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Flatnate · 03-16-2013, 03:43 PM

Hey everyone, so I read an article republished in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press last night and it had me thinking. http://www.twincities.com/minnesota/...e-saved-windom . In a nutshell a non profit was formed to save a small town movie theater but they believed they would have till 2015 to save money for a DCI compliant digital projector, however they recently received news that they would no longer be able to acquire prints as of late March/April 2013. So they are quickly trying to raise funds in hopes of buying a digital projector. I wish them the best of luck.

More to the point, I was curious if anyone on the the forums had some real industry updates about the availability of film prints for distribution being discontinued sooner than we first had thought?

I know of some other independently owned local theaters that are still showing film as well, and I understand a non-profit may use different distribution channels which may have dried up. So this situation may not be nation-wide. Still I'm curious when the last day to watch a movie on film might be for me. I'd probably make a trip to the old theater one last time for that.

03-16-2013, 03:43 PM	#1
Flatnate Power Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Minnesota Home Theater Gallery:26 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:208	Film prints in theaters Hey everyone, so I read an article republished in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press last night and it had me thinking. http://www.twincities.com/minnesota/...e-saved-windom . In a nutshell a non profit was formed to save a small town movie theater but they believed they would have till 2015 to save money for a DCI compliant digital projector, however they recently received news that they would no longer be able to acquire prints as of late March/April 2013. So they are quickly trying to raise funds in hopes of buying a digital projector. I wish them the best of luck. More to the point, I was curious if anyone on the the forums had some real industry updates about the availability of film prints for distribution being discontinued sooner than we first had thought? I know of some other independently owned local theaters that are still showing film as well, and I understand a non-profit may use different distribution channels which may have dried up. So this situation may not be nation-wide. Still I'm curious when the last day to watch a movie on film might be for me. I'd probably make a trip to the old theater one last time for that.

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