Disney’s Andrew Cripps Says Infinity Vision Is More Marketing Program Than Certification Scheme
Global Cinema Attendance Inches Up, But the Recovery Belongs to Asia, Says the Latest FOCUS Report
UKCA 2026 Conference: Box Office Optimism, Engaging Gen Z, and Leveraging the Power of Community
The Box Office Is Back. At a Renovated Regal Theatre, the Industry Asks What Comes Next
Theatrical Windows Are Stretching Again — and Hollywood’s C-Suite Wants Them Longer Still
Average first TVOD windows rose in 2025, Disney again led the majors with a 61.6-day average, and early 2026 releases point toward a stronger 45-day baseline. After several years in which theatrical windows seemed to be shrinking by the quarter, the North American market may finally be settling into…
Can Direct-to-Audience Distribution Give Indie Films a New Path to Theatres?
For decades, the independent film industry has operated according to a familiar hierarchy. A filmmaker completes a project, premieres at a major festival, secures a distributor, launches a theatrical run, and hopes that audiences discover the film through cinemas, home entertainment releases or – mo…
The Long Game: How Sony Pictures Classics Still Wins at Cannes
There are easier ways to make a living than selling independent and international cinema in 2026. There are safer businesses than theatrical distribution, quieter ones than acquisitions, and certainly more predictable ones than building a release strategy around festival discovery, Oscar momentum, r…
Cannes 2026: Strong Films, Thin Buzz and a Market Finding New Footing
A strong competition without a consensus breakout, a Marché reshaped by private capital, and a Hollywood no-show that raised uncomfortable questions about the festival’s global reach. The 79th Cannes Film Festival closed on May 23 the way it opened — with defiance. No major Hollywood studio tentpole…
Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord” Wins Palme d’Or at 2026 Cannes Film Festival
Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord” was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, May 23, giving the Romanian filmmaker his second win of the festival’s top prize, nearly two decades after “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” took the Palme in 2007. The Norway-set drama, starring Sebastia…
UNIC Elects A New Board of Directors at CineEurope
Indie Theatres Are Thriving, According to the 2026 Art House Convergence National Audience Survey
Vue & Barco Cinema Celebrate EPIC Milestones
