Robo-center

The National Film Board has unveiled its new CineRobotheque, a spacious 21-station screening center based on robotized videodisc technology.

From now on, all new nfb productions will be transferred to videodisc as will all library films produced since 1939. By 1995, the nfb says its collection will have grown to more than 8,000 titles.

The viewing stations, called CineScopes, were designed by Kurt Hibchen.

nfb Montreal project director Robert Forget says the center will offer remote access capability via wave, cable or fiber optics to filmmakers and researchers within two years. The center also houses a 142-seat cinema and smaller video theatre. It is located at 1564 rue St. Denis.

Inventory grows

the Producer’s Link, a Mississauga, Ont.-based equipment rental company, has added the Sony UVW Series Betacam sp vtrs to its inventory.

Dealer network launched

softimage has launched a new ‘International Value Added Dealer Network’ to work with its direct sales force on global distribution of the company’s products. So far, the Montreal-based manufacturer of 2D and 3D animation and simulation software has sold over 1,200 licences to over 600 customers in 42 countries.

NIF Resource Bank

new Initiatives in Film, a program of the nfb’s Studio D for women of color and of the First Nations, is preparing the 1994 edition of its directory, the Resource Bank. nif invites women in this group working in media to submit entries and to update existing listings before Dec. 31. Call (514) 283-9534.