Anger grows as theatre sector asks why it’s not allowed to open
Reopening of cinemas but not theatres described as ‘inconsistent and illogical’. Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/
Amendment seeks to draw major film shoots to Greece
With the goal of attracting big international film productions to Greece, an amendment will soon make its way to Parliament which will modify legislation regarding the cash rebate investment tool. Source: https://www.ekathimerini.com/
Opinion: The Midwest’s best movie experience: Another victim of COVID-19?
I miss the power of a crowded theater. Last year, in September of 2019, FilmScene’s state-of-the-art theater opened in the newly constructed Chauncey building in downtown Iowa City. To celebrate the occasion, I brought my family, decked out in 1920s … Continued
2021 Sundance Film Festival coming to Tulsa’s Circle Cinema
The Sundance Film Festival is coming to Tulsa’s Circle Cinema! The annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute is going to be held virtually at drive-ins, independent arthouses, and a network of local community partnerships. Source: https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/
Despite heavy COVID-19 losses, movie theatre operators remain hopeful
Despite several months of on-and-off closures and steep drops in revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic, movie theatre operators are hopeful that a pandemic bounce-back could be around the corner. While the second wave has brought more closures, Movie Theatre … Continued
Saved from flood, century-old theater faces pandemic woes
Shuji Tamura has grown despondent over being unable to directly thank people who helped to rescue his 106-year-old movie theater. The Motomiya Movie Theater, located in a three-story wooden building on a back street about a three-minute walk from JR … Continued