Doc@PÖFF 2025: International and Baltic Competition Programmes Announced
The 2025 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) will showcase a compelling selection of documentaries in its Doc@PÖFF International and Baltic Competitions. For the first time, Baltic documentaries and feature films will compete in separate programmes. This year’s selection explores themes rangin…
Christie Brings the Magic of Cinema to Life at the 2025 SXSW Sydney Screen Festival
Christie is proud to once again illuminate the screens of the 2025 SXSW Sydney Screen Festival with its state-of-the-art CineLife+ Series cinema projectors, bringing exceptional visual experiences to audiences from October 13–19. Currently in its third year, SXSW Sydney continues to be one of the re…
Christie RGB Pure Laser Technology Returns to Illuminate the 69th BFI London Film Festival
Christie is proud to continue its long-standing partnership with the British Film Institute for the 69th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express, where its RGB pure laser projection technology will power screenings of some of the year’s most anticipated cinematic releases. Taki…
The Baltic Event Co-Production Market Showcases 15 New Film Projects
Programme Announced for Black Nights’ Shorts Industry Shortcut
14th Annual Key West Film Festival Announces Full Lineup
Fathom Entertainment and Aniplex of America Bring “Virgin Punk Clockwork Girl” to Theatres in Japanese With English Subtitles and English Dubbed Versions November 11 and 13
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Unveils Bold Competition Line-Up and International Jury
The 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has unveiled the line-up and international jury for its 2025 Official Selection Competition, presenting 17 feature films, including 16 world premieres and one international premiere. Strong Global Presence This year’s selection follows an impressive…
Vista Group Empowers Exhibitors to Capture and Action Untapped Moviegoer Insights With New Survey Tool
Vista Group, the global leader in providing technology and data solutions to the film industry, today announced the launch of “React”, a powerful new pulse survey tool and the latest innovation within its Vista Cloud platform. Designed to transform how exhibitors understand and engage with moviegoer…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
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…
Historic Cultural Exchange: China Selects Hollywood Creative Executive Rick Law for Unprecedented Dual Final Judge Role in Animation and Comics Awards
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…