After receiving more nominations than ever before, after lengthy deliberations with the selection committee, one publication delay and the highest-ever standard for candidates, Celluloid Junkie published the eighth edition of its Top Women In Global Cinema list.

Jane Hastings, the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of EVT, topped this year’s list. Since 2017 she has helped grow the Australian company’s market cap to AUD $2 billion (USD $1.5 billion). Hastings oversees over 9,000 employees in Australia, Germany and New Zealand where the company operates 136 movie theatres comprising 1,173 auditoriums. Hastings aided in expanding and rebranding the company, which also owns bars, restaurants and hotels, from Event Hospitality & Entertainment to EVT (Entertainment. Ventures. Travel). EVT received the CinemaCon’s 2023 Global Achievement in Exhibition Award. As if that weren’t all enough, Hastings stepped into the role of Chair of the Global Cinema Federation in April.

This year’s list features 67 talented professionals from all over the world working in various fields in the exhibition industry.