Digital Film Group heads to Cannes with Intel Corporation

Vancouver , BC (May 10, 2004) – Digital Film Group of Vancouver , Canada will screen its latest achievements in digital cinema at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18 in partnership with Intel Corporation.

In this special presentation, Digital Film Group will be showcasing advancements in Digital Cinema (D-Cinema) and Digital Rights Management. DFG will present the High-Definition video (HD) masterpiece by Alexander Sokurov, "The Russian Ark" (winner of the 2003 Independent Film Channel Visions Award).

Offered exclusively to selected representatives from the press and film industry, the Intel presentation will demonstrate the 97-minute film encoded for Windows Media High Definition Video (WMVHD). The decision to employ "The Russian Ark" with this cutting edge technology at Cannes is not only because of the film's astonishing technical achievements, but also because Sokurov's epic film will demonstrate the highest quality model in HD acquisition, through to projection using new D-Cinema techniques mastered by DFG in the WMVHD format.


From Left: Marc Retailleau (DFG), Tim Sweeney (Intel) and James Tocher (DFG) celebrate the success of the Russian Ark screening at theIntel booth at Cannes 2004.

Image from Alexander Sokurov's"The Russian Ark"

"We are excited to be showcasing our work on this extraordinary film at Cannes - Here we hope to show our expertise in D-cinema solutions, offering producers & filmmakers a smoother pathway from digital acquisition to exhibition and distribution," says James Tocher, founder and President of Digital Film Group, "this will be a 3- tiered experience of digital media content - HD theatre, HD on personal entertainment devices, and an exciting demonstration of wireless delivery of HD media content."

This is the third time Intel Corporation has selected the Vancouver-based company to demonstrate their expertise to the international movie industry. At this year's Sundance Film Festival, Digital Film Group was chosen by Intel and Microsoft to provide the encoding services for InDigEnt Films' "November", the HD feature starring Courtney Cox. "November" was the only feature premiered on broadband wireless technology. In early 2000, DFG partnered with Intel & Microsoft through presentations at the Festival des Films du Monde ( Montreal ), Vancouver International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, and the IFP Markets in Los Angeles & New York .

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