formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
For the UK, the end of the virtual print fee is in sight — to the relief of film distributors that have spent millions supporting cinemas in their upgrade to digital projection. Screen talks to players from both sides of the … Continued
Curzon has acquired UK theatrical rights to Scott Z Burns’ political drama The Report from Amazon Studios in the first deal of its kind between the streaming giant and a UK distributor. Source: Curzon to release Amazon’s ‘The Report’ theatrically … Continued
Emerging markets, digital challenges, and the combined might of Disney and Fox dominated the conversation between distributors and exhibitors at CineEurope, the annual exhibition form held in Barcelona this week (June 17-20). Source: CineEurope 2019: the key talking points | … Continued
A planning application has been submitted to demolish the iconic 20th Century Fox building in Soho Square, London, which has stood as the studio’s UK headquarters since it was built in 1936–7. Source: Iconic 20th Century Fox building in London’s Soho … Continued
A ‘hard’ Brexit, in which the UK leaves the European Union on October 31 with no transition period, could see cinema-going for UK films in Europe and for European films in the UK fall by six million admissions in one … Continued
Italian distributor Eagle Pictures and UK-based exhibition powerhouse Cineworld have joined as strategic partners in a venture launched by former MGM chief Gary Barber and Lantern Entertainment. Source: Cineworld, Eagle Pictures strategic partners in Spyglass Media Group venture | News … Continued