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Europa Cinemas conference: winning back the audience
How do we win back the audience in the cinemas? This question was the focus of the Europa Cinemas conference in Paris. Picl was there and presented the opportunities offered by Virtual Cinema and online marketing in this area. Read more here.
Eastern Neighbours Film Festival expands programme online
The Eastern Neighbours Film Festival is expanding its program online. The festival, which takes place physically from November 23 to November 27 at Filmhuis Den Haag, will offer 13 films with English subtitles through the virtual cinema of the Filmhuis. From December...
Dutch cinemas embrace Virtual Cinema and see opportunities in collaboration
Virtual Cinema, offering online films by cinemas, is high on the agenda of Dutch cinemas. It is clear that there are many possibilities. But where the opportunities lie and how exactly to approach them are the subject of discussion. On a special conference, organized...
REACH’M at IDFA 2022
This year at IDFA, Anke van Diejen (Picl, Reach’m) was a panellist at the Industry Talk: Innovations in (online) distribution – Part III. For three years in a row she talks about the changing (online) distribution market during and after Covid. This year she spoke...
MediaContainer facilitates IDFA at home
From 9 to 20 November, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) will take place. As in previous years, part of the programme will be available online. However, this year not only via IDFA.nl, but also via several virtual screens of selected...
Medialoc develops offline player
Medialoc has developed an offline player that allows secure and encrypted offline viewing and projection of non-DCP files, without the need for additional hardware. This offers possibilities for screenings in locations without a (stable) internet connection, e.g....
HKU starts research Virtual Cinema
Picl, the virtual Cinema initiative in the Netherlands and Belgium, together with the University of the Arts Utrecht (HKU) is conducting a study on virtual cinema. Walter van Andel and Corien van der Linden from HKU Art and Economics & Professorship ‘Valuable...
Connection of NFO film theatres completed
Medialoc, together with the Nederlands Filmtheater Overleg (NFO), has recently connected a large number of film theatres to our MediaContainer. Thus, Concordia, De Fabriek, De Lieve Vrouw, Eye, Filmhuis Den Haag, Forum Groningen, Hoogt on Tour, Ketelhuis,...
Picl and Medialoc join forces in REACH’M
Stichting Nederlandse Filmpromotie, the company behind Dutch virtual cinema pioneer Picl, and Medialoc, specialists in digital technological solutions to facilitate hybrid cinema events, have joined forces to help European cinemas and distributors better reach their...