KINO Rotterdam to launch exclusive 70mm presentations |
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| Pictures and text by: Kino Rotterdam press release | Date: 30.06.2020 |
 Commencing
July 2nd, KINO Rotterdam presents the introduction of the 70mm film format
on its biggest screen. Becoming only the second venue in the Benelux to
support the ultimate film experience, starting off with the premiere of
Christopher Nolan's latest, "Tenet",
on August 12th. To give the projector a test drive and get our audience
acquainted with the the format, KINO will screen the majestic space
adventure "Interstellar"
(2014) in 70mm.The search for an Academy Award winning filmprojector The love for cinema is what drives the team behind KINO these past four years and this July the long cherished dream to equip their largest venue with an analogue film projector is finally realized.
-, says film programmer Jan de Vries. The
search for the Philips DP70, an
Academy Award winning projector led from the US, China, Russia to the United
Kingdom and ended in the tiny Dutch village of Geldrop. There they found one
in perfect running condition. With the help of many specialized technicians,
projectionists and enthusiasts they managed to restore a classic piece of
Dutch technical engineering to its former glory to provide this
unprecedented cinematic experience in KINO. |
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 70mm:
the ultimate film experience70mm was the format of choice for many helming greats like Stanley Kubrick ("2OO1: A Space Odyssey") and David Lean ("Lawrence of Arabia") but a new generation of authors like Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan have also embraced analogue film as the preferred format to release their films. "The Master", "The Hateful Eight" and "Dunkirk" were all recently released on 70mm. Where digital projection currently clocks out at 4K resolution, the analogue 70mm format can reach up to 16K. The film is projected via millions of small moving crystals instead of stationary pixels, resulting in a warmer image providing more depth and a rich viewing experience. The future of classic cinema on 70mm in KINO Exhibiting classics alongside new titles has been a standard in KINO but the programmers are looking forward to screening as many 70mm classics as they can find, in the future.
-, fellow programmer Frank Groot states
with resolve. At KINO they believe that experiencing films in the cinema is
a universal, timeless experience. Even if a younger generation has grown up
with digital projection, analogue still holds that vintage magic of
projecting a still image, transforming it into something fluid. An
experience they would like to re-introduce to their audience - young and old
- with 35mm and 70mm. |
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 Installing
the Philips DP 70 projectorAbout KINO Rotterdam KINO (open since 2016) is a cinema with four screening rooms, a bar and a restaurant in the very heart of Rotterdam. The core of their programming consists of quality cinema, a combination of independent arthouse titles with quality Hollywood fare but also a nog focus on rediscovering cinematic history with retrospectives and special programming. KINO is one of the main venues for the International Film Festival Rotterdam, which originated in the same building back in 1977. In addition to being a first run cinema, KINO is open as an audiovisual office hub, for drinks, dinner and events until late at night: www.kinorotterdam.nl |
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