Brussels ( October 12, 2020 )
European Cinemas Voice Disappointment and Dismay Over Disney Decision
Following the decision by Walt Disney Studios to release Pixar’s “Soul” directly onto their Disney+ streaming platform, the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), representing European cinema operators, has issued the following statement. Walt Disney Studios’ decision to release “S…
Washington D.C. & North Hollywood, CA ( October 12, 2020 )
NATO Elects New Officers
The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), announced today the election of new officers to two-year terms by the Executive Board of Directors at the association’s annual meeting, held virtually, 29 September – 7 October 2020. Rolando B. Rodriguez, Chairman, President & CEO of Marcu…
Plano, Texas ( October 9, 2020 )
Cinemark Halloween Private Watch Parties Go Scary Fast, Will Give 1,000 More to Meet Spooktactular Demand
Cinemark Holdings, Inc., one of the world’s largest and most influential movie theatre companies, is thrilled to announce that it is meeting spooktactular demand by giving away an additional 1,000 Halloween Private Watch Parties after its initial wave were all claimed spellbindingly fast, within 13…
Burbank, California ( October 8, 2020 )
Disney & Pixar’s “Soul” To Make Exclusive Holiday Debut On Disney+
The Walt Disney Company announced today that “Soul,” the all-new original feature from Pixar Animation Studios, will debut exclusively on Disney+ on December 25, 2020. In international markets where Disney+ isn’t currently or soon to be available, “Soul” will be released theatrically, with dates to…
Washington D.C. ( October 8, 2020 )
NATO Renews Call to Moviegoers to #saveyourcinema
The National Association of Theatre Owners today urged Congress to #SaveYourCinema and pass relief for cinemas of all sizes. NATO’s #SaveYourCinema campaign has spurred more than 100,000 moviegoers across the country to send over 300,000 letters to Congress in support of aid to movie theaters. With…
Leawood, Kansas (October 8, 2020)
Leawood, Kansas ( October 8, 2020 )
Ventura County Becomes the Latest in California to Approve the Reopening of Movie Theatres as AMC Theatres Prepares to Reopen Its 18th California Location on October 9
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States, in Europe & the Middle East and the world, today announced that following the recent approval by Ventura County in California, the Company will reopen AMC DINE-IN Thousand Oaks 14, beginning Friday, October 9. V…
Ghent, Belgium ( October 8, 2020 )
New Kinepolis Cinema in Haarlem Open for Audiences
The new Kinepolis cinema in ‘Centrum Schalkwijk’ in Haarlem, the Netherlands, today opens its doors to the public. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated capacity restrictions, the festive inauguration has been postponed to a later date. The cinema has 6 screens and 937 seats, and all screens a…
Los Angeles, CA (October 8, 2020)
Amsterdam, Netherlands ( October 8, 2020 )
Vista Group Company Maccs Launches Version X of Its Theatrical Distribution Solution
Maccs, a Vista Group Company and the largest developer of distribution software for the global film industry, has announced the launch of TDS X, the latest version of its Core TDS software. TDS X is faster and more responsive with optimizations across the system that improve the overall user experie…
Paris, France & Madrid, Spain ( October 7, 2020 )
Eclair Versioning & Accessibility Expands Its Paris Facility and Opens a New Facility in Barcelona
Eclair Versioning & Accessibility (EVA) continues its expansion plans, building a state-of-the-art, additional recording room in its Vanves (Paris, France) facility and opening a dubbing studio in Barcelona (Spain). Showing an unquestionable commitment to its localization business and undeterred…
Burbank, CA (October 7, 2020)
Auckland, NZ & Manila, Philippines ( October 6, 2020 )
Vista Partners With SM Cinema, The Philippines’ Largest Exhibitor
Vista Cinema, the global leader in cinema management software, has signed a multi-year deal with SM Cinema, the Philippines largest film exhibitor. The arrangement, the first for Vista in this country, will result in great advances for SM customers including easier access to seat reservations, ticke…
Los Angeles, CA (October 6, 2020)
Moscow, Russia (October 2, 2020)
London ( October 2, 2020 )
42 Cinemas to Share £650,000 in First Awards From the Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas
This important cash boost of more than £650,000 will help independent cinemas – the cultural organisation closest to home for so many people – weather the storm of the coronavirus pandemic. Investment is part of the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund and will help cinemas f…
LONDON ( October 1, 2020 )
Sohonet’s ClearView Flex Adds Capability to Bolster Color Quality and Audio with Support for 10-bit Color and 5.1 Surround Sound
Sohonet, the global experts in connectivity, media services and network security for the media and entertainment industry, has today released new features for their real-time review tool, ClearView Flex. Users will now enjoy increased color quality of streaming sessions with 4:2:0 10-bit color and a…
Costa Mesa, California (October 1, 2020)
Leawood (Kansas) ( October 1, 2020 )
More Than 500 AMC Theatres® Locations to Be Open by Mid-October as AMC Prepares to Resume Operations at 23 Theatres in North Carolina Between Friday October 9 and Friday October 16
AMC Entertainment (AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States, in Europe & the Middle East and the world, today announced that more than 500 AMC locations would be operating by mid-October, as the Company plans to resume operations at 23 locations in North Carolina during the co…
London, UK ( October 1, 2020 )
An Update from the Event Cinema Association
It’s hard to believe we’re about to enter Quarter 4 of 2020, in this ever-changing landscape, who knows what the next few months will bring, but what we can guarantee, is more event cinema content! September has certainly been encouraging for event cinema, with commendable results from “BTS: B…
