Venice 2026: Defiant Documentaries, Female Filmmakers and a Scaled-Back Studio Offering
Nordic Cinema Doesn’t Have an Export Problem. It Has a Conversion Problem
Cinemas Aren’t Just Marketing Movies Anymore. They’re Marketing Auditoriums
The Cinema Concession Stand Is Becoming a Marketplace
Cinergy and Cinema United’s Todd Halstead Honored at CinéShow as Flix Brewhouse’s Allan Reagan Puts Ukraine Center Stage
CinéShow’s 2026 awards luncheon, held 25 August in Dallas, handed out three honors: a first-ever Exhibitor Marketing of the Year Award to Cinergy Entertainment, an inaugural Byron Berkley Leadership Award to Cinema United‘s Todd Halstead, and the Frank Liberto Award to Flix Brewhouse fou…
Young Audiences Already Like Cinema. The Hard Part Is Giving Them a Reason to Go
The film industry may be asking the wrong question about younger audiences. Rather than wondering how to persuade teenagers to care about cinema, new Nordic research suggests the more immediate challenge is turning an already positive attitude towards theatrical viewing into an actual trip to the mo…
Cinema United Didn’t Back the Paramount-Warner Merger. It Put Its Terms on the Table.
As Paramount Skydance wins conditional support from America’s largest theatre chains, Cinema United is trying to turn months of warnings about consolidation into enforceable protections, particularly for smaller theatres that lack the leverage to negotiate their own deals. Four months ago, Michael O…
At Locarno, Restored Films Face Their Next Challenge: Finding an Audience
At Locarno Pro 2026, archivists, exhibitors, distributors and filmmakers explored why restoring a classic film is only the first step in putting it back in front of audiences. Locarno Pro (August 5-11) – the Swiss film festival’s industry platform – closed its biggest edition yet this August with 2,…
A Stronger Release Slate Eases One Problem for Cinemas, but Reveals a Harder One
At CineEurope’s Executive Roundtable, leaders from exhibition, distribution and filmmaking argued that returning content is proving audience demand remains resilient. The harder task is making films discoverable, accessible and capable of creating lasting cinema habits. For nearly six years, the cin…
Cinemark and Lumma Expand 4D E-Motion Footprint in Latin America with New Flagship Location at Abasto Shopping
OCINE Launches Its Fifth 4D E-Motion Theater in Spain with New Girona Opening
“Freedom! Forever!” Tickets Now On Sale for “V for Vendetta” 20th Anniversary, Returning to Theatres Nationwide November 1 & 5
