Thursday, January 13, 2011

Dolby partners with RAAM for prestigious 3D award

This year Dolby Laboratories, a leader in digital cinema services, is to sponsor the RAAM Awards “3D Movie of the Year” category. The award will be presented to the highest grossing 3D movie during 2010 (Jan 1 – Dec 31 2010) at a gala dinner in London’s five star Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square in the heart of Mayfair.

Richard Welsh, Director of Digital Cinema Services (UK) at Dolby said, “Dolby is pleased to be partnering with RAAM for such an important award. In 2010, there were a significant number of high-grossing movies produced in 3D, proving the technology’s popularity with the public and its significance to the cinema industry.”

Tony Meehan Chairman of RAAM commented
“We are very happy to welcome Dolby to our growing list of sponsors. We recognise the importance of 3D to the industry and we recognise the opportunity which this award offers to Dolby and the industry as a whole.”

The awards will be presented at a gala dinner in London’s Mayfair Marriott Hotel on the 9th February 2011 where the guest of honour will be FDA President, Lord Puttnam.

David Puttnam spent thirty years as an independent film producer.   His many award winning films include The Mission, the Killing Fields, Local Hero, Chariots of Fire, Midnight Express, Bugsy Malone, and the Memphis Belle.

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