Christie 4K projection at the BFI temporary cinema

The Embankment Garden Cinema has also been built in celebration of the LFF’s 60^th anniversary and for 11 days, with a 16m screen bigger than most London cinemas, the rigid-bodied structure seats 800 people at London’s Victoria Embankment and screens the LFF’s Official Competition and Strand Gala premieres.

Christie’s cinema sales manager, Phil Lord, praised the project: “We have worked with the BFI for many years and totally support their work as part of our commitment to UK cinema. They have come up with a novel way to extend top-quality cinema to a festival audience. The result is hugely impressive.”

The two Christie Solaria CP4230 DLPs supplied are on a 6m high platform behind the seating. “We’re using 6KSP lamps, which are very bright. We have no 3D screenings so opted for a matte white screen for better 2D image quality,” said Simmons.