Germany’s film heritage sector is celebrating a new federal and state-funded initiative launching in January that will provide €10 million ($11.15 million) a year towards the digitization and preservation of feature films. Rainer Rother, the artistic director of the Deutsche Kinemathek, outlined the plan at a panel discussion at the Lumière … [Read more...]
Stafford Cinema reopening eight months after closure
The historic venue closed on February 28, just 10 months after it saved by AJH Cinema, and is set to show show its first film tonight. The three-screen cinema, in Newport Road, was left with an uncertain future when it closed at the end of 2017 and at the time the new owners knew they were competing with a new Odeon Luxe complex being built just … [Read more...]
Deluxe wins court approval for refinancing after filing for bankruptcy
Deluxe Entertainment, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, has received court approval for a refinancing plan – a prepackaged Chapter 11 plan of reorganization – that will save the company from collapse. The plan will help reduce Deluxe’s long-term debt by more than half providing it with access to $115 million in new financing to … [Read more...]
14th London Korean Film Festival coming in November
The London Korean Film Festival may be in its 14th year but Korean cinema has hit 100! To celebrate this historic milestone a good proportion of this year’s festival will be given over to marking that with a Special Focus on Korean film through those 100 years. With this in mind and in celebration of the landmark, the festival will open on 1 … [Read more...]
Everyman looks to high street role for cinema success
Crispin Lilly, chief executive of Everyman Media, has more than film on his mind: he is focusing on making the group’s upmarket cinema chain a local high street hub. “Someone needs to place make,” he said pointing out that after watching a film, people tend to drift to bars and restaurants nearby, making cinema the heart of a wider ecosystem of … [Read more...]
Designing for the cinema renaissance
With cutting edge technology, new experiences and grandeur driving it, we speak to experts who say the face of cinema is no longer the multiplex. With today’s film fans being pulled toward streaming services, you could be forgiven for thinking cinemas were suffering at the hands of Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. The reality, … [Read more...]
