Hey folks, here's where the technology gets showed off first. Personally I'm curious to see your reaction to this....

I work at a Radio Station in Los Angeles and just received a fax about a digital screening of Star Wars at the Cannes Film Festival some time between May 12 and 22. The fax read as follows:

Digital Cinema in Focus at Cannes;

Historic Screenings, Cutting-Edge Product Demos, Conferences During Film Festival At New High Tech Pavilion, May 12 -- 22

LOS ANGELES, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- In an historic first, an all-digital feature motion picture will screen during the 52nd Cannes Film Festival 1999, highlighting the theme of Digital Cinema at the MITIC pavilion (Marche International des Technologies et de l'Innocation du Cinema).

The Cannes event will pre-figure the digital projection of George Lucas' "Star Wars" by several weeks, using some of the same technology, but adding digital compression and satellite delivery to fully demonstrate the future of motion picture distribution.

A panel discussion on the impact of Digital Cinema on the distribution and exhibition sectors of the motion picture industry will be part of the MITIC seminar series. Other seminars include:

-- "Shooting for the Digital Age," featuring top cinematographers

-- "Beyond Rockets and Monsters; Visual Effects to Enhance the Art of Storytelling"

-- "New Digital Distribution for Cinema Art"

Conferences, screenings and product demos will take place at the Variety Pavilion, the MITIC Club and theaters in Cannes. . . .

There is more to this fax--mostly discussing the other people and companies at the festival as well media contact information.

Hope this is of interest,

Sithlord