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Author Topic: discontinuation of 35mm distribution - facts? Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 07-11-2013 07:17 AM                     We now have the first official announcements about the discontinuation of 35mm distribution in germany with 'fixed' dates. These are smaller german distributors, one has ended 35mm distribution as of now (current release is last with 35mm prints), another one with their next release in august. Any similar statements from other parts of the world? I know this is nothing new for scandinavia and NL. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Terry Lynn-Stevens Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1081 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2012 posted 07-11-2013 08:17 AM                     From what I understand, the digital is nearing the end of conversion. I heard there are about 300 prints still made for the North American market. Canada is close to 100% digital, in the Greater Toronto Area there are 5-6 35mm theatres left as these are non-chain cinemas that refuse to believe that film will be impossible to get, one of these theatres was able to get a print of Man of Steel however there were a significant number of hurdles in place before Warner would give them a print. There are two IMAX venues still using film in Toronto and one in Niagara.  |  IP: Logged Jure Maticic Film Handler Posts: 18 From: Ljubljana / Slovenija Registered: Sep 2012 posted 07-11-2013 09:37 AM                     In Slovenija, the last 35mm releases are out during the summer, but after autumn it is all digital, with just a few rare films on 35mm. The conversion of theaters to digital seems to be painfully slow. Small municipal one screens are struggling the most and it seems quite a few will have to close or be limited to E-cinema blu-ray screenings of national films and documentaries. Jure  |  IP: Logged Joris Springer Film Handler Posts: 83 From: Almere, Flevoland, The Netherlands Registered: Feb 2007 posted 07-12-2013 08:16 PM                     All I know is that in The Netherlands they are no longer distributing 35mm prints unfortunately :-(. #SoAnnoyedWithPixelGridInPicture #dontknowanyotherdescription.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 07-17-2013 02:16 PM                     Oh God! Hash tags here, too! The sky really is falling.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-17-2013 02:20 PM                     I think what Chris meant to say was: #hashtags #ohno #theskyisfalling #lol  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 07-18-2013 06:15 PM                     In NL no more 35mm for new releases, in BE practically the same. @joris #TimeToUpgradeTo4K #NoBetterResolutionFor2KContent #ButAtLeastNoScreenDoorEffect ... I've never been good at twitter, my hash tags commonly exceed the maximum message length ...  |  IP: Logged David Buckley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 525 From: Oxford, N. Canterbury, New Zealand Registered: Aug 2004 posted 07-22-2013 03:29 AM                        Heard last week from one of the distributors in New Zealand, they estimate two months, they are just on hold for the last few of one chain...  |  IP: Logged

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