Philip Knatchbull, CEO of leading UK arthouse exhibitor and distributor Curzon, has responded to Vue’s open letter to BAFTA in which the commercial chain criticized the organization for bestowing four movie prizes on Netflix’s “made for TV film” Roma. Scroll down for Knatchbull’s open letter in full. Source: Curzon CEO Responds To Vue’s BAFTA … [Read more...]
Meet the man who became a BAFTA competition winner by taking cinema where it had never gone before | Press and Journal
Iain McColl initially thought it was a wind-up when he received a phone call telling him he was a BAFTA competition winner. Source: Meet the man who became a BAFTA competition winner by taking cinema where it had never gone before | Press and Journal … [Read more...]
Cineworld withdraws its support from BAFTA over its policy on streaming movies
The cinema chain Cineworld has withdrawn its support from BAFTA, following wins for the streaming movie Roma at this year’s awards. Source: Cineworld withdraws its support from BAFTA over its policy on streaming movies … [Read more...]
Now Cineworld has withdrawn support from BAFTA following Roma’s awards success | Film Stories
Cineworld joins Vue Cinemas in protesting about BAFTA giving Netflix’s Roma its top film prize. Source: Now Cineworld has withdrawn support from BAFTA following Roma’s awards success | Film Stories … [Read more...]
BAFTA and EE recognise local heroes for their love of film | BAFTA
Dan Ellis - Founder and Managing Director of Jam Jar Cinema and Iain MacColl – Senior Operator, Screen Machine announced as first ever winners of “For the Love of Film” competition Dan Ellis and Iain MacColl have today been announced as the winners of BAFTA and EE’s inaugural ‘For the Love of Film’ competition. Launched in December, … [Read more...]
digitalhub | The world’s first 4G cinema in the sky was hoisted to the air in Sussex last night – digitalhub
A flying cinema complete with a big screen, pick ‘n mix and popcorn delivered by DRONES was hoisted to the air in Sussex last night. Students from Goodwood Flying School were treated to the world’s first 4G cinema in the sky experience, suspended 100 feet in the air above a former RAF base. The twenty lucky flying school … [Read more...]
