HILDEN, GERMANY ( October 9, 2025 )
The ECCO Agenda 2030: Nils Büker joins the team!
ECCO, one of Germany’s leading partners for cinema technology and services, continues to set the course for the future: Following Maik Schönebeck, who has been successfully responsible for technical management since the beginning of the year, Nils Büker will join the company on 1 October 2025…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ( October 9, 2025 )
Universal Pictures’ “Wicked: For Good” Shatters Records As Fandango’s Best First-Day Ticket Pre-seller of 2025 and in the Top-10 of All Best First-Day Ticket Pre-sellers in the Company’s History
Fandango, the nation’s leading online movie ticketing service, announced today that Universal Pictures’ cinematic event, “Wicked: For Good,” is now Fandango’s best first-day ticket pre-seller of 2025, surpassing “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,” “Taylor…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK ( October 9, 2025 )
DOC NYC Announces Main Slate Lineup for Sixteenth Edition, November 12–30, 2025
DOC NYC, the festival for documentaries — celebrating its 16th edition in-person November 12-20 at IFC Center, SVA Theatre, and Village East by Angelika and continuing online through November 30 — announced its Main Slate lineup today. The 2025 festival presents more than 115 feature-length document…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ( October 9, 2025 )
Baz Luhrmann’s “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” Sells to Neon and Universal Pictures Content Group
Neon and Universal Pictures Content Group jointly announced today that they have acquired domestic and international rights respectively to Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann’s “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert.” A one-of-a-kind cinematic experience, “EPiC” invites…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK ( October 9, 2025 )
2025 Gotham Film Awards to Present Netflix’s “Frankenstein” With the Gotham Vanguard Tribute
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that “Frankenstein,” written and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, along with stars Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, will receive The Gotham Vanguard Tribute at the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards Ceremony, taking p…
TALLINN, ESTONIA ( October 9, 2025 )
Black Nights’ PÖFF Shorts Reveals Competition Titles for 2025
The international Shorts Live-Action Competition will see 6 World Premieres: “A Perfect Maryam” (Dirs. Solmaz Etemadzadeh, Ara Torosian, 2025, Iran, USA), “No No Place Hotel” (Dir. Reinis Ubelis, 2025, Latvia), “Rotten” (Dir. Asli Bildirici, 2025, Netherlands),…
LONDON & LOS ANGELES ( October 9, 2025 )
Sales Executive Shana Nichols Joins Celluloid Junkie as Sponsorship Director
Celluloid Junkie, the leading online trade publication covering the global film and cinema business, is pleased to announce the appointment of seasoned sales executive Shana Nichols as Sponsorship Director. Based in Tampa Bay, Florida, Nichols will lead Celluloid Junkie’s global sponsorship and busi…
Beverly Hills, California ( October 8, 2025 )
Harkins Theatres President and CEO Mike Bowers Elected Chair of Cinema United Executive Board
The Cinema United Executive Board of Directors has elected Harkins Theatres President & CEO Mike Bowers as the new Chair of its Executive Board. Bowers assumes the position from the previous Board Chair, Bob Bagby, CEO of B&B Theatres, who finishes his two-year term this week. Bagby will rem…
CHINA (October 7, 2025)
LONDO, UNITED KINGDOM ( October 7, 2025 )
Arts Alliance Media’s Screenwriter TMS and Kelonik Support Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival for the Fifth Consecutive Event
Arts Alliance Media (AAM), the global leader in digital cinema software and services, and Kelonik, a local integrator and service provider, has agreed to support the renowned Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival (SIFFF) for the fifth consecutive year, enabling comprehensive content, scheduli…
AUSTIN, TEXAS ( October 7, 2025 )
Alamo Drafthouse and Toho International to Celebrate Godzilla’s Birthday With Exclusive Merch and Re-release
On Monday, November 3rd, audiences at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema locations across the country will join together for Godzilla Day, the 71st birthday of the screen icon and true living legend, Godzilla. But what birthday gifts do you get for a skyscraper-sized septuagenarian with a temper? To properly c…
TALLINN, ESTONIA ( October 7, 2025 )
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Unveils Provocative Debut Feature Competition Line-Up
The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) is set to showcase a provocative selection of debut feature films this year. A total of 13 films will compete for the Best Debut Film Award, including 9 world premieres and 4 international premieres. All of the authors will be present in Tallinn. A Globa…
LEAWOOD, KANSAS ( October 6, 2025 )
“Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” Is an Unprecedented, Record-Setting, Worldwide Success With More Than $50 Million Global Box Office
Taylor Swift is a global icon, a record-setting artist, and, once again, a box office champion. Swift’s self-directed, one-weekend-only “Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party Of A Showgirl” album-debut cinematic experience is officially the No. 1 title at the box office, both domesti…
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (October 6, 2025)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM ( October 3, 2025 )
UK & Ireland Box Office Update: September 2025 Up 18% vs 2024, YTD Still 9% Ahead
The total revenue for September is £71,005,476. This is 18% higher than the £60,273,939 recorded in September 2024, which was led by “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” contributing £21.6m. Year to date, we have passed £806 million, running 9% ahead of 2024 and only 1% behind 2023. The ninth insta…
LONDON, ENGLAND ( October 3, 2025 )
Trafalgar Releasing Promotes Emily Cecil-Dennett to Director of Production
Trafalgar Releasing announces the promotion of Emily Cecil-Dennett to Director of Production, recognising her outstanding contribution to the company since joining in March 2014. In her new role, Emily will continue to lead all production elements at the company, spanning film capture, live broadcas…
DUBLIN, IRELAND (October 3, 2025)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA ( October 2, 2025 )
Event Cinemas Launches Australasia’s Biggest 4DX Movie Experience
Australasia’s largest full immersion 4DX auditorium has launched at Event Cinemas Marion, providing a premium cinematic experience that stimulates all five senses. Officially opening today, the brand new 4DX auditorium features 172 high-tech moving seats and over 21 motion and environmental special…
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NEW JERSEY ( October 2, 2025 )
CineAsia Announces John Hsu, Distibutor of the Year Award Recipient for 2025
John Hsu, Head of Studio Distribution & Operations at The Walt Disney Company, Asia Pacific, will receive the “Distributor of the Year” Award at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 11 December 2025 at the Millennium Hilton in Bangkok. John Hsu has been a driving force in the media and ente…
PHOENIX, ARIZONA & DENVER, COLORADO ( October 2, 2025 )
From New York Times Best-Selling Author Lee Strobel, “The Case for Miracles” Coming to Theatres Nationwide From Fathom Entertainment December 15–18
Fathom Miracles are sung about, preached about, and debated. But New York Times bestselling author Lee Strobel sets out to investigate them and put their factual validity to the test. His new feature-length film on the subject, “The Case for Miracles,” is coming to theatres nationwide De…
