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Celluloid Junkie's Top Women In Global Cinema - 2023

CJ’s Top 50 Women In Global Cinema – 2023

Celluloid Junkie is proud to be publishing the seventh annual Top Women in Global Cinema list. Last year we took a break from seeking nominations, as the pandemic was a great leveler with almost all cinemas shut at some point and, as such, it was worth equally celebrating all women who were fighting…

Celluloid Junkie's Top Women In Cinema 2020

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: Mariam el Bacha – CEO, Cinepax

The second video in our “Women in Cinema” series, in partnership with the Cinema Technology Community (CTC), features the delectable Mariam el Bacha, CEO of Pakistan’s largest cinema company, Cinepax. I sat down with her to discuss her international career, and what it’s like working as a woman in P…

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…

UNIC Women's Cinema Leadership Programme

UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme – Second Edition

CineEurope 2019 marked the end of the second edition of the UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme. While the programme continues with a new cohort of mentors and mentees on board, we wanted to exchange thoughts with two of our graduating mentoring pairs to hear their fresh views on the programme…

UNIC mentoring meeting CineEurope 2019. (photo: UNIC)

The UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme – Where We Are And What’s Next

Cinema has the unique potential to inspire, boost dialogue and empower its audiences. It is therefore crucial for the industry to reflect its diverse cinema-going community both on- and off-screen, in the interest of promoting engagement and inclusiveness and leading by example. Boardrooms that driv…

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…

Mariam El Bacha, MBO Cinemas

CJ Interviews: Mariam El Bacha, Director of Operations, MBO Cinemas, Malaysia

CJ interviews Mariam el Bacha, Director of Operations at Malaysia's MBO Cinemas, about team building, motivating staff, improving customer service, standing out as a brand and Lionel Messi.