To showcase Gravity during last night’s second gala of The 57th BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express, was a fantastic coup for the festival organisers. The ODEON Leicester Square once again attracted major stars with Sandra Bullock hitting the red carpet with acclaimed director and producer pairing Alfonso Cuaron and David Heyman.
Addressing the audience before the film, Cuaron said his vision was to create something that “was suspenseful and emotional at the same time.” Read more
Digital Cinema Media’s CEO, Simon Rees, looks back on his time at New York’s Advertising Week and discusses whether the advertising industry will be able to adapt to meet increasing consumer and technology advances.
This month's column finds me in a reflective mood. However, reflecting on last week's 10th anniversary Advertising Week event is no small task. The event is actually more than 200 distinct events from day to night drawing attendees from the client, media, celebrity and broader cultural communities. This year, it also attracted a number of UK media luminaries including Paul Bainsfair, director general, IPA, Tim Lefroy, chief executive, Advertising Association, David Buonaguidi, founder and chief Creative Officer, Karmarama and Mark Howe, UK MD Agencies, Google, amongst others. Read more
DCM's resident Film Specialist, Tom Linay, tells Huffington Post readers what to expect at the BFI London Film Festival over the coming fortnight.
The 12 days of the BFI London Film Festival rivals the much more famous 12 days of Christmas as the best week and five days of the year. If you’re a London based film nerd, which I’m proud to say I am, it is cinema heaven. Read more
Last month’s International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) Awards, held at the Amsterdam RAI, saw director Peter Jackson debut the trailer for his upcoming sequel The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in stereoscopic 3D and the high frame rate of 48 FPS, receiving an excellent response from attendees.
During the ceremony, Jackson was honoured with the IBC’s highest accolade, the International Honour for Excellence, whose recipients in recent years have included James Cameron and Jeffrey Katzenberg. Addressing guests via a videotaped message, he expressed how crucial the advancement and innovation of technology is in the digital age of filmmaking: "I cannot energize my imagination without the support of technology," he said. "Please keep [technical development] going." Read more
Prisoners held on tightly to the top spot this week on a weekend when the most impressive performers were holdovers from last weekend. The intense Hugh Jackman crime drama had a strong hold, falling just 17% to £1.1m (once previews are removed) and now has a cume of £3.4m. It held off the might of two Scottish releases in Filth and Sunshine On Leith, which finished in second and third respectively.
Based on the Irvine Welsh novel, Filth expanded nationwide this weekend and as a consequence saw an increase of 240% to £842k. The abrasive comedy now has a cume of £1.3m. The songs of The Proclaimers are still popular with the public as Scottish musical, Sunshine On Leith opened with £767k. Read more
LeapFrog, a first time cinema advertiser, has booked a four month cinema campaign to promote its new ultimate learning tablet, 'LeapPad Ultra' in the build up to Christmas.
The campaign, facilitated by Arena Azure, began running its 30" ad 20 September to 22 December. Read more
November is one of the best months for film releases in 2013. Last November we saw some of the most acclaimed films of the year released, including Argo, Silver Linings Playbook and Amour, and the quality is just as high this year.
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On Thursday 26 September, Digital Cinema rounded up eight media independent agencies to participate in the ultimate film quiz ‘Battle Of The Independents’.
The eight contenders, John Ayling Associates, Total Media, Arena Media, Havas, AMS, Media Campaign, Walker Media and the7stars, arrived at the Jet Lag Bar on Cleveland Street ready for battle. Armed with a pen in one hand and a drink in the other, teams’ film knowledge was put to the test over seven challenging rounds. Read more
Fearlessly Frank's Andy Law tells The Huffington Post why cinema continues to engage, inspire and amaze audiences.
A few weeks ago my Fearlessly Frank colleagues and I were ushered into a small viewing theatre. It's the kind of place you'd watch an early cut of a film. A place deliberately catering for no more than 20 people, to ensure that too many cooks didn't insist on a reshoot of the final sequences to appease Hollywood moguls. Read more
New entry Prisoners snatched the top spot from Rush over the weekend. The Hugh Jackman kidnapping drama opened with a solid £1.4m (including £38k from previews) and with strong reviews, including “chilling, thrilling and fulfilling” from DCM’s Exhibition Manager, Rebecca Rau, it should hold up well over the coming weeks.
Rush once again had a strong hold, falling just 26% to £988k and Ron Howard’s Formula 1 drama has now grossed £6.5m. It is certain to finish as September’s biggest film. Read more
The 57th BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express®, kicks off next week on Wednesday 9 October with the European Premiere of Captain Philips.
Digital Cinema Media is proud to once again be the media partner of the annual event, and is looking forward to supporting and participating in one of the most impressive festivals to date. The festival will run from 9-20 October 2013, showcasing the best of world cinema and championing creativity, originality, vision and imagination, with screenings at venues all across the capital. Read more
Digital Cinema Media's CEO, Simon Rees, offers some reflections on an atypical Advertising Week.
Advertising Week is a pretty adventurous concept - more than 200 distinct events from day to night drawing attendees from the client, media, celebrity and broader cultural communities. The fact that it was celebrating its 10th anniversary in New York last week, and expanded internationally to London this year, means the team behind it is getting something right. Read more
