UK - Christie continues its partnership with the British Film Institute’s London Film Festival (LFF), where its projectors power the latest cinema releases for star-studded invitees.
This year’s LFF returned to the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall where, from 9-20 October, Christie CP4455-RGB and Christie CP4435-RGB pure laser cinema projectors will illuminate screens.
Dominic Simmons, head of cinema technology at the British Film Institute, says: “The BFI is delighted to be supported by Christie once again for the gala screenings at the Southbank Centre for this year’s London Film Festival. This is the fourth time we’ve installed Christie Real|Laser RGB projectors in the Royal Festival Hall, and each time the sharp, vivid images we’ve seen on the 18m matte white screen have been superb.
“The ease of installation and calibration really helps with the short ‘get-in’ needed in a temporary cinema setup, particularly with the new electronic colour convergence and Christie Pureformity Color Correction on the 4435 and 4455 models. As well as being popular with the engineers and technicians running the show, filmmakers have all been highly complimentary of the projection quality.”
The BFI London Film Festival is the UK’s largest celebration of cinema and invites audiences to engage with national and international filmmakers with screenings and events in London.
Opening the Festival was the world premiere of Steve McQueen’s Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham and Elliott Heffernan. Elton John: Never Too Late, this year’s American Express Gala, follows the life of Sir Elton John on his final US live shows. The Festival closed on 20 October with the European premiere of Morgan Neville’s Piece by Piece, in which Neville chronicles the life of Pharrell Williams through the form of LEGO animation.
