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Who owns Britain’s cinema chains?
Ever wondered who’s counting the cash from your local cinema? Rob did some digging…
Everyone has their favourite cinema, be it a fiercely independent picture palace or a surprisingly-not-awful massive monster of a multiplex. But how much do you know about who owns Britain’s cinema chains?
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Tags: Den of Geek (Blog)
Created on July 24th, 2014. Last updated on July 24th, 2014.
You are all invited. Come on in. | Glasgow 2014 – Commonwealth Games
The famous Celtic Park football ground has been dramatically transformed ahead of the Opening Ceremony. Europe’s largest LED screen has been installed to create a ‘window to the world’ for Glasgow and Scotland to connect with locations across the city, Scotland and the Commonwealth. The giant screen, which is currently being built across the whole of the South Stand at Celtic Park will be almost 100 meters long, 11 meters high and will weigh in at 38 tonnes.
via You are all invited. Come on in. | Glasgow 2014 – Commonwealth Games.
Tags: glasgow2014Created on July 23rd, 2014. Last updated on July 23rd, 2014.
Funding approved for EMD cinema purchase (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)
The re-opening of an historic cinema for the community took a major step forward last night after funding was agreed to purchase the building.
via Funding approved for EMD cinema purchase (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series).
Tags: East London and West Essex Guardian SeriesCreated on July 22nd, 2014. Last updated on July 22nd, 2014.
Jobs – Casual Freelance Projectionist, CW Entertainment, Welwyn Garden City
£9 per hour
CW Entertainment in Welwyn Garden City is expanding in the autumn of this year. We will be opening a 3 screen miniplex called the Garden City Cinema that will compliment the Hawthorne Theatre and a large soft play centre that will run alongside our famous RollerCity. As part of this development, we have a new requirement for a dynamic, progressive Freelance Projectionist to support the technical side or our cinemas.
You will be experienced in operating professional digital cinema equipment in a Commercial Cinema – scheduling the program, ingesting content, ads, trailers and KDMs.
The work does involve some unsocial hours, evenings and weekends so being within easy travelling distance and not reliant on public transport will be an advantage.
The role is part-time and ideally with an immediate start.
To apply please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing how your experience would enable you to do this job, to Julian Brooks j.brooks@welhat.gov.uk. Please provide details of 2 referees to support your application.
The closing date for applications is 31st August 2014.
via Jobs – Independent Cinema Office.
Tags: Independent Cinema OfficeCreated on July 22nd, 2014. Last updated on July 22nd, 2014.
Jobs – Projectionist/Driver for Mobile Cinema
Picturehouses, nationwide
£100 per day plus accommodation & per diems
Picturehouse Cinemas is looking for a projectionist who either has HGV driving experience or would like to train for an HGV licence to drive and operate Picturehouses’ new Cinemobile unit – a 100-seat mobile cinema which will travel the country showing films to audience all year-round.
You’ll need to be willing and available to work frequent weekends and to be living “on the road” for days or sometimes weeks at a time.
You’ll need a clean driving licence held for more than 3 years.
Please apply via CV & cover letter to: jon.b@picturehouses.co.uk
The closing date for applications is 1st August 2014.
via Jobs – Independent Cinema Office.
Tags: Independent Cinema OfficeCreated on July 22nd, 2014. Last updated on July 22nd, 2014.
Wotton cinema sees tickets sales rocket under new management
THE ELECTRIC Picture House Cinema in Wotton-under-Edge has enjoyed an increase in audiences compared to the same period last year, during its first three months under new management.
Despite a sunny summer and competition for audiences with the world cup, over April to June the community-owned cinema has enjoyed a 16.5 per cent rise in ticket sales compared to the same period in 2013.
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Tags: Gazette Series
Created on July 22nd, 2014. Last updated on July 22nd, 2014.
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