First 8K Narrative Film to be Screened at Cannes

Japanese public broadcaster NHK will present the first 8K Super Hi-Vision narrative film at the 66th Cannes Film Festival later this month. Toshio Lee's comedy Beauties À La Carte will be screened at the Hôtel Majestic Barrière on May 16 and 17.

Developed by NHK, 8K Super Hi-Vision offers resolution of 7,680 by 4,320 pixels - four times the resolution of 4K and 16 times that of HD. This new medium also supports 22.2 multichannel sound.

Nobuhiro Haneda, NHK senior manager in charge with 8K content production, said, "New technology is driving new content. The production of Beauties À La Carte is part of our efforts to understand the technical challenges of producing drama in this new format. I hope we can work with film-industry professionals to further explore the possibilities of using 8K for feature films".