Les Cinmas Gaumont Pa and Dolby to Launch Dolby Cinema in France and Expand Presence roughout the Neerlands

26/05/2017

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At the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, Martine Odillard, Chairman of Les Cin mas Gaumont Path and Doug Darrow, SVP, Cinema Business Group, Dolby Laboratories, commemorate Dolby and Path s collaboration to open 10 Dolby Cinema locations throughout France and the Netherlands. (Photo: Business Wire)

Dolby Cinema is a premium cinema offering for moviegoers that combines spectacular image and sound technologies with inspired design to deliver the total cinema experience, making every visit a completely captivating cinematic event.

Les Cin mas Gaumont Path s presence throughout France and the Netherlands will introduce Dolby Cinema to more consumers in Europe who seek out the best in entertainment, said Doug Darrow, Senior Vice President, Cinema Business Group, Dolby Laboratories. We are confident that moviegoers will go back again and again for the spectacular experience across all genres that only Dolby Cinema can deliver.

Dolbys approach to offering a total premium cinema experience with Dolby Cinema is something we are eager to deliver to our customers throughout France and the Netherlands, said Martine Odillard, Chairman of Les Cin mas Gaumont Path . We look forward to working with Dolby to bring this first-class experience to movie lovers.

Dolby Cinema features the Dolby Vision laser projection system, which uses state-of-the-art optics and image processing to deliver high dynamic range with enhanced color and a contrast ratio that far exceeds that of any other image technology on the market today. The result is a richer, more detailed viewing experience that delivers strikingly vivid, realistic images and makes viewers feel like they are in the movies world.

Dolby Cinema also includes Dolby Atmos sound technology, which moves audio around the theatre, even overhead, with amazing richness and depth. The combination of Dolby technologies with the design and comfort of the Dolby Cinema makes audiences feel closer to the onscreen action.

About Dolby Cinema

Dolby Cinema, recipient of the 2015 Red Dot Award for product design, delivers the total cinema experience. It combines powerful image and sound technologies with inspired cinema design to make every visit a completely captivating cinematic event.

Dolby Cinema includes award-winning technologies Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Dolby Vision is a state-of-the-art authoring and playback imaging technology that enables the cinema to bring the story alive onscreen. In 2015, the Dolby Vision laser projector system received an engineering excellence award from the Hollywood Post Alliance. Outfitted with Dolby Atmos, a Dolby Cinema transports audiences into the movie with breathtakingly real sound that fills the cinema and flows all around them. Dolby Atmos has received technical achievement awards from both the Hollywood Post Alliance and the Cinema Audio Society.

When these technologies are combined with the sophisticated Dolby Cinema design, everything comes together to pull moviegoers more deeply into the story and transform their visit into an event. In just over two years, more than 325 Dolby Cinema sites have been installed or committed to across the globe, with more than 85 titles released or announced. For more information, please visit the Dolby Cinema web page.

About Les Cin mas Gaumont Path

Les Cin mas Gaumont Path is the biggest cinema chain operator in France (71 movie theatres), the Netherlands (25 movie theatres), and Switzerland (8 movie theatres). It is also present in Belgium (5 movie theatres). At the end of 2016, Les Cin mas Gaumont Path operated 109 movie theatres totaling 1,080 screens, 66,8 million admissions and 743 million euros in revenue.

Les Cin mas Gaumont Path pairs the continuous modernization of its movie theaters with the never-ending pursuit of innovation. This quest for constant refinement rests on an active policy of construction, reconstruction and renovation of movie theaters and innovative projection technology.

Les Cinemas Gaumont Path is owned by Path , one of the biggest film producers in Europe and a major player in film distribution.

About Dolby Laboratories

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) creates audio, video, and voice technologies that transform entertainment and communications in mobile devices, at the cinema, at home, and at work. For more than 50 years, sight and sound experiences have become more vibrant, clear, and powerful in Dolby. For more information, please visit www.dolby.com.

Dolby, Dolby Atmos, and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Cinema and Dolby Vision are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. DLB-G

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Joshua Gershman, 1-415-645-5611

Joshua.Gershman@dolby.com

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Dolby Laboratories London

Abigail Holdaway, 44 (0) 207 406 3248

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Les Cin mas Gaumont Path

Emilie Imbert

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Port. 06 71 88 27 65

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