43 years after the Cinema Elisabeth closed its doors, cinema has returned to Asse (Belgium). The CC Asse cultural centre is reviving the town's film tradition, with CinemaNext as its technology partner.
The centre’s main theatre hall has now been converted into a full cinema. At its heart is an 11-metre MultiVision No Limit projection screen, powered by a Barco SP4K-20C laser projector with a high-contrast lens for an image that stays sharp, bright and rich in contrast even at that scale. As the building has an open projection booth, the projector sits inside a CinemaNext PSBOX hush box, our acoustic enclosure that lets it run without the audience ever hearing it.
For audio, CinemaNext connected a Q-SYS system with UCI control interface digitally to the venue's existing line array amplifiers. CC Asse has kept the theatre setup it already knows and trusts, while gaining a complete cinema audio chain, all operated from a single, clear touchscreen. House lighting and curtain control runs over DMX/Art-Net and follows the film automatically.
"The Asse project was a pleasure to be part of. From our first discussions in April through to commissioning, the collaboration with the theatre team was excellent," said Dave Willems, CinemaNext Sales Manager for Flemish-speaking Belgium. "Their technical expertise and clear vision made it possible to work together efficiently and deliver a solution that fully supports their ambitious productions and future plans."
The CinemaNext TMS allows films to be scheduled and managed remotely, with no projectionist required on site, a perfect solution for a cultural centre running a mixed programme. The cinema also uses CinemaNext's own automation adapter for fully automated screenings.
A theatre transformed into a cinema, while keeping the best of both worlds.
It’s great to see cinema back in Asse after all these years
Cinema returns to Asse after 43 years with CinemaNext