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CJ’s Top Women In Global Cinema Redux – 2021

A huge thank you to our sponsors of this year’s Top Women In Global Cinema, IMAX. For the last five years, Celluloid Junkie has published its annual Top 50 Women in Cinema list, to celebrate and shine a spotlight on the talent and achievements of women in the global cinema industry. Recognition of t…

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TWIC 2021: Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen – General Manager, ASM Global

This post is part of CJ’s Top Women In Global Cinema 2021 – Redux. What industry are you working in now and what is your position? Up until January I was the CEO of Novo Cinemas in the Middle East. I have relocated to the Kingdom of Bahrain and am thrilled to have recently beenRead More

CJ’s Top 50 Women In Global Cinema – 2020

So far, 2020 has been an eventful year for the international cinema exhibition industry, and not in the way we all hoped. That said, before the global COVID-19 pandemic struck, the previous twelve months were marked by some incredible achievements by the women in our industry. And so, Celluloid Junk…

CTC + CJ: Women in Cinema Interview Series: Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen – CEO, Novo Cinemas

Having spent more than two decades of her career in the hospitality and events industry, Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen was presented with a new challenge when she was asked to head up Gulf cinema company Novo. Despite feeling as though it may be somewhat out of her comfort zone, her husband gently rem…

Women in Cinema – CTC and Celluloid Junkie

A brand new initiative was born this year at CineEurope 2019, from the Cinema Technology Community (CTC), and in partnership with Celluloid Junkie (CJ). The “Women in Cinema” series saw a host of interviews carried out in Barcelona by yours truly, with 12 female participants from the global cinema i…

Welcome to the Third Edition of the UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme

Over the past three years, CineEurope has become a celebratory place for participants of the UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme, where lessons are learned, success is measured and where finish lines mean new beginnings. This year, we marked the end of the second edition of the programme and l…

CJ’s Top 50 Women In Global Cinema – 2019

For the fourth year Celluloid Junkie celebrates outstanding achievements in cinema with the list of over 50 women that have had the biggest impact on the global exhibition business, this year in partnership with Boxoffice Magazine. These are industry leaders who have been truly outstanding in the pa…

CJ Top Women In Cinema 2018

CJ’s Top 50 Women in Global Cinema – 2018

In its third year of the top women in global cinema list we have tried to widen both the pool of those we consider for this recognition, as well as the committee that arrived at these names. We are aware that with the #MeToo, Time’s Up and 50-50 by 2020 campaigns there is a moreRead More

Celluloid Junkie's Top 50 Women in Cinema 2017

CJ’s Top 50 Women in Global Cinema – 2017

In the second year that Celluloid Junkie celebrates the top female executives in the global cinema industry we have expanded the list from 25 to 50 amazing individuals. Even then we have not been able to include all inspiring women that we have come across or who were nominated. We also had long dis…

Ms. Debbie Stanford- Kristiansen, CEO, Novo Cinemas

CJ Interviews Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen, CEO, Novo Cinemas, U.A.E.

CJ Interviews Debbie Stanford- Kristiansen, CEO, of Novo Cinemas about 7-Star luxury, memorable customer experiences and how Novo stays ahead of the game.