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Storytelling, Technology, and Community – the Everlasting Ingredients of the Cinema Experience

Cinemas around the world are beginning to light up their marquees once again after COVID-19 has kept them closed for more than a year. Throughout the ongoing pandemic, the ability to release new movies theatrically was impractical, forcing exhibitors to search for alternative routes to reach audienc…

German Study Demonstrates Low COVID-19 Infection Risk in Cinemas

A study by a consortium led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (Fraunhofer IBP) in Germany has found that regular cinema ventilation is enough to ensure that COVID-19 infection risk is minimal in a typical theatrical environment. The ‘CineCov’ project set out to test the di…

New Wave of Cinema Closures Across Europe and China

The contagious Delta variant of the Coronavirus has led to cinemas once again closing in places such as Beijing, Moscow and Latvia. There is a fear that the onset of winter in the Northern Hemisphere could lead to further restrictions on public life and possibly new cinema shutterings. However, in o…

CJ Spotlight: Mk2’s Hotel Paradiso In Paris, France Is A Dream Destination for Cinéastes

Mk2’s Hotel Paradiso in Paris is more than a movie-themed hotel run by a cinema operator; it is a reimagining of the premium hospitality experience that fuses the magic of the cinema with the finest luxuries of a boutique hotel. Situated next to and on top of the Mk2 Nation multiplex that has been a…

CineEurope Coca Cola Seminar: Emerging Stronger, Charting the Path for Growth

Bond. Venom. Dune. The audiences are back in their droves, but how have their spending habits changed? With extremely strong retail spends being reported by cinemas, CineEurope’s Coca Cola seminar 2021 examined whether this is a short-term trend or if it is here to stay. The Tuesday morning session…

ShowEast 2021 Canceled Amid Pandemic Complications

It is safe to say calling off this year’s ShowEast event was an outcome nobody wanted; not cinema operators, not studios, nor industry vendors and least of all the Film Expo Group, which organizes the conference. However, with changing travel restrictions, tightened budgets and ongoing COVID concern…