formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Picturehouse Entertainment has secured UK distribution rights to Sean Durkin’s The Nest from US outfit FilmNation Entertainment, strengthening its slate of upcoming awards buzz titles. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/picturehouse
Philip Knatchbull, CEO of UK exhibitor, distributor and streaming platform Curzon, has called for state support during the pandemic as UK cinema exhibitors also issue an impassioned call for further government funding to keep the sector alive. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/
Cinemas in England have been given the greenlight to reopen in areas with fewer cases of coronavirus, as part of the government’s ‘Covid-19 Winter plan’. Currently, all cinemas in England are closed as a result of the four-week lockdown announced … Continued
In a resolution announced late in the evening the politicians agreed to an extension of Germany’s current partial lockdown through the end of December. The so-called “lockdown light” has been in force since November 4 and was due to expire … Continued
Pablo Carrera, principal research analyst for cinema intelligence at London-headquartered Omdia, presented his company’s findings prepared exclusively for the META event, and to accompany a panel discussion “Effect of Covid-19 on the cinema industry, projections, plans and vision for recovery … Continued
Filmfest Hamburg will be donating the money it would have spent on bouquets of flowers for its guests at this year’s festival to the Lebanese filmmaking community affected by the August 4 explosion. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/