March 2017 | Business View Magazine

32 33 garage, today, the current Alamo Drafthouse system comprises 190 screens in 25 locations across 18 U.S. markets. “Since we’re based in Texas, a lot of our growth, initially, was in Texas – we’re in almost every major city,” League says. “But over the last five years we’ve expanded.We have theaters on both coasts. We opened a theater, last year, in Brooklyn, and the year before that in San Francisco.We’re opening in Los Angeles and we’re looking at developments in major cities across the country.” League admits that building a national chain of movie the- aters was not his original plan. “The initial mindset was not to develop a growth business,” he says. “My wife and I were coming off of careers in the sciences and were looking for an alternative, and we both love movies. And we made kind of a whimsical decision. On my way to work was an abandoned movie theater, and one day, a ‘For Lease’ sign popped up on it and that was the light bulb moment.We leased that theater The Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas AT A GLANCE the alamo drafthouse cinemas WHAT: A film exhibition company with 190 screens in 25 locations across 18 U.S. markets WHERE: Headquartered in Austin, Texas WEBSITE: www. drafthouse.com Moving iMage Technologies (MiT)  is a manufacturer and integra- tor of purpose-built technology to support a wide variety of enter- tainment applications, focusing on motion picture exhibition.  MiT offers a variety of products and services, including custom engi- neering, systems design, integration, and installation. We provide digital technology solutions for 3-D, Digital Cin- ema, and AV integration, and even customized solutions for emerging entertainment technology. Based in Fountain Valley California, our 28,000 sq ft facility is home to our corporate offices, engineering, manufacturing, distribution, and integration, as well as service and support divi- sions. Our strategic location is augmented by a global network of service partners & OEM man- ufacturers. MiT was founded in 2003, and in just 13 years has grown to be the world’s largest company of its kind, in sales volume. Since 2008, MiT has been directly involved in film-to-digital conversions of approximately 15,000 theaters globally.  MiT operates as the master reseller for NEC Digital Cinema products, and is one of the highest volume dealers of BARCO Digital Cinema projectors worldwide.  MiT is also a crucial channel in the distribution and integration of major cinema brands such as Dolby, QSC, JBL/ Crown, USL, GDC, Meyer Sound, and many others.  MIT also produces its own line of Digital Cinema peripher- als—automation, bases, lifts, hush boxes, lighting fixture/dimmers, operations software, and power management devices-- all made in the U.S.A. Special Venues | MiT operates a special projects division, with a focus on the attention to detail, design & engineering required for single-screen, mission-critical venues. Our clients include uni- versities, museums, performing arts centers, and theme park attractions. MiT also builds & supports screening rooms for the most demanding eyes & ears in the movie indus- try—postproduction & mastering suites in Hollywood, Guild The- aters and executive screening rooms in Beverly Hills, and home cinemas for A-list directors and producers. About Moving Image Technologies