CINE GEAR NY PREVIEW INDUSTRY.
Changing gear
Cine Gear Expo New York is back – with a very local feel
WORDS. Robert Shepherd
I ndustry luminaries and other professionals can look forward to experiencing the latest filmmaking art and technology when the two-day Cine Gear Expo New York arrives from 10 to 11 March with the theme… Cine Gear in New York. Juliane Grosso, chief executive and director of the event, says such was the demand for a Hollywood- style expo in the Big Apple ‘on their turf’, the organisers wanted to celebrate the booming production activity in the city. New York hasn’t been on the roster in recent years due to the ever-changing needs of the production industry. “Atlanta became the new Hollywood in the last
decade, meaning that demand for an event such as Cine Gear became very high over there,” she points out. “So that became our focus and the show has been a great success.” However, she says New York’s time is, unequivocally, now. “The prolific and progressive New York production community – from New Jersey to Long Island City, Brooklyn to Manhattan and beyond – have all been waiting for Cine Gear to come back, and we will not disappoint,” Grosso insists. “We think the timing is right to deliver an international networking event such as Cine Gear Expo for the film, television
21. MARCH 2023
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