufacturer of pioneering audio and video broadcast equipment, has appointed Joffrey Heyraud to drive sales growth in the French market. With 15 years’ experience in IP-centric radio and TV applications, Heyraud has a wide-ranging knowledge of both broadcast and IT industries. Prior to this move, he was […]

Analog Way has announced HDBaseT enhancements to four systems based on its popular Midra product family. QuickMatriX – H, Pulse2 – H, SmartMatriX2 – H and Saphyr – H now offer improved connectivity and HDBaseT (HDBT) support for the SI market. They will maintain the same key software features users […]

Gearhouse Broadcast France, a supplier of technical facilities, crew and services used to capture the world’s most watched content, has announced a multi-million Euro investment in the latest broadcast technology to support its expanding business. In response to evolving client needs, the business has added to its inventory new wireless […]

French sound engineer Stéphane Bucher faced a difficult task when he was asked to record the audio for “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”, the new film from Luc Besson (opens in cinemas at the end of July). The Sci-Fi blockbuster, reportedly the most expensive movie ever produced […]

As a showcase for independent VR/360° productions during Screen4ALL Forum, the 360 Film Festival is about to become a must attend “Rendez-vous” for producers and creators of VR and 360° contents. A panel of international professional will select around 30 programs in competition in order to be screened in Screen4All […]

Ymagis Group, the European specialist in digital technologies for the cinema industry, announced today the completion of the agreement to form its new exhibitor services company, CinemaNext North America, with Dallas-based CinTech LLC. In accordance with the agreement signed 19 May 2017, Ymagis Group holds a 75% stake in the […]

Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries in Europe (Ymagis Group) announced the signature of a framework agreement with Gaumont for the restoration of 100+ feature films. The contract will cover a 3-year period with 25 to 40 films annually.

Charged with acquiring and storing digital media content for Orange Content Division, Orange Prestations TV (OPTV), a subsidiary of Orange, was faced with an ever-growing library of content to manage. The on-demand content alone amounts to more than 10,000 titles. Add to that content for the group’s dedicated broadcast channels […]

Sennheiser has created the world’s first intuitive, compact and mobile binaural recording headset. First showcased at the CES 2017, the AMBEO SMART HEADSET is a ground-breaking headset that captures immersive 3D audio with mobile device simplicity. The binaural audio recordings created with the AMBEO SMART HEADSET deliver a stunning 3D […]

Luc Besson’s forthcoming sci-fi blockbuster movie “Valerian” will hit theaters worldwide at July 26th as the most expensive movie so far produced in Europe. Accompanying it, French Oscar Award-winning composer Alexandre Desplat has contributed a score as exciting as the movie itself.

Ymagis Group, the European specialist in digital technologies for the cinema industry, announced that it has agreed with Dallas-based CinTech LLC to form a new, full- service exhibitor services company in North America. Under the terms of the agreement and subject to the fulfillment of conditions precedent, a new company, […]