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India, a country of 1.3 billion people, imposed a nationwide lockdown last week as it desperately battles to contain the spread of coronavirus. Film and TV production had already halted on March 19, and the country’s cinemas, which are enormously popular … Continued
As movie theaters across the country have shut down, one multiplex in Texas has found an inventive way to keep the projector rolling. The EVO Entertainment movie theater in Schertz, Texas, has converted its parking lot into a temporary drive-in theater, reports Forbes. The company … Continued
A total of 15 percent of all VOD revenues for X Verleih’s ‘The Kangaroo Chronicles’ will go into a fund to help cinemas forced to shut down during the coronavirus crisis. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/
I think it’s clear that the event that has defined cinema in the year 2020 is Covid-19. While we were hoping to see many a blockbuster coming our way over the past few months, we have instead seen movie theatres … Continued
French cinema promotional body Unifrance has released a detailed report into the immediate impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the release of French films around the world, drawing on data from its weekly box office reports. “Normally, in any given … Continued
Philip Knatchbull is CEO of Curzon, the UK cinema chain that also operates a distribution business and VOD service, Curzon Home Cinema. It was an auspicious start to 2020 for Curzon, with its release of the Oscar-winning Parasite becoming the highest-grossing foreign-language film … Continued
The new streaming giants have been chipping away at the brick-and-mortar movie theater business for years. But now that we’re being forced to stay home and invent ways to keep ourselves entertained, the idea of going out to catch a … Continued
The film platform, from director Ava DuVernay, is hosting a weekly movie-viewing experience for the “global online community of cinephiles.” Source: https://www.okayafrica.com/african-movies-to-watch-during-coronavirus-shutdown-ava-duvernay-array-matinee-digital-film-series/
Freelance and self-employed workers are in ‘precarious financial position’ as many fear they are falling through the cracks. Production crew and cinema staff still fear losing their jobs and income despite UK government plans to address loss of income and … Continued
We talked to the academic who started the now-viral “UK Businesses Coronavirus Response for Workers” list. Source: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/5dmaak/this-spreadsheet-calls-out-companies-screwing-workers-over-coronavirus