The global rise of streaming services has not directly impacted cinemagoing but it has hurt independent films which traditionally have performed well at indie cinemas.
The Independent Cinemas Association of Australia and Cinedigm Digital Corp have announced the ICAA-Cinedigm Virtual Print Fee program, which has so far been successful in securing five major studios.
The Department of Defence is running a tender to upgrade the Kapooka Military Area Theatre to digital projection.
But the VPF deal is on track to help independents make the transition to digital.
The Independent Cinemas Association of Australia (ICAA) has struck a new VPF deal with digital cinema integrator Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp
The Independent Cinemas Association of Australia expects the VPF scheme to commence in the first quarter of 2012
Omnilab has lost its Federal Court appeal
The Independent Cinemas Association of Australia says it has completed virtual print fee negotiations with a second distributor