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Russian Federation Moves to Legalize Pirated Screenings

Russian State Media is reporting that legislative changes are being proposed by the Federation’s Council Committee on Economic Policy that will allow the distribution of foreign films in Russia without the consent of the copyright holders, but with payment of remuneration to them. These proposa…

Theatrical Releases Profit As Streaming Losses Mount

CJ Analysis: Theatrical Releases Profit As Streaming Losses Mount

Long before COVID sparked a global pandemic in 2020, leaving millions dead and upending the world economy, another virus began spreading across the planet. Though not as deadly as COVID, this virus spreads just as easily, is often not immediately detected and has proven to be just as disruptive to t…

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…

Chinese Cinema Openings Below 60%

The number of cinemas in China that are open has fallen below 60%, as “temporary” lockdowns related to the country’s Zero Covid policy continues to drag down the industry. As of 25 October there were 7,395 cinemas in operation, a decline of 109 from the day before. The operating ra…

The Rise of J-Culture and Anime in Today’s Movie and Entertainment Industry

Anyone who is passionately involved in the industry is almost inevitably also a cineast, or at least close to it. The love for entertainment in the film and cinema industry is great. Hollywood continues to deliver the biggest blockbusters, especially in the western markets, but meanwhile Europe is g…

Visibility for Diversity - Venice Production Bridge

Diversity and Arthouse Films Take Center Stage at Venice Production Bridge

On September 2, the Hotel Excelsior’s Spazio Incontri hosted a panel discussion titled “Visibility for Diversity – Promotional Strategies for Arthouse Cinema,” as part of this year’s Venice Production Bridge at the Venice Film Festival (August 31-September 10). The talk was moderated by Screen…

The Road To Recovery: Uganda’s Century Cinemax

From Entebbe’s palm-poked sandy beaches to the traffic-clogged streets of capital city Kampala, movie theatres in Uganda, operated by Century Cinemax, are flooding with customers again. At Acacia Mall in the capital, moviegoers queue outside the cinema for tickets, contributing to the comeback of an…

22nd Annual Golden Trailer Awards

“Top Gun: Maverick” Flies High at Golden Trailer Awards

Having already dominated the summer box office on its way to being one of the highest grossing movies of 2022, “Top Gun: Maverick” landed a few more accolades by winning three Golden Trailer Awards during a ceremony held in Los Angeles on 6 October. The Paramount Pictures sequel to the h…

Cineworld on the Road To Recovery

Cineworld On Its Road To Recovery – Part 3

This is the third of a three part series examining some of the finer points and details of Cineworld’s ongoing bankruptcy in an attempt to provide some analysis for what it all means for the company and the industry-at-large. On 7 September the world’s second largest movie theatre operat…

Cineworld's Bankruptcy Journey

Cineworld’s Bankruptcy Journey – Part 2

This is the second of a three part series examining some of the finer points and details of Cineworld’s ongoing bankruptcy in an attempt to provide some analysis for what it all means for the company and the industry-at-large. On 7 September the world’s second largest movie theatre…