Majid Al-Futtaim’s VOX Cinemas is introducing CTRL, the region’s first interactive movie experience, which lets the audience decide how the plot of the movie unfolds.The new interactive experience will launch in the UAE and Saudi Arabia on Aug. 5. Source: VOX Cinemas launches Middle East’s first interactive experience | Arab News … [Read more...]
Films From the Middle East and North Africa Often Struggle to Reach Viewers in the Region. A New Streaming Service Aims to Bring Them Home
You might describe Mary Jirmanus Saba’s first feature film, A Feeling Greater Than Love, as the perfect movie to spur discussion as hundreds of thousands took to the streets across Lebanon in the fall of 2019 to demand political change in the face of economic crisis. And the movie—an essayistic film that highlights the role of women’s political … [Read more...]
Venice film festival defies the pandemic but Middle East movies disappoint
By going ahead despite coronavirus challenges Venice gave new life to cinema, albeit with a patchy showing from the region. Source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/ … [Read more...]
DCS EVENTS ANNOUNCES INDUSTRY SPEAKERS AT THE EMERGING CINEMA MARKETS CONFERENCE 2019
DCS Events, organisers of the Emerging Cinema Markets Conference ECM19 at the Grand Tarabya Hotel in Istanbul (19th – 21st November) have announced further details of the speakers and programme at the ECM2019 conference. The Emerging Cinema Markets in Turkey, Central Asia, the Middle East, New Europe and Africa are at an early stage in their … [Read more...]
Leading cinema exhibitors, technology companies and industry experts met to explore innovations, opportunities and challenges for cinema development in Emerging Cinema Markets – ECM2018
70% of the world’s growth likely to come from the Emerging Markets by 2030. There were many firsts at #ecmistanbul 2018 The first time an international cinema convention has ever taken place in Turkey and the first time that there’s been an international focus on the Turkish market during a dedicated session First … [Read more...]
NEC appoints Alain Chamaillard as Cinema sales lead
Former head of sales at Volfoni will be an evangelist for an immersive customer journey throughout the cinema NEC Display Solutions Europe has appointed Alain Chamaillard as head of its Cinema vertical sales team as the company seeks to build on its strong pedigree in the industry. Alain joins the team after eight years … [Read more...]
