MipTV Confirms London Relocation in 2025
Annual Cannes-based market MipTV has confirmed its move to London, ending months of speculation. Source: MipTV Confirms London Relocation in 2025
BBC to explore how to reform licence fee, director general says
The BBC’s director general Tim Davie has announced that the corporation will explore how to reform the licence fee.Davie said the BBC will look at the licence fee’s scope, how progressive it is and how it is enforced.In a speech … Continued
Fears for future of ‘decaying’ Art Deco cinema
Council to examine options for the empty George cinema building in Portobello, amid fears it could be “demolished by default”. Source: Fears for future of ‘decaying’ Art Deco cinema | The Edinburgh Reporter
Movie buff who reopened rural Japanese town’s cinema celebrates 2 years of success against the odds
Masuda, a town of 43,500 near Hiroshima, had been without a cinema for 14 years when Hiroaki Wada moved there determined to revive local movie-going. Despite the rise of streaming services, with the help of crowdfunding he renovated and reopened … Continued
Vilnius Festival CEO on How a New Generation of Filmmakers Is Shaping Lithuanian Cinema
Algirdas Ramaska looks to a partnership with A24 to expand his company’s reach throughout the Baltic States: “It’s an amazing time.” Source: Vilnius Film Festival CEO Algirdas Ramaska on Lithuania Cinema
Why Australians love going to the cinema
“We have a deep and abiding love for cinema in this country. Over the last century, the experience of going to the movies has both shifted significantly (we invented Gold Class, you know) and somehow remained resolutely enduring in terms … Continued