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A GoFundMe effort focused on the New York movie theater community is looking for $60,000 to relieve furloughed or laid-off employees. Source: https://www.indiewire.com/
A 4K 3D restoration of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone will be coming to theaters in China this spring to hopefully help jumpstart the industry after weeks of closings due to the coronavirus pandemic. The country has been hit with mass … Continued
This weekend of March 13-15, cinema theaters were still open in the U.K. Unsurprisingly, due to Coronavirus fears, there was a very poor attendance in screening rooms over the weekend, causing the total of takings to fall drastically. Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/
Haifaa Al Mansour feature to be made available on select platforms from March 27. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/
The British Film Institute, the UK’s lead organization for film, is convening its Screen Sector Taskforce to help deal with the huge impact of the coronavirus. In a lengthy missive to industry this evening UK time (scroll down for letter in … Continued
The organisation attracts and supports inward investment in the UK. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/
Netflix said Friday it is establishing a $100 million relief fund for workers in the worldwide creative community affected by the coronavirus-caused halt of most film and television production. Source: https://wset.com/news/entertainment/netflix-establishes-100-million-virus-relief-fund
The Secretary of State has reappointed Pat Butler as a Governor of the BFI for a period of one year from 18 February 2020 to 17 February 2021. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pat-butler-reappointed-as-governor-of-the-british-film-institute
The end of an era – and the removal of an eyesore – came in May 2008 on Burntisland High Street. A demolition team moved in to finally knock down the former Palace Cinema which had stood empty on the … Continued
From directors to independent cinema owners, freelancers to company owners: people in the film business on their struggles in a time of crisis. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/20/over-one-hour-everything-cancelled-coronavirus-impact-film