FatCats Cinema Gets Custom Projection Screens for New Location

Gilbert, Ariz., location features silver 3D, higher gain white, and standard matte white Severtson cinema screens in its six theaters.>

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There aren’t a lot of places to get out of the heat in Gilbert, Ariz., so it’s even more refreshing to know when you head to the new FatCats Cinema complex for a couple of hours of indoor on-screen entertainment, you can watch that new summer blockbuster on six cool new cinema projection Severtson screens.

“FatCats is a terrific environment for the entire family, and we are proud to help our local economy and customer base by being a part of such a great venue,” says Toby Severtson, CEO of Severtson Screens.

The FatCats’ Gilbert, Ariz., location includes a state-of-the-art bowling center and the new Pizini restaurant to complement the facility’s six theaters, each of which offer luxury seating and feature first-run films. The complex also provides additional entertainment, including a nine-hole glow-in-the-dark mini-golf course arcade.

It’s the sixth FatCats location since the franchise opened in 2001 in Salt Lake City.

“The FatCats mantra is ‘All Out Fun!’ and we take great pride in providing our customers with a great experience every time they walk through our doors,” says FatCats COO Jeff Jacobson. “Part of that experience is world-class movie theaters.”

FatCats in Gilbert includes two Silver 3D screens (38 feet and 46 feet wide), three higher gain white screens (42 feet wide) and one standard matte white screen (25 feet wide), all specified and installed by Moving Image Technologies (MIT). Gilbert is the second location that MIT has worked with FatCats on for its projectors, sound systems, seats and curtains, along with specifying and installing the cinema screens.

With its three Arizona-based production facilities and its state-of-the-art robotic application system, Severtson has massive production capabilities and a wide array of screens.

“Although this project consists of just one 58,000-square-foot property, FatCats required multiple screens with different specifications for its six movie theaters,” says Jerry Van De Rydt, president of MIT’s Rydt Entertainment Division. “Severtson Screens custom-built every screen to exact requirements and the screens were manufactured just a few miles away.”

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