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Bart Layton, Chris Hemsworth, Timur Bekmambetov, Chris Pratt, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jon Bernthal, Daniella Pineda, Gavin O'Connor, Ben Affleck, Vivica A. Fox, Kara Young, Chris Miller, Ayo Edebiri, Mallori Johnson, Ryan Gosling and Luca Guadagnino pose on stage during CinemaCon 2025 – Amazon MGM Studios Invites you to an Exclusive Presentation of its Upcoming Slate at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of Cinema United, on April 2, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

CinemaCon 2025: Amazon MGM Studios Remains A Question Mark

A week or so prior to CinemaCon the presence of Amazon MGM Studios on the schedule was being hailed as the first time the studio was appearing at the conference to present its slate on the big Colosseum stage. Technically speaking that’s a bit of a stretch since, (1) Amazon MGM Studios is only…

What We Learned at CinemaCon 2025

What We Learned at CinemaCon 2025

With CinemaCon 2025 in the rearview mirror, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the major takeaways from this year’s conference. Amid all the sprinting to trade show meetings and escalator surfing inside Caesars Palace, did we actually learn anything about the current state of the…

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…

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…

Caesars Colosseum Hosts CinemaCon

Converting the Colosseum at Caesars Palace for CinemaCon

In 2010, when the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) decided to rebrand and move its annual convention (then called ShoWest) from its previous home at Paris and Ballys Hotel in Las Vegas across the street to Caesars Palace they had to come up with solutions for a number of tricky logistic…

Half of Russia’s Cinemas Under Threat of Closure

Russia’s cinema trade body has warned that around half of the country’s cinemas are under threat of closure following the economic sanctions against the country due to the ongoing war in Ukraine which saw Hollywood halt the release of new films. The Russian Association of Theater Owners…

CinemaCon 2021 - Industry Think Tank - Ryan Faughnder, Rolando Rodriguez, Patty Jenkins, Mark Zoradi, Chris Aronson - Featured - David Becker - CinemaCon

CinemaCon 2021: Industry Think Tank Debates How To Bring The Big Screen Back

For the most part, the filmmaker lunch at each year’s CinemaCon is a fairly straightforward affair. Don’t get us wrong; show organizers always manage to get big names to turn out for an hour long conversation. In 2012 directors Martin Scorsese and Ang Lee took the stage to banter about filmmaking,…

CinemaCon 2021 - Globally Speaking Panel - Mooky Greidinger, Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, Nancy Tartaglione, Alejandro Ramirez Magana, Mark Viane

CinemaCon 2021: International Market Panel Features Optimistic Studio and Exhibition Executives

Traditionally, the first day of any CinemaCon (and ShoWest before it) has been reserved for International Day; a full program of seminars geared towards international attendees who usually arrive in Las Vegas a day before the conference begins. With COVID-19 travel restrictions preventing most inter…

CinemaCon Auditorium at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas

CinemaCon Secures Major Studio Participation for 2021 Conference

As the cinema industry in various parts of the world slowly stirs to life after more than year of COVID closures, one persistent question has been asked over the past few months at every virtual event; will a postponed CinemaCon actually take place in Las Vegas in August, or like last year, will its…

2021 Cinema Trade Shows

Cinema Trade Shows Are Back… But Will The Industry Turn Up?

Eight months ago Celluloid Junkie explored the impact that the lack of trade shows would have on the cinema business. We speculated that it could be an entire 18 months that the business would have to do without an international cinema trade show and, as it turns out, (as with everything COVID-19 it…