Patrick von Sychowski is COO for Adlabs Digital Cinema, which is the first to roll out DCI-grade digital cinema in the world's largest film and cinema market. Part of Reliance ADAG, Adlabs is India's largest cinema chain and processing lab, as well as operating cinemas in the United States, Malaysia, Nepal, Mauritius and elsewhere.
Patrick has been covering and working in the digital cinema industry for close to ten years, starting as a Senior Analyst for UK-based media research company Screen Digest, where he pioneered coverage of the nascent field. As a consultant he was involved in the setting up of several pioneering efforts, such as the UK Film Council's Digital Screen Network, the Digital Test Bed in London and NORDIC (Norway's Digital Interoperability in Cinemas). He founded and edited the popular E-Cinema Alert newsletter for several years.
More recently Patrick worked as Director of Business Development for Unique Digital and Deluxe Europe, where he set up both companies' European digital cinema operations. Patrick is a frequent public speaker and writer who also blogs on mydigitalcinema.blogspot.com and celluloidjunkie.com. He lives in Mumbai and loves Bollywood films.
