Campaign seeks help to “digitize” small town theaters

Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI), a nonprofit community organization, is partnering with independent Colorado theaters to launch a fundraising campaign – “Save Our Screens” – to support the digitization of local theaters. A digital projector can cost more than $60,000, which is a significant financial burden for smaller theaters.

As the film industry makes the transition from print film to digital production, local theaters are required to make the switch as well; major film studios will stop delivering 35mm print films to theaters, replacing them with more cost-effective digital hard drives next year. The problem for independent theaters is the high cost…