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European Film Market 2025 - Eyes on the Audience - Smart Thinking in Distribution & Exhibition

Berlinale’s European Film Market Panel Dissects State of Exhibition Sector in Greece, Denmark, Austria and UK

The Berlinale’s European Film Market (EFM) hosted a panel discussion in February titled “Eyes on the Audience: Smart Thinking in Distribution & Exhibition,” which brought together key European industry professionals from across the region to address one of the most pressing concerns in independe…

Unbowed by Russian Invasion, Ukraine Selects “La Palisiada” as Oscar Submission

The race for the 2025 Oscars is underway, and Ukraine once again finds itself in the running for a top honor. Following last year’s victory for “20 Days in Mariupol” in the Best Documentary category, Ukraine has selected another powerful film, “La Palisiada”, to represent the nation in the Best Inte…

The Moldovan flag sits on top of a cinema audience

CJ Exclusive: Moldova Eyes Cultural Growth and Appeal Through Cinema

Much like anywhere else in Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, the Ministry of Culture is having a tough job transforming creaking Soviet architecture and infrastructure into an attractive and welcoming proposition for outside investors. The Minister for Culture, Sergiu Prodan, however, is buoyant. “We…

The Eternal City, on the outskirts of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was the location for the glittering closing ceremony of Tashkent International Film Festival

Tashkent International Film Festival: Ambition, Talent & Fireworks Thrill at Glittering Closing Ceremony

The stagecraft and performances weren’t the only eye-opening spectacles at the closing ceremony of the 15th Tashkent International Film Festival, Uzbekistan (September 29 – October 3). Whilst filmmakers, thespians, press, and the great and the good of Uzbek film and television watched the elec…

CJ Exclusive: Uzbekistan Eyes a Bright Future with Film & TV Rebates Set to Rise to 30%

Uzbekistan’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Said Rustamov, says that new tax incentives announced at the Tashkent International Film Festival (Sept 29-Oct 3 2023) will put Uzbekistan on course to become a world leader in film and television production. Mr Rustamov said, “Uzbekistan is investing h…

India Opens International Day at CinemaCon 2023 – Keynote by Ajay Bijli of PVR INOX

At CinemaCon 2023’s International Day the honour of the International Keynote Addresses from Exhibition went to Mr Ajay Bijli, Managing Director, PVR INOX Leisure Limited & Founder PVR Cinemas. India’s two largest cinema operators PVR Limited and INOX Leisure had recently merged to f…

Russia Set to Sanction Illegal Screenings of Hollywood Films

The Russian parliament (Duma) has put forward a proposal for the “compulsory licensing of foreign films.” Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February of last year, Hollywood studios have stopped distributing films in Russia. This means that only illegally obtained copies of film…

CJ EXCLUSIVE: Russia’s Largest Cinema Chain Sues IMAX

Russia’s largest cinema chain has filed a lawsuit against IMAX, demanding that the large format company resumes operations in Russia. The lawsuit from the joint cinema chains Formula Kino and Cinema Park is due to IMAX pulling out of Russia on 1 June of this year, after Hollywood studios and o…

Universal's "Minions: The Rise of Gru"

CJ Exclusive: Russia’s Largest Cinema Chain Abandons Piracy Plans

Russia’s largest multiplex operator has abandoned plans to show Hollywood films by utilising a loophole of dubious copyright legality. United chain Kino Park and Formula Kino was getting ready to screen Universal Picture and Illumination’s “Minions: the Rise of Gru” as a ‘cinema product’. However, t…

Korean Box Office Pandemic Recovery

South Korea’s Cinema Recovery Highlights Staffing Shortages

South Korea has become the last major global cinema territory to see a strong recovery, thanks to a combination of Marvel and a lifting of restrictions. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” scored an impressive USD $29.1 million five-day opening, off a USD $14.4 million opening…