Tim Kridel speaks with Mark Collins, professional senior manager of global cinema at Harman, to check the pulse of today’s cinema market and explore future opportunities... Source: https://www.inavateonthenet.net/case-studies/ … [Read more...]
Funimation’s Mitchel Berger on Anime Title Demon Slayer Slaying the Domestic Box Office
It was a rare box office bright spot in 2020: Demon Slayer broke Spirited Away’s 19-year-old record to become the highest-grossing film in Japan, despite a pandemic that caused headlines about the exhibition industry to be near-uniformly dour. Based on a popular manga series that was subsequently adapted into a television anime, of which the … [Read more...]
Peabody Awards: ‘I May Destroy You,’ ‘Never Have I Ever,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Among Nominees
The Peabody Awards board of jurors on Tuesday revealed its 60 nominees for the most compelling and empowering stories released across broadcast and streaming media in 2020. Thirty winners will be selected from the below nominees in the categories of children’s and youth, documentaries, entertainment, news, podcast/radio, public service and arts. … [Read more...]
Flats plan for Walsall’s first cinema building and former pub
An historic former Walsall town centre pub which has been closed for five years could be converted into more than 20 apartments. The landmark was originally built in 1868 as an agricultural hall before it was redeveloped to become St George’s Hall a few years later. It became The Imperial Theatre in 1899 before it was converted again as the … [Read more...]
Morocco Hosting Virtual Film Festival Exploring Italian Cinema, Geography
The Italian Cultural Institute of Rabat (IIC) is hosting a virtual film festival, a 20-part online journey traveling through stunning Italian locations, between April 29 to June 25. The IIC is releasing approximately 60-minute long films on its Facebook page, highlighting the country’s dazzling squares, monuments, churches, and beaches. The … [Read more...]
Pandemic takes a toll on Nepal’s theatre community https://tkpo.st/3eQkt6N
The majority of theatres in the country have now been closed for over a year and this has left artists facing multiple challenges. Source: https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/ … [Read more...]
