The UK cinema advertising contractor, Pearl & Dean, has rekindled its relationship with Curzon by securing a new contract set to start in July 2023. The partnership will see Pearl & Dean work with Curzon to deliver advertising in their luxury cinema spaces and potentially across their other assets in the future.
AMC has reached an agreement to transition from a management and investment role in the Saudi Cinema Company to a pure licensing relationship. The current AMC Cinemas and future locations operated by SCC will retain the AMC Cinemas name and other IP through a licensing agreement.
The National Association of Theatre Owners will honor Rolando B. Rodriguez, chairman of NATO and senior advisor to The Marcus Corporation and Influx, with the 2023 NATO Marquee Award during this year’s CinemaCon. The announcement was made by Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon.
CJ 4DPlex has announced that 20th Century Studios, Lightstorm Entertainment and James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water has become the highest grossing release of all-time in its immersive formats 4DX and ScreenX. In those formats to date the film has earned $85 million worldwide.
After a 22-year career in cinema, Jerry Murdoch, CinemaNext country manager, UK & Ireland, has announced his plans to retire. He will step down as country manager this month to be replaced by current CinemaNext UK sales manager Jordan Bedding. Over the next few months, Murdoch will reduce his hours, and will spend his time supporting and assisting Bedding with the transition before assuming a newly created role within the group until he fully retires.
Cinemark is bringing back the all-inclusive festival pass for its annual Oscar Movie Week festival. In theatres from March 6-12, the festival gives moviegoers the chance to experience this year’s Best Picture and Best Live Action and Animated Short Film nominees in advance of Hollywood’s biggest night, when the 95th Oscars air March 12 on ABC. The festival is being held at more than 120 participating Cinemark theatres nationwide.
Bollywood veteran Satish Kaushik on Friday inaugurated a first-of-its-kind inflatable digital theatre in Sardarshahar town of Rajasthan's Churu district. The theatre was installed by PictureTime Digiplex. After the opening ceremony, the new theatre featured a screening of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's spy thriller Pathaan.
Theodore Franklin Knapp, the co-founder of TK Architects in Overland Park, Kansas, died January 6 at the age of 83.
The Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival has announced the full program line-up for the 18th edition of the festival, which will take place March 3-5. The festival champions films and filmmakers who push the boundaries of genre, form and convention to surprise expectations and enliven audience relationships with cinema.
The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy has announced key 2022 achievements in protecting its members’ content and removing pirate services from the U.S. market and worldwide.
