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George Rouman - 2022 Geneva Convention - Save Our Screens Award

George Rouman, Cinema Operator and Industry Champion, Dies at 51

George Rouman, President of the family-owned century-old movie theatre circuit Rouman Amusement Company, died on 9 June 2024 in a car accident in Skanawan, Wisconsin. He was 51-years-old. Rouman, whose cinema chain owns and operates ten screens in two locations in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, was a well…

2024 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners

Highlights From the 2024 Cannes Film Festival

While the Cannes Film Festival has always been the biggest film festival in the world, over the past decade it seems to have grown in stature and importance. Every year it seems at least four of the most acclaimed films end up premiering in Cannes. Nine films from the 2023 festival were nominated fo…

2024 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners

“Anora” Wins Palme d’Or at 2024 Cannes Film Festival

With only his second film in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Sean Baker won the Palme d’Or for “Anora” as the 77th annual event concluded on 25 May. The comedic-drama about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch was one of the highlights at this year’…

Jared Geesey - Chief Distribution Officer, Angel Studios at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival

Angel Studios Lights Up the Marché du Film in Cannes

It is often remarkably easy to measure one’s artistic and/or professional success at the Cannes Film Festival. It is, after all, the event in which standing ovations after a movie’s premiere are measured by the minute in rapturous news reports. Conversely, Cannes is also where a new film…

CinemaCon 2024 - Working Together To Boost Mid-Budget Films

Cinemas Face a Mid-Budget Movie Crisis

I am attending the Cannes Film Festival through the end of this week. It has been great seeing so many of CJ’s readers and colleagues walking the Croissette or at the Palais des Festivals, and if you’d like to connect while in Cannes, feel free to reach out. We’re covering the fest…

2024 Cannes Film Festival - Kevin Costner & Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola and Kevin Costner Pay Their Own Way to Cannes

Two of the most high profile selections at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival come from filmmakers with a lengthy and acclaimed history in Hollywood. Even so, neither Francis Ford Coppola or Kevin Costner could rely upon Hollywood and its usual cast of executives and financiers to help them make the film…

Piracy in Russian Cinemas

Russian Cinemas Resume Pirated Screenings After Distributors’ Ultimatum Fails

The RBC Group is reporting that Russian cinemas have resumed the practice of showing pirated Hollywood films through “pre-show services,” pairing them with Russian short films, after a month-long attempt by distributors to boost domestic movies fell short of expectations. Many major film…

Adam Aron - CEO, AMC Theatres

Primed for Recovery: AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron on Reclaiming Momentum for Theatrical Exhibition

Adam Aron’s tenure as chief executive officer of AMC Theatres has been eventful from the start. Stepping into the role in 2016, Aron helped transform the circuit into the world’s largest cinema chain while spearheading AMC’s investments in digital ticketing, premium large format (PLF), and expanded…

CinemaCon 2024 - Working Together To Boost Mid-Budget Films

CinemaCon 2024: Boosting Mid-Budget Films Panel

One of the first panel discussions at CinemaCon 2024 was also one of the more interesting, and perhaps, productive sessions. Titled “Strength in the Middle: Working Together To Boost Mid-Budget Films” the panel was held on the first day of the conference, which was held in Las Vegas from…

Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard and Soft Listening Event

AMC Theatres Gets Serious About Music with New Hire and Listening Events for Billie Eilish Album

AMC Theatres is set to host exclusive listening events for Billie Eilish’s highly anticipated third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” across roughly 130 locations in the United States. The events, scheduled for 16 and 17 May will offer fans to be among the first to hear the Eil…