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Christie appoints Jim Hallas VP of Product Management to lead display strategy, bringing expertise from IBM, TI, and cinema technology
CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA ( September 3, 2025 )

Christie Appoints Jim Hallas as Vice President, Product Management

Christie today announced the appointment of Jim Hallas as vice president, product management, effective September 2. Reporting to President and COO Michael Phipps, Hallas will lead the company’s display product strategy, ensuring Christie delivers customer-centric solutions that advance the cinema,…
LIÈGE, BELGIUM & CUIJK, THE NETHERLANDS (September 2, 2025)

CinemaNext Netherlands Selected to Install State-of-the-Art Cinema Technology at The Pulse of Amsterdam

TIFF partners with Arts Alliance Media for the 4th year, using Screenwriter & Lifeguard to manage content, screenings, and hardware
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM ( September 2, 2025 )

Toronto International Film Festival Selects Arts Alliance Media’s Screenwriter and Lifeguard Solutions for Fourth Consecutive Year to Power Seamless Operations

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the world’s largest public film festival, has partnered with Arts Alliance Media (AAM), the global leader in digital cinema software and support, to enable Screenwriter and Lifeguard to manage content, screenings and hardware for a fourth consecutive year.…
AAM & CinemaNext launch power-optimising tech to help cinemas cut energy use, lower costs, & reduce their carbon footprint for global cinema
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM ( August 28, 2025 )

Arts Alliance Media and CinemaNext Partner to Deliver Energy-Saving Automation for Global Cinema

Arts Alliance Media (AAM), the global leader in digital cinema software and support services, and CinemaNext, the largest cinema exhibition services company in Europe, the US, the Middle East, and Africa, have announced a power-optimising technology integration designed to help exhibitors worldwide…
NEON and Waypoint Entertainment’s Cweature Features join Damian McCarthy’s "Hokum," set for U.S. theatrical release in 2026
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ( August 28, 2025 )

Neon Locks in Worldwide Rights to Adam Scott-Starrer “Hokum;” Cweature Features Joins Co-production With Image Nation, Spooky Pictures

Award-winning studio NEON and Waypoint Entertainment’s Cweature Features have come on board writer and director Damian McCarthy’s (“Oddity”) film “Hokum,” starring Adam Scott (“Severance”). NEON will release the film theatrically in the US in 2026. NEON International wi…
DENVER, COLORADO (August 27, 2025)

Fathom Entertainment Brings Back to Theatres Jim Henson’s Groundbreaking Fantasy Adventure “The Dark Crystal” October 12–13 in Celebration of the 70-Year Anniversary of the Jim Henson Company

Reading Cinemas Australia celebrates National Cinema Day on August 31 with a special day of moviegoing for audiences nationwide
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA ( August 27, 2025 )

Reading Cinemas Announces Return of National Cinema Day

Reading Cinemas Australia, an affiliate of Reading International, Inc. (“Reading”), announced today that it will again be holding the Reading Cinemas National Cinema Day on Sunday August 31st. For the third continuous year the exceptionally popular cinema going day will run under each brand – Readin…
Beijing Shangtian pioneers HDR post-production with a 5m 4K DCI-certified HeyLED cinema screen integrated into its DI grading suite
BEIJING, CHINA ( August 26, 2025 )

HeyLED 5m 4K HDR DCI-Certified Screen Powers HDR Grading at Two Beijing Post-Production Studios

Beijing Shangtian and Direct Color Grading Film & Media Technology Co., Ltd., the renowned post-production studio behind Chinese blockbusters such as “The Battle at Lake Changjin” and “The Wandering Earth II,” has taken a pioneering step in HDR post-production by integra…
Kinepolis Group will roll out Vista Cloud across 109 sites and 1,100+ screens in Europe and North America, strengthening its tech partnership
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND ( August 25, 2025 )

Vista Group Announces Agreement With Kinepolis Group to Roll Out Vista Cloud Across 1,100+ Screens in Europe and North America

Vista Group, the global leader in providing technology and data solutions to the film industry, today announced that its long-standing client, Kinepolis Group – a leading exhibitor in Europe and North America – has signed an agreement to implement Vista Cloud across its entire circuit of 109 sites a…
ALWAR, INDIA (August 25, 2025)

Miraj Cinemas Opens Alwar’s Largest Luxury Multiplex at Urban Square Galleria Mall

Strong/MDI Screen Systems announces the appointment of Jean-François Gagnon as its new Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
JOLIETTE, CANADA ( August 25, 2025 )

Strong/MDI Screen Systems Announces Appointment of Jean-François Gagnon As Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Strong/MDI Screen Systems, a global leader in premium projection screen manufacturing, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jean-François Gagnon as its new Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, effective August 25, 2025. Jean-François brings to Strong/MDI over two decades of dynamic…
Guillermo del Toro will serve as Guest Artistic Director for AFI FEST 2025 presented by Canva, the American Film Institute announced today
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ( August 25, 2025 )

Guillermo del Toro Named As Guest Artistic Director of AFI Fest 2025 Presented by Canva

Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will serve as the Guest Artistic Director for AFI FEST 2025 presented by Canva. “Guillermo del Toro is one of the great champions of the art form — a visionary filmmaker, a passionate cinephile…
DENVER, COLORADO (August 22, 2025)

Turtle-Rific! “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze” Coming to Theatres for 35th Anniversary From Fathom Entertainment, Saga Arts, and Warner Bros. in March 2026

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA & DENVER, COLORADO (August 21, 2025)

Aura Entertainment Acquires Amblin Produced Renée Elise Goldsberry “Hamilton” Documentary, “Satisfied;” Sets Nationwide Theatrical Release With Fathom Entertainment Beginning September 30

Red Sea FF reveals its programming team for the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival, set for Dec 4–13, 2025 in Jeddah’s Al Balad
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA ( August 21, 2025 )

The Red Sea Film Foundation Unveils Programmers for Festival’s 2025 Edition

The Red Sea Film Foundation (Red Sea FF) has unveiled the programming team for the fifth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, which takes place from 4–13 December 2025 in the historic district of Al Balad, Jeddah. The announcement comes on the eve of the Venice Film Festival, where th…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (August 21, 2025)

“Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” Starring Jeremy Allen White to Open AFI Fest 2025 Presented by Canva

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (August 21, 2025)

Bleecker Street Nabs U.S. Rights to Zachary Wigon’s Horror Thriller “Victorian Psycho” From Anton Starring Maika Monroe, Jason Isaacs, and Thomasin McKenzie

Fandango reveals results of its 2025 Fall & Horror Movies Survey, highlighting the most anticipated films of the season
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ( August 21, 2025 )

“Tron: Ares,” “Mortal Kombat II,” and “The Conjuring: Last Rites” Lead Fandango’s 2025 Most Anticipated Fall Movies Survey

Fandango, the nation’s leading online movie ticketing service, today announced the results of its 2025 Most Anticipated Fall & Horror Movies Survey of more than 2,000 ticket buyers. The survey focused on films opening in theaters from September 1 to October 31, 2025. Movie lovers can expect an i…
LOS ANGELES (August 20, 2025)

“Match In A Haystack” to Screen at Laemmle’s Theater in Los Angeles Following Ukrainian Independence Day

DENVER, COLORADO (August 20, 2025)

Fathom Entertainment Acquires U.S. Theatrical Distribution Rights for “Grow” and Sets Nationwide Premiere for October 3; Joyous New Family Film Produced by Double Nickel Entertainment in Association With Sky, Orogen Entertainment and Blazing Griffin

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