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Red Sea Souk - 2024 Award Winners - Red Sea International Film Festival

New Voices Shine at the 2024 Red Sea Souk with Awards and Cash Prizes

In its fourth year the Red Sea International Film Festival maintained its industry platform, the Red Sea Souk, running alongside the main event. This year’s market concluded with an awards ceremony that handed out over USD $900,000 in prizes to emerging talent from the Arab world, Africa, and…
Matthew Liebmann, Chief Product, Innovation & Marketing Officer at Vista Group

You Can’t Spell Vista Group Without AI

Even on his worst day, if he even has one, Matthew Liebmann is incredibly even keeled and upbeat. These days, after spending the past year getting adjusted to his new role as Chief Product, Innovation & Marketing Officer at Vista Group, he might be described as downright euphoric. “I have…
2024 Red Sea International Film Festival - Opening Ceremony - Aamir Khan, Michelle Yeoh, Jumana Al-Rashed, Emily Blunt and Cynthia Erivo

Red Sea International Film Festival Opens Fourth Edition in Jeddah with Star-Studded Ceremony

The fourth annual Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) opened in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 5 December with a ceremony packed with international stars from all corners of the globe. Just a few of those seen on the red carpet included Aamir Kahn the Indian actor and filmmaker, British actresses E…
Blitz - Apple

Apple Breaks French Theatrical Release Windows with “Blitz”

Invoking a rarely used loophole, and a first for a major streaming service, Apple utilized an “exceptional visa” to release Steve McQueen’s World War II drama “Blitz” in French cinemas for a limited two-day run on November 9-10. The maneuver bypassed France’s stri…
2024 Third Quarter Earnings - Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros. Discovery

How President Trump 2.0 Could Impact the Cinema Industry

Last week on the CJ Cinema Summit we were joined by Tony Chambers, Executive Vice President and Head of Theatrical Distribution at The Walt Disney Studios Company as well as Dimitrios Mitsinikos, CEO of Gower Street Analytics. The conversation was incredibly informative. You can watch it on-demand h…
2024 Third Quarter Earnings - Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros. Discovery

Studios See Streaming Growth, Theatrical Decline During Third Quarter of 2024

Election returns weren’t the only results being announced last week. The parent companies of four Hollywood studios held earnings calls for the third quarter of 2024 providing a snapshot of the current state of the entertainment business. It’s a narrative that can be told in four words;…
2024 Tokyo International Film Festival

Two Movies Defining the Value and Relevance of a Theatrical Release

Before we jump into this week’s editorial, I’d like to take a moment for a little self promotion. First, our managing editor Helen Budge will be attending the 2024 Norwegian Cinema Conference being organized by Film & Kino in Lillehammer, Norway from 4-7 November to give a presentati…
Prince Badr bin Abdullah at 2024 Saudi Film Confex

Appreciating the Companies Powering Cinema Industry Events and Festivals

In last week’s Marquee newsletter I stepped right into a trap that has snagged many a rookie award winner throughout the years. Nominees for entertainment industry awards are often warned against thanking colleagues, associates, companies, etc. by name in acceptance speeches. Not only can ratt…
Prince Badr bin Abdullah at 2024 Saudi Film Confex

Growing Saudi Film Industry Is Star of Second Annual Confex

Saudi Arabia is quite vocal about wanting to become a major player in the global film industry and during the second edition of the edition of the Saudi Film Confex in Riyadh, Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah unveiled ambitious plans to transform the kingdom into a regional and internati…
Summer 2024 Movie Releases

Cinema Industry Events Crowd The Calendar

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Or so the saying goes. While one might debate the principle behind the aphorism, it truly is nice to be missed during an extended absence. That was certainly the case for us here at CJ when, upon missing the last few weeks of the newsletter, a fair number ofRead…
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