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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 deadly spread of coronavirus may be taking a harsh toll on nations around the globe, but the creative outlets that people are finding to alleviate the boredom of isolation is providing some more uplifting news to report. Italy has been one … Continued
It’s officially a trend: Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi and the theater chain’s board of directors are following executives from Disney, which is cutting salaries, and AMC Entertainment, which furloughed its entire staff including CEO Adam Aron, to save cash during … Continued
Kino Lorber’s Kino Marquee initiative, which looks to help arthouses at a time when they’ve been shuttered in the coronavirus climate, has mushroomed from 12 theaters last week to 150 including Alamo Drafthouse and Laemmle Theaters. Source: Kino Lorber Streaming … Continued
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 International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), which represents European cinema owners in 38 countries, today called on the industry to to avoid “short-term financial gains at the expense of the sector as a whole,” as it urged studios to avoid … Continued
After last week setting a May 4 deadline to decide if CineEurope would go ahead as planned this June, organizers at Film Expo Group have now said they are postponing the major exhibition convention to August. Source: https://deadline.com/
With the closure of movie theaters nationwide out of safety during the coronavirus, layoffs have been rampant, with the Big Three exhibitors contending with these atrocious times in varying degrees of severity. Source: Regal, Cinemark, AMC & Their Furlough Dilemmas: … Continued
In an effort to help the shuttering of theaters amid the coronavirus outbreak, Kino Lorber announced that is launching Kino Marquee, a virtual theatrical exhibition initiative that will enable movie theaters that have closed to continue to serve their audiences … Continued
The number of movie theaters closing today in U.S. and Canada went from around 200 this morning to well past 3,000 locations tonight according to sources. Source: Alamo Drafthouse, Cineplex Odeon & Landmark Cinemas Shutdown: Coronavirus – Deadline