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Moldova's National Film Centre is striving to save its national film archive of 2000 films that are at risk of destruction (photo credit: CNC, Chi?in?u, Moldova)

Moldova Fights to Rescue National Archives of 2000 Films at Risk of Destruction

Landlocked and forgotten, Europe’s most undiscovered nation state has only recently received a boost to its profile, largely due to a slightly discomfiting proximity to the military conflict in Ukraine. In much the same boat as the countries bordering it – Romania and Ukraine – Moldova has also suff…

New Wave of Cinema Closures Across Europe and China

The contagious Delta variant of the Coronavirus has led to cinemas once again closing in places such as Beijing, Moscow and Latvia. There is a fear that the onset of winter in the Northern Hemisphere could lead to further restrictions on public life and possibly new cinema shutterings. However, in o…

CJ CGV-ADG signing ceremony in Seoul. (photo: CJ CGV)

CJ CGV to Open 33 Cinema in Moscow by 2020

Korean cinema major CJ CGV will become the first major foreign exhibitor to expand into Russia, with plans to build 33 cinemas with 160 screens in Moscow by 2020. CJ CGV signed a deal with Russian real estate company ADG Group to form a 70-30 joint venture called RusCo out of Hong Kong with a regis…

Cinepolis

Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 3 November 2014

Mexican/international chain Cinepolis is mentioned as one of the potential bidders for Regal, according to the LA Times. Other potential buyers mentioned include No. 3 US chain Cinemark, Shanghai Film Group Corp., Chinese e-commerce major Alibaba, or South Korea’s CJ Group. It is clear that th…