The 69th Australian International Movie Convention will host around 1,000 delegates from Australia, NZ, Asia and the US at Jupiters Hotel & Casino on Queensland’s Gold Coast from October 12-16.
The AIMC is hosted annually by NACO (National Association of Cinema Operators-Australasia). NACO Chairman Terry Jackman AM, says the convention is not only a valuable industry event for those working in film production, distribution, cinema exhibition and allied trades but also a significant event for the Gold Coast.
“This gathering of key industry personnel has been happening for 69 years and every single year the event has been held in Queensland, with the majority hosted on the Gold Coast. This will be the sixth year that we have been at Jupiters Hotel & Casino, where the convention migrated to in order to be able to hold all activities under one roof”, says Mr Jackman.
“Jupiters provides a venue that allows delegates to easily move between the distributor screenings in the Jupiters Theatre, to the seminars and networking functions in the Pavilion Ballroom and the Trade Show and lunches in the Pavilion Marquee” says Mr Jackman.
Michael Hawkins, Executive Director of NACO, says the convention makes a significant contribution to the local Gold Coast and South East Queensland economies, which he estimates at around $1 million. He adds that the AIMC assists in the employment of many local industries including hotels, hospitality, couriers, printers, contractors and entertainers.
AIMC Marketing and Sponsorships Manager, Christine Pitcher, says the support of many partner organisations makes the AIMC possible.
“Every contribution of funds, equipment and personnel contributes greatly to our ability to provide a world-class industry event that we are very proud to present”, says Ms Pitcher.
“The Queensland Government provides support through various funding bodies including Tourism and Events Queensland and Screen Queensland and we enjoy great support from the City of Gold Coast.”
Ms Pitcher acknowledged the significant effort and expertise required to ensure the presentations at the AIMC are world-class standard.
“The conversion of the Jupiters Theatre is made possible through the support of the Hoyts Cinema Technology Group, Christie Digital, Deluxe Australia, RealD, Dolby Laboratories, Doremi, Dreamweavers, Harkness Screens and Jupiters Gold Coast. The quality presentations in the Jupiters Theatre are coordinated and managed by Event Technology Consulting”.