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CJ @ CineAsia: General Industry Trends in the Asian Movie Industry; from 3D to Laser to Content (ICTA)

The second panel at CineAsia 2015 looked at technology, ranging from 3D to Dolby Cinema, with a distinguished panel of vendors, distributors and exhibitors

CJ @ CineAsia: MPA Seminar – Why Exhibitors Have Become Key Stakeholders in the Protection of Motion Picture Content

CineAsia 2015 began as always with a presentation from the MPA on effort to combat piracy of films in the region.

Weekly Cinema Digest – Friday 4 December 2015

Sweden – A Swedish cinema chain has stopped accepting cash payments in all of its venues after disturbances involving gangs of youth. Björnbiografer AB no longer accept cash for its cinemas in Falun, Gagnef, Ludvika, Rättvik, Sandviken, Tierp and Vansbro. In one incident between SEK 2,000 and…

Black movie

Weekly Cinema Digest – Friday 20 November 2015

Belgium – A riot broke out at the Kinepolis cinema in Brussels screening the gang-themed film “Black” last week. Under-aged patrons entered the sold-out screening and refused to leave. The movie has attracted controversy, not so much for its Romeo-and-Juliet plot as for the ’…

Korea’s CJ CGV to Become “World’s Largest Cinema Chain”

South Korea’s CJ CGV has gone public about its ambition to become the world’s largest cinema chain through “aggressive expansion” in the United States, couple with growth in emerging markets like India and Latin America. The aim is to have 10,000 screens globally by 2020, wit…

Made in France

Paris Terrorist Attacks Impact French Cinemas

Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris led to the closure of Gaumont, Pathé, UGC and MK2 cinemas in the French capital on the Saturday, as well as affecting several film events scheduled for the coming week. The terrorist attacks are likely to lead to questions about the safety in cinemas both in…

Reading Cinema Auckland $10

Weekly Cinema Digest – Friday 13 November 2015

Luxembourg – The largest cinema chain in Luxembourg – make that the ONLY cinema chain in Luxembourg – is being absorbed by Kinepolis, after the acquisition of Utopolis was recently approved. There is a long interview with Utoplis former head Eddy Duquenne, who is now a senior manag…

Paris Cinema les Fauvette

Weekly Cinema Digest – Friday 6 November 2015

France – Gaumont-Pathé is today opening a new cinema in Paris that is exclusively programming old and restored films. The former Gaumont Gobelins is now a beautifully refurbished five-screen cinema located opposite the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé – Monsieur Seydoux was himself the dri…

Prince Porno and the Five Act Tragedy of the Private Empire

Porn films are rarely known for their elaborate plots, so it might come as a surprise that the true story of one of the world’s largest porn empires reads like a Shakespearean tragedy. Over the past fifty years Private Media Group rose to become Europe’s largest producer of what’s euphemistically kn…

Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 2 November 2015

Australia – Recliner seats as standard are the “new normal” at Hoyts, according to Simon Ruhfus, manager at Hoyts Woden, which together with Hoyt’s Belconnen site is getting recliner replacements in ever row or every screen. And prices won’t go up either. At least not y…