Can the Evolution towards Digital Cinema be a costs-saving Element?

The rumours are that the process of digitalisation will save costs for distributors but increase costs for cinema owners. That seems to be far from the truth. Film & Kino's experiment with 20 digitally mastered screens in Norway was not yet able to save costs, but it will surely be like that in the future. Even when costs are decreasing, still distributors are depending on the availability of screens. How can 'more copies' bring any benefit, as long as every screen is occupied by a Hollywood blockbuster? Programmers should realize that a program schedule is flexible, and not fixed, as it is generally considered. Children's film distributors should fully use the two points that we benefit from in our field of work: education and collaboration. That is why the last session of the conference was held amongst distributors in small committee. Collaboration between Distributors As a follow-up to this debate, distributors from Norway (2), Holland, Germany, Belgium, Sweden and France ...