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Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema

The Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema is a 350-seat theatre featuring state-of-the-art projection and sound systems. The Cinema showcases festival and community film screenings. It is also an ideal space for lectures, panel discussions, and presentations.

The Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema is located on the 3rd floor of Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (GCA).

For external (not GCA internal partners) rental inquiries, please contact SFU’s Meeting, Event and Conference Services by emailing meet@sfu.ca, calling 1.866.619.6338, or visiting the Meeting, Event and Conference Services website at https://www.sfu.ca/mecs.html.

TECHNICAL SPECS AND FRONT OF HOUSE POLICIES FOR THE DJAVAD MOWAFAGHIAN CINEMA

STAGING

  • Wheelchair-accessible via ramp from floor level
    • Exit doors on 2nd floor lead to stage level and 2nd floor hallway
  • Carpeted
  • Height: 15”
  • Width: 33’ 11” at narrowest
  • Depth: 7’ 10” at narrowest

LIGHTING

GRID HEIGHT

  • Please note there is no formal grid in this space
  • There are 4 vertical pipes (2 per side) on either side of stage where the house fixtures are placed.

FIXTURES & FOCUS

  • 8x ETC SourceFour Jr. Zoom
  • Focused at SL, SR, C (on stage and floor immediately in front of stage)

LIGHTING CONTROL

  • Roadhog Full Boar Console
  • ETC Sensor+ and Unison Dimmer Rack (4 open channels on stage floor)
  • Secondary control via Crestron Touch Panels (located on stage and in booth)

AUDIO

PA SYSTEM

  • Cinema 7.1 Audio System:
    • QSC SC323 (L, C, R)
      • 3-Way
        • Dual 15” LF driver
        • 10” Mid driver
        • 1.5” HF Compression driver
    • QSC SR-110B (LS, LRS, RS, RRS)
      • 2-Way
        • 10” LF driver
        • 1” HF Compression driver on CD Horn
    • QSC SB 7218 Subwoofer (Sub)
      • Dual 18” Bass driver
    • Powered by QSC DCA 1622, 2422, 3422 amplifiers and QSC DCM-10 Digital Cinema Monitor & Crossover
    • Dolby CP650 Speaker Management
    • Dolby DMA8 Digital Inputs for CP650
  • Mono-Channel Lecture System:
    • QSC AD S282HT
      • Powered by QSC CX 302V, CX204V, and CX108V amplifiers
      • Dual 8” cone wtih 2” voice coil LF driver
      • 1” compression HF driver

AUDIO CONTROL

  • Yamaha LS9-16 with SB168-ES Stage Box

MICROPHONES & DI:

  • 4x Sennheiser EW300 G3 wireless receivers
  • 2x Sennheiser EW300 G4 wireless receivers
    • Can add handheld or belt pack transmitters
  • 2x Shure Microflex gooseneck condenser microphones (on podium)
  • 1x Radial AVDI Multimedia DI

VIDEO

MAIN CINEMA PROJECTOR

  • Christie CP2215 Projector
    • 15,000 Lumen
    • 2048 x 1080 (2K) resolution

DATA PROJECTOR

  • Christie WU14K-M (Data Projector)
    • 14,000 Lumen
    • Dual Lamp 3DLP
    • WUXGA 1920 x 1200 resolution

SCREEN

  • Perforated Matte White 1.1 Gain Surface
    • Maximum Masked Height: 16’ 10”
    • Minimum Masked Height: 12’ 8”
    • Maximum Masked Width: 32’ 8”
    • Minimum Masked Width: 17’ 8”
  • Projection Throw Distance 60’

FLOOR

  • Carpeted stairs with painted cement in aisles
  • 28 steps span 14 seating rows
  • 2 wheelchair-accessible seating areas at top of room (3rd floor doors)

LOAD IN DOORS

No

  • 2x standard 2’ 9” width doors located on 2nd and 3rd floors
  • Accessible via freight elevator from B2 Loading Bay

POWER NOTES

  • Additional non-dim AC power located under every 2nd audience seat.

SOFT GOODS & DRAPERY

  • Automated curtain & masking for cinema screen

PLAYBACK

IN BOOTH

  • 1x  27” iMac Pro (Late 2017)
  • 2x Oppo BDP103 BluRay Player
    • Region 1 and Region 2
  • 1x Dolby Integrated Media Block w/ DSS220 Media Server

ON-STAGE VIA CRESTRON TOUCHPANEL

  • 1x Crestron AirMedia 200 Wireless Presentation System
  • 1x Denon DN500BD MKII BluRay Player
  • 1x Elmo MXP2 Document Camera
  • Auxiliary wired HDMI and audio (3.5mm) inputs at stage level

STAGING

  • Wheelchair-accessible via ramp from floor level
    • Exit doors on 2nd floor lead to stage level and 2nd floor hallway
  • Carpeted
  • Height: 15”
  • Width: 33’ 11” at narrowest
  • Depth: 7’ 10” at narrowest

LIGHTING

GRID HEIGHT

  • Please note there is no formal grid in this space
  • There are 4 vertical pipes (2 per side) on either side of stage where the house fixtures are placed.

FIXTURES & FOCUS

  • 8x ETC SourceFour Jr. Zoom
  • Focused at SL, SR, C (on stage and floor immediately in front of stage)

LIGHTING CONTROL

  • Roadhog Full Boar Console
  • ETC Sensor+ and Unison Dimmer Rack (4 open channels on stage floor)
  • Secondary control via Crestron Touch Panels (located on stage and in booth)

AUDIO

PA SYSTEM

  • Cinema 7.1 Audio System:
    • QSC SC323 (L, C, R)
      • 3-Way
        • Dual 15” LF driver
        • 10” Mid driver
        • 1.5” HF Compression driver
    • QSC SR-110B (LS, LRS, RS, RRS)
      • 2-Way
        • 10” LF driver
        • 1” HF Compression driver on CD Horn
    • QSC SB 7218 Subwoofer (Sub)
      • Dual 18” Bass driver
    • Powered by QSC DCA 1622, 2422, 3422 amplifiers and QSC DCM-10 Digital Cinema Monitor & Crossover
    • Dolby CP650 Speaker Management
    • Dolby DMA8 Digital Inputs for CP650
  • Mono-Channel Lecture System:
    • QSC AD S282HT
      • Powered by QSC CX 302V, CX204V, and CX108V amplifiers
      • Dual 8” cone wtih 2” voice coil LF driver
      • 1” compression HF driver

AUDIO CONTROL

  • Yamaha LS9-16 with SB168-ES Stage Box

MICROPHONES & DI:

  • 4x Sennheiser EW300 G3 wireless receivers
  • 2x Sennheiser EW300 G4 wireless receivers
    • Can add handheld or belt pack transmitters
  • 2x Shure Microflex gooseneck condenser microphones (on podium)
  • 1x Radial AVDI Multimedia DI

VIDEO

MAIN CINEMA PROJECTOR

  • Christie CP2215 Projector
    • 15,000 Lumen
    • 2048 x 1080 (2K) resolution

DATA PROJECTOR

  • Christie WU14K-M (Data Projector)
    • 14,000 Lumen
    • Dual Lamp 3DLP
    • WUXGA 1920 x 1200 resolution

SCREEN

  • Perforated Matte White 1.1 Gain Surface
    • Maximum Masked Height: 16’ 10”
    • Minimum Masked Height: 12’ 8”
    • Maximum Masked Width: 32’ 8”
    • Minimum Masked Width: 17’ 8”
  • Projection Throw Distance 60’

FLOOR

  • Carpeted stairs with painted cement in aisles
  • 28 steps span 14 seating rows
  • 2 wheelchair-accessible seating areas at top of room (3rd floor doors)

LOAD IN DOORS

No

  • 2x standard 2’ 9” width doors located on 2nd and 3rd floors
  • Accessible via freight elevator from B2 Loading Bay

POWER NOTES

  • Additional non-dim AC power located under every 2nd audience seat.

SOFT GOODS & DRAPERY

  • Automated curtain & masking for cinema screen

PLAYBACK

IN BOOTH

  • 1x  27” iMac Pro (Late 2017)
  • 2x Oppo BDP103 BluRay Player
    • Region 1 and Region 2
  • 1x Dolby Integrated Media Block w/ DSS220 Media Server

ON-STAGE VIA CRESTRON TOUCHPANEL

  • 1x Crestron AirMedia 200 Wireless Presentation System
  • 1x Denon DN500BD MKII BluRay Player
  • 1x Elmo MXP2 Document Camera
  • Auxiliary wired HDMI and audio (3.5mm) inputs at stage level