All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 282
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NewsNetflix pledges $100m relief package amid coronavirus pandemic
“Most of the fund will go towards support for the hardest hit workers on our own productions around the world.”
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NewsChristopher Nolan: theatres “a vital part of social life”
British director urges lawmakers to help in The Washington Post op-ed.
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NewsFilm Movement, Art House Convergence launch virtual theatrical platform
Corpus Christi, The Wild Goose Lake on offer.
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NewsVirtual Cannes market participants monitoring situation after festival postponement
Original festival due to run May 12-23.
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NewsCannes Film Festival postponed as heads mull end of June, beginning of July restart
The festival was due to have taken place May 12 to 23.
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NewsCanadian audiovisual industry launches coronavirus taskforce
“All our organisations remain operational.”
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NewsCannes delay prompts mixed response from US independent sector
“Everybody wants to see it exist in one shape or another this year.”
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NewsKino Lorber, independent theatres to split revenues under virtual exhibitor plan
Brazilian thriller Bacurau first title.
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NewsUniversal postpones July release of ‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’
“In response to the severity of the situation in France, we are temporarily closing our Illumination Mac Guff studio in Paris.”
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NewsNetflix to lower streaming quality in Europe to ease load on internet
Streamer’s traffic on European networks to go down by roughly 25%.
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NewsSeattle International Film Festival cancelled
Leadership talks of “stronger, more sustainable and exciting future for SIFF”.
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NewsUS theatre lobby group calls on Congress for aid package for workers
“The business model of the movie theatre industry is uniquely vulnerable in the present crisis.”
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NewsSony’s ‘Bloodshot’ going digital 11 days after theatrical release
Announcement comes as US theatre lobby group NATO pledges $1m to support theatre employees.
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NewsThe Exchange acquires Sundance entry ‘The Killing Of Two Lovers’ (exclusive)
Robert Machoian wrote, directed NEXT entry about post-separation anxieties.
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NewsUniversal reignites debate over theatrical windows
“The studios have been waiting for this,” notes insider.
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NewsIndependents, agencies planning virtual Cannes market
“The whole idea is how can we make it simple for everyone.”
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NewsUS theatre lobby: “People will return to movie theatres because that is who people are”
“People will return to movie theaters because that is who people are.”
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NewsDisney postpones ‘Black Widow’ release amid coronavirus concerns
Tenpoles on hold as theatres close
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NewsUS, Canadian cinema chain closures begin in response to coronavirus (update)
Latest inevitable blow for exhibition comes days after chains adopted “social distancing” policies.
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NewsUniversal breaks theatrical window in response to coronavirus
Policy to last under current conditions.