XPAND Continues Its Partnership with the Cannes Film Festival

Cannes – For the sixth time in a row, XPAND Continues Its Position as the Exclusive 3D Technical Partner for the Cannes Film Festival, equipping four screening theaters at the Festival, including the 2,400-seat Lumière auditorium, and nine screening rooms for the Film Market.

“After The Great Gatsby last year and Madagascar 3 in 2012 we are honored that the most prestigious film festival in the world, the Cannes Film Festival will again rely on XPAND’s active 3D technology,” said Maria Costeira, CEO of XPAND 3D. “Our continued partnership with the Cannes Film Festival also demonstrates the Festival’s commitment to providing the most realistic and immersive 3D experience possible and we are proud to once again bring this experience to audiences in Cannes,” added Mrs. Costeira.

The 2014 official selection will include How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Adieu au langage by Jean-Luc Godard. “Goodbye to Language is an extraordinary modern film. Godard has always been an inventor of forms and narration and his film continues to explore these boundaries. It’s a piece of poetry and we’re truly proud and moved to show it”, said Thierry Frémaux, artistic director and general delegate of the Cannes Film Festival.

The Cannes Film Festival organizers supported by the French Commission Supérieure Technique de l’Image et du Son are the most demanding regarding technology and quality level. The high end superior screenings delivered in Cannes are recognized by most famous directors as the best in the world. There will also be numerous 3D screenings from all over the world at the Film Market.

For the 67th Cannes Film Festival, high-end XPAND Infinity 3D Glasses will be deployed. These active 3D glasses provide the brightest, most vivid and realistic 3D images available. XPAND Infinity 3D Glasses are also optimized to work with laser projectors, making it the optimal future-proof 3D system. The Infinity 3D glasses provide up to 38% transparency and a 3000:1 contrast ratio. The glasses’ lightweight ergonomic designs ensure long-wearing comfort, and their wide 3D viewing angle provides an optimal 3D image across the entire cinema. All new XPAND cinema systems and glasses fully support HFR (High Frame Rate) double and single flash at 96fps, 120fps, 144fps, 192fps, 240fps and even variable fps.

About XPAND 3D

XPAND 3D is the global leader in 3D technologies for cinema, with systems used by almost 20,000 3D cinemas in more than 50 countries. XPAND 3D is also the 3D solution of choice for home, business, post-production, education, military, medical, and professional 3D applications. XPAND 3D designs, manufactures, and OEMs, a range of consumer electronics 3D solutions that are driving the 3D revolution. XPAND is committed to advancing the state-of-the art in technology to provide consumers, businesses, educators and medical professionals with the comprehensive advantages of stereoscopic 3D. XPAND provides glasses on a linear scale from the most advanced and feature-packed, for sophisticated surgical, training, and home theater, to more ruggedized and affordable for cinema and mass-market use. X6D Limited is a global company whose products and services are marketed under the XPAND brand name.

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