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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

Paper vs Digital Movie Posters

On Paper, The Future of Movie Posters Is Digital

Cinema has seen more changes than almost any other form of entertainment still in existence – and a shift from paper posters to digital displays is only one of the most recent. This change has been gradual, so much so moviegoers almost didn’t notice the swapping out of poster frames for LCD sc…

Pathé Beaugrunelle in Paris, France

How Cinemas Are Programming for Re-Opening

Celluloid Junkie’s ‘Re-Opening & Re-Imagining Cinemas‘ is a series of articles that tracks how cinemas around the world resume operations and seek to build a better cinema experience. We thank everyone who has contributed to this effort. It seems like a lifetime ago that cinema operators presse…

Carnival Cinema, PVR and Cinepolis India all target Gulf (image: Celluloid Junkie)

Carnival Acquisition of Novo Highlights Indian Cinemas’ Global Ambitions

India cinema operator Carnival Group has signed a definitive agreement with Qatar-based Elan Group to acquire its 100% stake in Novo Cinemas. While financial details were not disclosed it is estimated to be in the region of INR 500-690 crore (USD $75-100 million). The deal marks a ramp-up of Indian…

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) and Managing Director of International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde (L) attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, on October 24, 2017. The Crown Prince pledged a "moderate, open" Saudi Arabia, breaking with ultra-conservative clerics in favour of an image catering to foreign investors and Saudi youth. "We are returning to what we were before -- a country of moderate Islam that is open to all religions and to the world," he said at the economic forum in Riyadh. / AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)

Cinema is Coming to Saudi Arabia – Winners and Losers

Saudi Arabia is to allow cinema after 35 years of absence. The first cinemas could open as soon as March of 2018, with several operators vying for prime position. The aim is to have 2,000 screens in over 300 cinemas by 2030 in the country of over 32 million inhabitants. Below we examine the prospect…

PVR box office India

CJ Cinema News Digest – Friday 26 May 2017

GST 28% upsets Indian cinemas, Korean cinemas convicted, Novo innovation insights, Eye Cinema awarded, Bengaluru cinema plans not welcomes, CGV concession sales grow, popcorn predicted to grow, Empire ‘first full-seat D-Box’ auditorium, Wonder Woman woman-only screening annoys whiny men.…

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…

CJ Cinema Property Update – Tuesday 31 January 2017

USA: CJ CGV Buena Park opens, Micon targets Wausau, Alamo Corpus Christie opening delayed. Qatar: 7-star Novo in Doha. UK: Macclesfield & Redhill cinema plans, Ipswich Empire, Movie House Belfast controversy. France: Eden 3. India: new PVR & Inox cinemas. Re-opening/re-furb: Malco Wolfchase…

CJ Cinema News Digest – Wednesday 18 January 2017

CGV Blits is now CGV Cinemas, Curzon wins BAFTA, VIP screens in UAE, 50+ screen in Qatar next six months, Mizrahi talks Ymagis at Oddo, Russian BO up in 2016, Art House Convergence underway & Ira Deutchman wins award, man falls form Cinema De Lux roof, PVR heart attack death during "Dangal", hatchet…

Kinepolis Luxury Theater

CJ Cinema Property Update – Tuesday 10 January 2017

USA: Cinépolis goes VIP in NE, Carmike in Anderson Towne, Morehead Foundry down with hipsters, CinéBistro hiring in Baltimore; India: Cinépolis in Hyderabad; Gulf: Nov's laser Imax in Qater, Reel and City Walk become Roxy in Dubai; France: Paris' Etoile Cinémas is arthouse of tomorrow, quality three…