Malgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert’s “Never Gonna Snow Again,” one of the buzziest titles out of the Venice Film Festival, has found distribution in the U.K., Italy and Germany. Following what’s understood to have been a competitive process with wide interest, Picturehouse Entertainment has swooped for U.K./Eire rights. I Wonder has bought … [Read more...]
Drive-in cinemas are booming in Germany amid COVID-19 restrictions | Film | DW | 30.04.2020
Drive-in movie theaters are experiencing a renaissance in Germany, and not just for films. People flock to church services and concerts there, too, both banned in times of the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Drive-in cinemas are booming in Germany amid COVID-19 restrictions | Film | DW | 30.04.2020 … [Read more...]
Vue International are hoping to reopen cinemas in mid-July
Vue International, the popular cinema chain, are hoping to reopen all their cinemas by mid-July. Currently 228 sites across across 10 countries including the U.K., Italy, Germany, Denmark and Taiwan are all shut. Read more: https://www.rli.uk.com/vue-international-are-hoping-to-reopen-cinemas-in-july/ … [Read more...]
Britain’s first Blitz: Film shows effects of Germany’s 1914 warship attack on Hartlepool that killed 130 and swung public opinion behind World War One campaign
Previously unseen footage found by chance among box of broken cameras and lenses bought at market sale The bombardment left hundreds wounded as commentators declared: 'This is not warfare, this is murder' Winston Churchill branded the Germans 'baby killers' as attitudes towards the conflict began to change Experts have arranged for the … [Read more...]
New guidelines force closure of all cinemas throughout Germany
The news comes as the German Producers Alliance issued a statement calling for solidarity within the film industry. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/ … [Read more...]
RECORD 1.34 BILLION VISITS TO EUROPEAN CINEMAS IN 2019 – UNIC update on cinema-going in 2019
RECORD 1.34 BILLION VISITS TO EUROPEAN CINEMAS IN 2019 Brussels: 17 February 2020 – The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the body representing European cinema trade associations and operators, has today released its provisional update on admissions and box office revenues across Europe for 2019. While some data remains to be collated … [Read more...]
