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The Stat of the Industry panel at the EDCF Convention 2025 held in Milan, Italy February 26 and 27, 2025.

EDCF Showcases Latest Cinema Industry Innovations During Annual Conference in Milan, Italy

For the first time in the history of the European Digital Cinema Forum (EDCF), the organisation held its annual conference in Italy. The two-day event, held 26-27 February, saw over 125 participants from more than 15 countries, from the United States to India and from throughout Europe. It took plac…

Dee Vassili of Vue

CJ People: Vue’s Dee Vassili Proves Cinema Operations is All About the Team

CJ People is a new series from Celluloid Junkie, examining the issues that affect the driving force of cinema exhibition and the wider film industry: its people. We aim to cover any and all relevant “people” topics from mental health and wellbeing, to work-life balance, to diversity and inclusion. I…

CJ Interviews: Steve Knibbs, COO for Vue International

The global COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting government-enforced lockdowns, has pushed the international cinema industry to its limits. But throughout this time, innovation and a strong sense of community has surfaced, with exhibitors around the world using the downtime to plan thoroughly for when th…

Sunday Times Jonathan Dean The Tables have Turned.

Vue’s Steve Knibbs: “The Reports of Cinema’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated”

Last weekend the Sunday Times in the UK published an opinion piece by Jonathan Dean titles “The Tables Have Turned”, in which he looked at the 10 Oscar nominations for “Roma” and concluded that “streaming has arrived.” No disputing that, but he then went on to cla…

Adam Aron Has a Banner Year at AMC

Cinema News Digest – Friday 24 August 2018

Dear Junkies, We are back after the summer break and look forward to an exciting autumn of cinema news, analysis and releases. As always, thank you to those of our readers writing in and keeping us informed. Regards, Patrick Banner quarter for AMC but ‘clearance’ lawsuit worries; PVR buy…

Berlinale 2018

Cinema News Digest – Thursday 15 February 2018

Dear Junkies, Today is the start of the Berlin Film Festival (aka Berlinale to locals) and CJ will be taking part in various panels, forums, presentations, meetings, receptions and, who knows, we might even be able to fit in a film or two. German cinema is celebrating a return to growth, with 122.3m…

CGV+VUE=CGVUE

Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 14 November 2017

Dear Junkies, MoviePass has paid AMC USD $11.88 on average for each cinema ticket sold, AMC data shows. Not a bad deal for customers paying USD $9.95 per month, but not a business model that is sustainable in the long run. AMC’s Adam Aron was unequivocal in his take on the third-party all-you-…

Vue West End Reopening - Marquee and Exterior

Vue West End Flagship Reopens To Impress

On Monday, July 10th, the Vue West End cinema in London’s Leicester Square reopened after having been closed for four months to complete extensive refurbishing. “We want to set a new standard for what is possible in the West End,” declared Kevin Styles, UK & Ireland Managing Di…

Stockland Green Hills' Hoyts cinema plans. (image: artist's impression)

CJ Cinema Property Update – Tuesday 24 January 2017

Australia: New Hoyts in Stockland. Poland: Warsaw's Blue City gets Helios, Kepnie gets OH Kino. USA: Studio Movie Grill in Texas. UK: The Light in Hanley, Merlin 4-screen in Bodmin, Montrose's pool plan. Qatar: Vox in Doha Festival City. India: Rajhans in Panchkula. Malaysia: MBO flagship in KL's St…