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CJ Indie Cinema Showcase: Is the Garden Cinema London’s Best-kept Indie Secret?

Tucked away on Parker Street, a quiet road between Holborn and Covent Garden, the Garden Cinema could easily lay claim to being London’s best kept secret when it comes to independent movie theatres. Compared to the BFI Southbank or the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square, institutions that sim…

Troubleshooting IT & Network Dilemmas in Today’s Cinema Projection Booths

CJ Tech: Troubleshooting IT & Network Dilemmas in Today’s Cinema Projection Booths

Why IT Skills Are Essential for ProjectionistsBack in the days of 35mm film prints, cinema projectionists would patrol projection booths during a showing to monitor the rollers guiding the film to the projector like track wheels on a train. They would pay attention to abnormal sounds; were they sque…

The organ stands centre stage in the Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square

DCM Upfronts: Cinema Offers Economic Edge to Advertisers

Cinema advertising company, Digital Cinema Media (DCM), held its annual Upfronts showcase at the flagship Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, London, playing to a full house of agencies and brand representatives. Brought forward from its usual July slot to 27th March, the event was hosted as usual by CEO K…

A cinema projector surrounded by logos of companies offering exhibition training courses

CJ Tech: A Brief Overview of Cinema Technology Training Courses

In the past, comprehensive training courses in the cinema exhibition industry have been few and far between. Over time, especially as experienced cinema technicians retire, this topic has often been raised as something that needs urgent correction in relation to upcoming generations and a fundamenta…

Jane Hastings - CEO of EVT

EVT’s Jane Hastings Is Always Curious, Always Evolving and Always Listening

After spending even a short time with Jane Hastings, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Australia-based EVT, one might walk away describing her with adjectives that could easily be viewed as sycophantic. Intelligent, attentive, inspiring, brave, optimistic, ambitious, impressive and th…

Art House Convergence

Art House Convergence Relaunches Loyalty Program in North America

Customer loyalty programs have become an essential tool for exhibitors over the years. At Art House Convergence (AHC), a coalition of independent exhibitors across North America, their own unique loyalty program has recently been relaunched. Formerly a project of the Michigan Theater Foundatio…

Cinema Programmatic Advertising

CJ Opinion: Will Cinema Advertising Share the Fate of Linear TV Advertising?

Pre-show advertising in cinemas is a key revenue driver that significantly contributes to operators’ bottom lines. As the cinema industry evolves — diversifying its offerings to meet changing audience expectations — cinema advertising must also adapt to stay relevant and competitive. Embracing…

How “Bridget Jones” Can Inspire Cinema Brand Partnerships for the Over 50s Audience

Love is truly eternal in the classic films etched in the minds of generations: Heathcliff pines for Cathy and Romeo and Juliet sigh and die together. But for everyone’s favourite anti-heroine Bridget Jones, everlasting love sadly seems perpetually out of reach. The trailer for the character’s fourth…

Sound and the Premium Moviegoing Experience

CJ Tech: Sound and the Premium Moviegoing Experience

No one would disagree that providing an experience that causes moviegoers to return to a theatre is a smart business decision. But what exactly is the “premium moviegoing experience” that everyone is talking about, and how do you deliver it? It’s more than just oversized screens, plush recliners or…

Tim Richards of Vue

Tim Richards On Venturing Into Film Distribution with Vue Lumière

As 2024 wound down, Tim Richards, CEO of Vue, used the final few weeks to formalize an initiative he’d been openly discussing all year; Europe’s largest privately held cinema operator is launching a film distribution company titled Vue Lumière. The new entity will be wholly owned and fun…