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Personal posts on cinema events
To say we are living in surreal times is indeed an understatement. Those of us who follow the film industry are watching other entertainment venues shutter on an hourly basis and wonder when the time will come—it appears to no … Continued
Around 120,000 people are out of work in Hollywood, while in the UK it is estimated that 50,000 freelancers will lose their jobs Source: At least 170,000 lose jobs as film industry grinds to a halt due to coronavirus | … Continued
The Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition (DCDC) today announced that it has begun to pay all its customers rebates. After recently paying back its founding investors (AMC Theatres, Cinemark Theatres, Regal Entertainment Group, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros.) their initial investments in … Continued
Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, Calif.- 17 March 2020) With the pandemic Coronavirus outbreak, the world is facing a difficult and trying time. As the virus takes hold in different regions at different times and in varying degrees of severity, … Continued
When should you release your USD $1 billion+ Blockbuster? Given the number of releases that have radically shifted release dates (Bond in November, “Fast & Furious 9” next year), the question is more crucial than ever to box office success. … Continued
Advice & Support Developing Visually Impaired Audiences toolkit. Did you know over two million people in the UK live with sight loss? With accessibility and inclusion experts Calvert Creative Concepts, the Independent Cinema Office has developed a practical toolkit to maximise the accessibility … Continued
The UK will not participate in the next Creative Europe funding program, which has awarded almost €90m ($100m) to hundreds of UK-based cultural and creative organisations and audiovisual companies between 2014 and 2018. The decision, prompted by publication of the … Continued
Previously unseen footage found by chance among box of broken cameras and lenses bought at market sale The bombardment left hundreds wounded as commentators declared: ‘This is not warfare, this is murder’ Winston Churchill branded the Germans ‘baby killers’ as … Continued
The ticket barriers on the London Underground are an iconic fixture. We all automatically know exactly what to do as we head to tap or insert our tickets, oyster cards, phones and even watches. Soon we could even use our clothes to … Continued
Leading UK arts organizations the Southbank Centre—a complex encompassing the Hayward Gallery, the National Poetry Library, and the Royal Festival Hall, among other venues—and the British Film Institute (BFI) will no longer receive funding from the fossil-fuel giant Shell. They … Continued