The digital revolution heralds a new era for independent film exhibition.



On 23rd January, the political documentary ‘THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY’ will be screened worldwide through a network of digital cinemas ranging from Italy to Brasil, from Spain to South Africa. With wide international press coverage and the support of prominent filmmakers from all over the world, the idea behind this event is to show that the existing digital network is already capable of effectively delivering a complete product on a global basis.

The digital revolution is working at both ends of the chain, the clear beneficiary being the audience in the middle. On one end the exhibitor, faced with dramatically lower costs, can afford to choose from a much wider range of films than those offered by the mainstream circuit. On the other end, filmmakers can now embark in low-cost, hi-quality production with the full awareness that there is a valid, worldwide venue awaiting their product, enabling them to reach a proportionately satisfying audience.

At the same time the astonishing rate of technical improvement by the Internet indicates that the full integration of the digital realm is only minutes away. When that happens, the array of possibilities -- ranging from downloadable updates for works-in-progress to live, server-to-theater digital feed -- will make the existing system so obsolete that it won't even be necessary to fight the restrictions the majors are now trying to impose on digital distribution in a desperate effort to survive such rapidly changing times. Large empires can usually provide their own means for a crushing demise.


THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY

"A stunning film. It should be seen as widely as possible, in cinemas, bars, clubs, at meetings and, of course, through the internet. I'm sure the film will continue to be a source of debate and political education for many years. Maybe until the war criminals have been brought to trial." - Ken Loach

"Historically accurate, narratively compelling, 'The New American Century' is definitely one of the best films on the facts behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks."  - Webster G. Tarpley

While Massimo Mazzucco’s first political documentary, GLOBAL DECEIT (2006), focused on the long list of  inconsistencies in the official version of the 9/11 attacks, THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY explores the historical, philosophical and economic background that suggests a matrix  for such events much closer to home than the so-called "Islamic terrorism". To put it in the words of former CIA agent Robert Steele, "In the White House, they weren't thinking of 9/11 as an attack, but as a gift!"

The film provides solid evidence for the true reasons behind the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, whose unfolding is described in chilling detail in a document called "Project for the New American Century", published in the year 2,000, that seems to have served as the actual blueprint for such dramatic events.

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THE DIGITAL NETWORK
CURRENTLY ACTIVE: 54 cinemas in the Italian Microcinema network. 20 MovieMobz screens in 5 cities in Brasil, with potential for over a 100. 6 screens in Bolivia, 3 in Argentina, 15 in Peru, 5 in Costa Rica, 12 in Cuba, 3 in Puerto Rico. A network of cinematheques including Paris, Sao Paulo, La Paz and Athens. 7 screens in South Africa. Screens in Romania, Poland, Greece, Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

PROJECTED: Screens in Dubai and Azerbaijan. A network of BFFS film societies and educational screens in UK universities, integrating some of the 250 screens funded by the Film Council. A network of digital screens in Germany, as well as the Cinema Net Europe networks with additional screens in Spain, France and The Netherlands.