TED2017 to Broadcast Live from Vancouver to U.S. Cinemas
Tickets on Sale Now
Fathom Events and BY Experience Present TED Cinema Experience —
Unprecedented Access to the Renowned TED Conference, Where TED Talks
Come to Life
In Cinemas April 24, 25 & 30 Only
DENVER & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#TED2017–The TED Conference is where some of the world’s most daring and
inspiring ideas are not only heard for the first time, but experienced.
It is where TED Talks originate: ideas delivered by innovative speakers
that inspire, awe, and potentially even rewire the listener’s brain to
consider a new perspective.
TED Cinema Experience brings the collective energy of the electrifying
TED Conference to more than 500 select cinemas throughout the U.S. this
April.
Three events from the sold-out TED2017 Conference in Vancouver, Canada,
themed “The Future You,” will be broadcast to movie theaters across
North America. “TED
Cinema Experience” invites audiences across the U.S. to watch as
extraordinary speakers give the talk of their lives and share new ideas
worth spreading live from the TED stage. In keeping with TED2017’s
theme, this year’s speakers and performers will unveil the freshest
ideas and insights to help ask the questions about our future selves
that we often don’t have time for.
“TED Cinema Experience,” presented by Fathom Events and BY
Experience, will be shown live in U.S. cinemas on Monday, April 24, 2017
and Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 7:00 p.m. CT/ 6:00 p.m. MT/
tape-delayed to 8:00 p.m. PT and on a captured basis to U.S. cinemas on
Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. ET/ 3:00 p.m. CT/ 2:00 p.m. MT/
tape-delayed to 4:00 p.m. PT.
Tickets for “TED Cinema Experience” can be purchased online
by visiting www.FathomEvents.com
or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will
be able to enjoy the event in more than 500 select movie theaters
through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network (DBN). For a complete list of
theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and
participants are subject to change).
“Many people know and love TED Talks, but most have never experienced
the energy and excitement of witnessing TED Talks being presented for
the first time ever – at the annual TED Conference in Vancouver,” says
Alex Hofmann, TED’s Director of Global Distribution & Licensing. “TED
Cinema Experience invites cinema audiences to join the journey for one,
two, or all three events, and provides a front row seat to the wonder,
inspiration, and world-shifting insight that only happens at TED.”
TED
Cinema Experience: TED2017 Opening Event
Monday, April
24 – 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT/ 6 p.m. MT/ tape-delayed to 8 p.m. PT
For
the second year in a row, TED is inviting communities around the country
to join the opening night of its conference by watching 6-7 new TED
Talks presented live for the first time before 1,500 TED attendees in
Vancouver, Canada.
TED
Cinema Experience: TED2017 TED Prize Event
Tuesday,
April 25 – 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT/ 6 p.m. MT/ tape-delayed to 8 p.m. PT
Cinema-goers
will get to watch live as TED Prize winner Raj
Panjabi receives a $1 million award towards a creative, bold wish to
spark global change. By investing in a powerful idea every year, the TED
Prize accelerates progress toward solving some of the world’s most
pressing problems. The event will also feature an update from past TED
Prize winner Sarah
Parcak, as well as talks from exceptional TED speakers.
TED
Cinema Experience: TED2017 Highlights Exclusive
Sunday,
April 30 at 4 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. CT/ 2 p.m. MT/ tape-delayed to 4 p.m. PT
TED
will be opened up for the public like never before, with a program
created exclusively for cinema audiences. This event will give
cinema-goers a first-of-its-kind look at the TED2017 conference
experience, driven by revelatory TED Talks and performances captured
live that highlight some of the most insightful, inspiring and exciting
moments of the week-long TED2017.
“TED has taken the world by storm, and Fathom is pleased to partner with
BY Experience to make this exclusive event accessible to audiences
across the U.S. for the second year in a row,” Fathom Events Vice
President of Programming Kymberli Frueh said. “These events help promote
a sense of community and belonging to something bigger, and inspires
audiences to learn more about their world.”
“TED fans across the country will have access like never before to
participate in TED’s annual conference, right in their communities,”
said Julie Borchard-Young, co-president of BY Experience. “By expanding
the offering from Opening Night in 2016 to three events in 2017, TED is
building a new community, while dazzling audiences with stimulating TED
Talks on subjects that matter today.”
For more information about “TED Cinema Experience” including
worldwide locations and showtimes, visit TEDCinema.com.
For artwork/photos related to “TED Cinema Experience,” visit the
Fathom Events press
site.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is recognized as the leading domestic distributor of event
cinema, and ranks as one of the largest overall distributors of content
to movie theaters. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC)
(known collectively as AC JV, LLC), Fathom Events offers a variety of
one-of-a-kind entertainment events that include live, high-definition
performances of the Metropolitan Opera, dance and theatre productions
such as the Bolshoi Ballet and National Theatre Live’s Hamlet, sporting
events like FS1 Presents USA v Mexico, concerts with Roger Waters and
One Direction, the TCM Presents classic film series and faith-based
events such as The Drop Box and Four Blood Moons. Fathom Events takes
audiences behind the scenes and offers unique extras including audience
Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the
ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events’ live digital broadcast network
(“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America,
bringing live and pre-recorded events to 887 locations and 1,354 screens
in 181 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more
information, visit www.fathomevents.com.
About BY Experience
BY Experience kicked off the digital revolution of live
events to movie theaters and other locations globally with David Bowie’s
2003 Reality album launch and since then, over 30
million tickets have been sold worldwide for cinema events BY Experience
has distributed globally. Current cinema series credits: Distribution
Representative, The Met: Live in HD (Worldwide; since 2006),
the UK’s National Theatre Live (Ex-UK; since 2009), Bolshoi
Ballet (North America; since 2014). BY Experience has executive
produced and/or distributed several diverse programs for cinema
including numerous rock concerts, radio programs, fine art exhibits
other special content events including national theatrical re-releases
of classic and in some cases fully restored films such as “The Breakfast
Club” (30th anniversary), “My Fair Lady” (50th),
“Oklahoma!” (60th), and “Fantasia” (75th). BY
Experience distributes to over 70 countries, to over 3,000 movie
screens. www.byexperience.net.
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading,
usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or fewer)
delivered by today’s leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are
given at TED’s annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, its
TEDWomen conference and its TEDGlobal conferences—then made available,
free, on TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall,
Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe
Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
TED’s open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com,
where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; the TED Radio Hour on NPR;
TED-Ed, a service that pairs educators with animators to create lessons
worth sharing; the annual million-dollar TED Prize, which funds
exceptional individuals with a “wish,” or idea, to create change in the
world; TEDx, which provides licenses to thousands of individuals and
groups who host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world;
and the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the
globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
Contacts
Fathom Events
Jessica Nelson, 720-262-2753
jnelson@fathomevents.com
or
Katherine
Schwappach, 720-262-2713
kschwappach@fathomevents.com
or
TED
Margaret
Sullivan, 646-519-1350
margaret@ted.com
