New York ( July 9, 2021 )
The Hip Hop Film Festival Returns for Its Sixth Season With In-person and Immersive Events
The Harlem Film House’s 6th annual Hip Hop Film Festival offers film screenings, live block parties, rap battles, master classes known as Master Cyphers, and more. The festival takes place August 1 through September 3, with in-person events at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Downtown Brooklyn, live e…
Culver City, California ( July 7, 2021 )
United Drive-in Theater Owners Association and the Independent Cinema Alliance Launch the “Blockbuster Summer” Program
The United Drive-In Theater Owners Association (U.D.I.T.O.A.) and the Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA) announced today the kick-off of the “Blockbuster Summer” program, designed to celebrate and support the comeback of the movie-going experience. Kicking off next week, “Blockbuster Summer” will rew…
New York, ( July 7, 2021 )
Odeon Cinemas Group to Receive “International Exhibitor of the Year” Award at CineEurope 2021
ODEON Cinemas Group has been named as the 2021 recipient of the “International Exhibitor of the Year” award at CineEurope. The award will be presented to Mark Way, President of AMC Europe and Managing Director ODEON Cinemas Group, and Juan Antonio Gomez, Chief Partnership and Content Officer, as par…
New York ( July 6, 2021 )
The Golden Trailer Awards Announces Nominees for the GTA21
The Golden Trailer Awards (GTA) is pleased to announce the nominees for their 21st annual awards ceremony, which will be filmed at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center (NPAC) in Greeneville, Tennessee on Thursday, July 22. Sisters Evelyn Brady-Watters and Monica Brady founded the GTAs to recognize t…
Sacramento, California ( July 6, 2021 )
B&B Theatres Elevate Grand Screen, Powered by CGS
Cinionic, the world’s leading provider of laser cinema solutions, and B&B Theatres, the 6th largest exhibitor in the U.S., with nearly 500 screens across 55 locations, announce their collaboration to enhance B&B’s premium large format Grand Screen, with the power of CGS. The first Grand Sc…
London, UK ( July 6, 2021 )
UK Government Announces COVID-19 Restrictions in England Set to be Relaxed from 19th July
The UK Cinema Association has welcomed today’s announcement that COVID-19 restrictions at cinemas in England are set to be relaxed from Monday 19 July. Proposed changes would – if data continues its current positive trajectory – see the removal of requirements around social distancing and capacity c…
Cannes, France ( July 6, 2021 )
Christie Set for RGB Pure Laser Debut at Europe’s Most Glamorous Film Festival
Christie is once again delighted to be the projection technology partner for the Cannes Film Festival. For the 2021 festival, which runs July 6–17, Christie’s RGB pure laser projectors will brighten up the screens for the first time. It will be the first in-person edition of the Cannes Film Festival…
Liège-Barchon, Belgium ( July 5, 2021 )
CinemaNext Launches Its E-Commerce Solution for Cinema Exhibitors Across Europe
CinemaNext, the European, Middle Eastern & African specialist in cinema exhibitor services, today announced the roll out of its dedicated e-commerce platform, CinemaNext Shop, across Europe and internationally. The largest online sales platform for the cinema technology industry, CinemaNext Sho…
Berlin, Germany ( July 2, 2021 )
Greta & Starks Apps GmbH Launches New Service to Foreign Language Audiences Worldwide During the MDF @Cannes NEXT 2021
Founder and CEO Seneit Debese will present and demo the Greta app at Cannes Next on July 8th, 5pm – 6pm at Palais Stage. This dynamic tool offers a new and simplified way for foreign language audiences to access screenings in their preferred language, via subtitles or dubbing – in cinemas, at…
Los Angeles ( July 1, 2021 )
Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition, LLC Names Howard Kiedaisch as CEO
Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition, LLC (“DCDC”) announced today that longtime film industry veteran Howard Kiedaisch will take the reigns as CEO, effective July 7, 2021. Kiedaisch succeeds Randolph “Randy” Blotky, who is stepping down as CEO on June 30, 2021, following more than a decade of invo…
Brussels, Belgium ( July 1, 2021 )
UNIC Launches Fifth Edition of the Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European cinema trade grouping, today launched the fifth edition of its Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme, a 12-month mentoring programme for women in cinema exhibition. Following the success of the previous four editions, this year’s programme will p…
Strasbourg, France ( July 1, 2021 )
Theatrical Gross Box Office in the EU and the UK Collapsed by 70.4% in 2020
COVID pandemic causes theatrical markets across Europe to plummet by over 70% in 2020 Cinemas throughout most of Europe had to close in response to COVID restrictions in March 2020. While most theatres were allowed to reopen from mid-May / June onwards, they could only operate under strict restricti…
Brussels ( June 30, 2021 )
UNIC Launches Fifth Edition Of The Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European cinema trade grouping, today launched the fifth edition of its Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme, a 12-month mentoring programme for women in cinema exhibition. Following the success of the previous four editions, this year’s programme will p…
Auckland, New Zealand ( June 30, 2021 )
Auckland’s Stardome Enhances Immersion With HARMAN Professional Solutions Surround Sound System
The Stardome Observatory and Planetarium recently upgraded its cinema and live performance venue with a complete HARMAN Professional networked surround sound system comprised of JBL Professional, Crown, BSS and Soundcraft solutions. The Stardome’s observatory opened to the public in 1967, while the…
London, UK (June 30, 2021)
San Tan Valley, Arizona (June 30, 2021)
Auckland, New Zealand & Los Angeles, California ( June 29, 2021 )
Vista Group Companies, Movio and Numero, Launch ‘Behind The Screens’ Industry Podcast
Movio, the global leader in marketing data analytics for the cinema industry, and Numero, the powerful box office collection and reporting platform, today announced that they will produce “Behind The Screens,” a new weekly podcast providing actionable insights on the moviegoers behind th…
Leawood, Kansas ( June 29, 2021 )
AMC Theatres Races to a Post-Reopening Record Weekend With More Than 2 Million U.S. Guests and the Biggest U.S. Movie Opening at the Box Office Since 2019
AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States, in Europe & the Middle East and in the world, announced that audiences came roaring back to AMC movie theatres in post-reopening record numbers this weekend. AMC credits the opening of “F9: The Fast Saga…
Cologne ( June 28, 2021 )
European Cinema Innovation Project CINNOVATE Secures EU Investment
European cinema innovation project CINNOVATE (working title) today announced the securing of EU investment into a brand-new digital platform, which will enable local cinemas to complement the theatrical experience with a palette of new digital audience engagement and content features. The high-profi…
London ( June 28, 2021 )
Former Everyman CEO Crispin Lilly to Become Interim MediCinema CEO as Kat Mason Steps Down
Kat Mason will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer MediCinema in August, after seven years in the role. While the MediCinema Board move to recruit a successor, Trustee Crispin Lilly, former CEO of the UK’s Everyman Media Group, will step in to become Interim CEO, working on a part time basis…
