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Tess Manchester - Vista Entertainment Solutions

TWIC 2021: Tess Manchester – President USA, Vista Entertainment Solutions

This post is part of CJ’s Top Women In Global Cinema 2021 – Redux. How have your role, position, and responsibilities changed since you were first nominated for Top Women in Cinema? My role is still that of President of Vista Cinema’s USA territory, but it hasn’t been business as usual.…

COVID Cinema Heroes: Alamo Drafthouse, South Lamar, Texas, USA

With the closure of many cinemas and travel restrictions, it has been challenging to maintain the CJ Cinema of the Month in partnership with Vista. Instead we will be featuring submissions from readers about their favourite cinema, particularly small and independent ones, that deserve recognition fo…

COVID Cinema Heroes: Cornelius Cinemas, Oregon, USA

With the closure of many cinemas and travel restrictions, it has been challenging to maintain the CJ Cinema of the Month in partnership with Vista. Instead we will be featuring submissions from readers about their favourite cinema, particularly small and independent ones, that deserve recognition fo…

We’re All Grounded: The Impact of a Lack of Trade Shows on the Cinema Business

I squinted at my phone at 6:00 am on the 12th of March. “Did you see that they cancelled CinemaCon as well as all flights to and from Mainland Europe?” read the text. The news had broken overnight (for those of us outside of the United States) and the email from the show’s Managing DirectorRead More
Archlight Cinema in Battersea, London in the UK

Cinema of the Month: Archlight Cinema – Battersea, London, UK

Celluloid Junkie is proud to have partnered Vista Cinema for the Cinema of the Month series. Vista is the world’s leading cinema management software solutions company. We won’t just be featuring cinemas whose operators use Vista, but we will surely mention when that is the case. CJ would like to tha…
Vista Group first half 2017 results. (side: Vista Group)

CJ Cinema News Digest – Friday 25 August 2017

Vista and Kinepolis results are good; UK passes 100m admissions; BO summer actually not bad; Carnival buy Singapore cinemas and Umrothkar new CEO; Star Wars fan brawl in cinema; Cineworld evacuation, IBC session on cinema innovation and “Dunkirk” aspect ratio rant. New Zealand – Re…
Vista Murray Holdaway New Zealand Finance Minister

CJ Cinema News Digest – Friday 17 March 2017

Vista conference, OurScreen+Odeon, Credit Suisse ‘Underperforms’ AMC, record Mexican BO, Indian $3 ticket cap, Korea voucher expiry worry, Carmike turns to AMC, Ian Shepherd to leave Odeon, Movio Sarah promoted, André Rieu takes event cinema in-house, EclairColor CinemaCon demo, first 4D…
Vista Murray Holdway

CJ + Vista: Interview with Murray Holdaway, Vista Group CEO

CJ talks to Murray Holdaway, Vista Group CEO, about our Cinema of the Month partnership, areas of growth, China, the thinking behind Vista's acquisitions and what it's like to be a non-dairy New Zealand export.
Kinepolis Utopolis

CJ Cinema Digest – Monday 10 October 2016

Kinepolis-UGC deal, EuropaCorp sells cinemas, Vista-WePiao deal, Ang Lee talks HFR, FCPA is FDA's new copyright police, BigData.BigMovies long Gruvi blog, Polish BO up, Pakistan-Indian cinema war, Merlin's Greaves Exhibitor award, de Beaufort joins Golfilex, Cinepolis defends concession prices, Harr…
Regal vs Disney shares 2016

CJ Cinema Digest – Monday 18 July 2016

Cash Regal shares, Bastille Day pulled, Thailand cinema growth, Vista sign KNCC, D-Box in Germany, US cine advertising growth, social media backlash closes cinema, Jacki Chan Dolby Cinema Beijing, Malaysian Islamists oppose cinema plans and cinema to blame for stalking in India says court.
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Industry Briefs

  • PaperAirplane Media - The Hanger

    PaperAirplane’s Hangar Passes Two Million Downloads as Cinema Marketing Goes Social

    Sep 30, 2026
  • American Film Market - Century Plaza Hotel - Los Angeles

    Festivals and Film Markets Find New Routes Into Cinemas

    Sep 30, 2026
  • Bleecker Street - Frank Martinzez, Head of Distribution

    Bleecker Street and Marcus Theatres Recruit for a Changing Theatrical Market

    Sep 30, 2026
  • Trafalgar Releasing & HYBE presents HYBE Cine Fest 2026, a week-long global cinema event taking place in theaters worldwide

    Event Cinema Starts Looking Less Alternative

    Sep 30, 2026
  • Mitch Neuhauser - CinemaCon

    Cinema United Announces Leadership Changes as Neuhauser Plans 2028 CinemaCon Exit

    Sep 30, 2026
  • Bill Walker - CEO, Cineplex

    Cineplex Names Bill Walker CEO as Board Explores a Sale

    Sep 23, 2026
  • Lumma - Cinemark Abasto Shopping - 4D E-Motion

    Immersive Cinema Goes Global… and Local

    Sep 23, 2026
  • The Opening Ceremony at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2025 on December 04, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    RSIFF Pauses as the Middle East Festival Calendar Changes

    Sep 23, 2026

Popular Posts

  • Malta Film Commissioner Johann Grech has ambition plans for the island nation's future as a filming location, and he's using the Mediterrane Film Festival to bring Malta to the industry's attention (Photo: Courtesy Mediterrane Film Festival)

    How the Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta Is Putting the Island on the Map for Filmmakers

    Jul 10, 2026
  • IND/EX 2026 brought independent cinemas and film festivals together in Chicago to focus on community, sustainability, advocacy and resilience

    IND/EX 2026: Big Theatre Chains Have Customers. Independent Cinemas Have Communities.

    Jul 12, 2026
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    International Box Office Recovery Accelerates as Local Films Gain Ground

    Jul 12, 2026
  • (From left) Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, Cinema United President & CEO, Michael O'Leary

    Cinema United Didn’t Back the Paramount-Warner Merger. It Put Its Terms on the Table.

    Aug 21, 2026
  • Nathalie Kaiser, Rentrak Manager, Statistics and Research, Cathy Huis in ’t Veld-Esser, Gofilex CTO and co-owner, Miguel Rivera, Cinépolis Group VP Global Film Programming and Content, Johnny Carr, Vue International Head of Event Cinema and Distribution, Marc Allenby, CEO of Trafalgar Releasing, and Paul Huis in ’t veld, Gofilex CEO, during the ICTA Focus Session, "How Event Cinema, Live Experiences & Streaming Technology Are Set to Transform Cinema-Going" at CineEurope 2026 in Barcelona, Spain on June 23, 2026.

    Event Cinema Is Becoming an Always-On Business

    Aug 10, 2026
  • Paramount Warner Bros. Merger - Antitrust Settlement

    The Paramount-Warner Merger Is Permanent. The Guardrails for Movie Theatres Are Not

    Sep 22, 2026
  • Cinerama Dome - Hollywood, California

    Cinerama Dome Revival Gives Sony a Hollywood Flagship for Its Exhibition Ambitions

    Jul 22, 2026
  • (From Left) Daniel Loria of Boxoffice Pro, Adam Rymer from Regal, Brock. Bagby of B&B Theatres, Valmir Fernandes from Cinemark, Nicole Woods of RealD and Rolando Rodriguez from Lumma, during CinéShow 2026 in Dallas, Texas on August 25, 2026.

    Cinemas Aren’t Just Marketing Movies Anymore. They’re Marketing Auditoriums

    Sep 15, 2026

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