Theater owners confab CinemaCon began with installation deal announcements, including one aimed at rolling out Dolby Cinema in India and one to bring Christie laser projectors to Poland. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Dolby revealed that its launch of Dolby Cinema to India this year will begin with six exhibitors: City Pride in Pune, Allu Cineplex in Hyderabad, LA Cinema in Trichy, AMB Cinemas in Bengaluru, EVM Cinemas in Kochi, and G Cineplex in Ulikkal.
The premium offing included Dolby Vision picture and Atmos immersive sound. “The launch of Dolby Cinema in India is a pivotal moment for the country’s entertainment sector,” said Michael Archer, Dolby’s vice president of worldwide cinema sales and partner management. “Indian audiences are passionate about movies, and Dolby Cinema is the ultimate moviegoing experience. Since the opening of the first DolbyCinema in 2014, Dolby Cinema has grown rapidly, encompassing 35 exhibitor partners and 14 countries. This announcement underscores our commitment to advancing cinematic storytelling, working closely with filmmakers, studios, and exhibitors to deliver extraordinary entertainment experiences.”
Related, Dolby announced that in addition to 24 Dolby Atmos theatrical mix facilities in India, the company recently worked with Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad to setup India’s first Dolby Vision color grading facility for cinema.
Also at CinemaCon, Helios SA, the largest independent cinema chain in Poland, revealed a multi-year agreement with projector maker Christie to convert its chain to laser projection. Over the next couple of years, all Helios screens will get laser projectors from Christie’s CineLife+ series and CineLife+ IMB-S4 media servers.
“We have 30 years of experience using only Christie projectors – from the first series to the latest laser models. The products have proven themselves reliable in their class, with the highest image parameters,” said Helios co-founder, CEO and managing director Tomasz Jagiełło, who is also the recipient of the 2025 UNIC Achievement Award.
Earlier this year, Helios started its effort by installing 63 pairs of projectors and servers in eight cinemas, a mix of 4K and 2K RGB pure laser and RBe enhanced laser. Projectors were installed in all eight screens at Helios Poznań in March, with installation at Helios Blue City in Warsaw, Helios in Gdynia, and Helios Forum in Gdańsk to follow.
Helios CTO Marcin Czubak said the Poznań site, “Installing and integrating such new equipment is always a challenge. The presence of Christie specialists turned out to be extremely helpful. The image we are getting from CineLife+ series projectors- this is a must-see. A wide range of beautifully saturated, deep, and vivid colors, even in dark scenes, uniform image brightness across the entire screen, high contrast with deep blacks, and such sharpness.”
