International News

LISBON, Portugal – Italy-based Coemar and Audium, a Portugal-based distributor of audio, video and lighting gear, held an event for lighting designers and rental firms at the Estoril Casino. It was the second-to-last stop on a European presentation tour that ended with Coemar's participation at ProLight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany.

CAIRO – Bingo, a subsidiary of ZAD Group, purchased eight DigitalSpot 3000 DTs. The company plans to use the fixtures for corporate events staged in the Middle East and North Africa. The purchase also coincides with the launch of a new business unit, ZAD Impact.

KARLSRUHE, Germany – The Willow Creek Leitungskongress, a HOW leadership summit and training event, brought together church staff from around the country with the aim of becoming better leaders.

LONDON – White Light has been named the U.K. dealer for the RSC Lightlock. Created by the Royal Shakespeare Company and manufactured by Total Structures, Lightlock is designed dampen unwanted movement that occur when moving lights are rigged from short bars or trusses.

SUN CITY, South Africa – Gearhouse South Africa supplied technical production including lighting, video and sound for "It's No Joke," a comedy festival promoted by 46664/Real Concerts at the Sun City Super Bowl.

EDINBURGH, Scotland – The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh (RBGE) is using AV gear integrated by Electrosonic so that the new John Hope Gateway visitor center can get sightseers oriented and explore the facility. Designed by Edward Cullinan architects, the center is also a model for "green" construction and sustainability.

HERNING, Denmark – Danish LD Torben Sjoeberg Pedersen has handled the visual look of DR network's Sport awards show since 2003. For Sport09, broadcast Jan. 9 from Messcenter Herning, he turned to Martin Professional's new MAC 401 Dual LED moving head washlight.

ROME – For the ninth series of shows called I Raccomandati (The Protégés), a talent contest televised live from the Teatro delle Vittorie by RAI, Riccardo Bocchini's set design used elegant new scenery elements including a wood parquet floor, an arch enclosing the stage, and chrome-plated trim behind three large LED walls. The set also included a full complement of Clay Paky fixtures supplied by Di & Di Service.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Responding to the needs of some of the more 1.2 million left homeless by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, Chauvet has teamed up with the charity organization Food For The Poor to raise funds for the construction of homes in an effort to raise $52,000 in four months to build 20 homes in Haiti.