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North American exhibitors invested $1.2bn in upgrades in past year, Cinema United says
More than $2.7bn spent over last two years.
Erik Bright Joins PMK Entertainment as EVP of content and strategic communications
Highly-regarded veteran founded and operated boutique agency Prodigy PR.
2026 Newport Beach Film Festival to close with ‘Behemoth!’
Music drama to open in US On December 4 via Searchlight Pictures.
AGC launches creator venture AGC Digital
Jared Jacobs, most recently of Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, to lead new division.
Paramount-WBD merger approved; David Ellison names Ynon Kreiz co-CEO
Merger expected to close on October 6.
CinemaCon managing director Mitch Neuhauser, to leave after 2028 show
Matt Pollock to assume role of co-managing director of CinemaCon and begin transition process.
Paramount streaming head Cindy Holland stepping down
Observers expect Casey Bloys, HBO and HBO Max Content chairman, to lead streaming once WBD merger closes.
Black Bear hires Dan Cohen as head of TV distribution, launches digital networks business
Exec previously served as Paramount chief content licensing officer, president of Republic Pictures.
Donna Gigliotti and Mike Farah named PGA presidents
Pair succeed Donald De Line, Stephanie Allain.
AFI Fest lineup includes 10 Oscar submissions, ‘A Long Winter’, ‘Iron Boy’
Fortieth edition of Hollywood fest to screen 157 films.
‘Matrescence’, ‘Anatomy Of Indifference’, ‘All Fixed Up’ among 2026 Sundance doc fund grantees
Nineteen projects receive support as Documentary Fund heads into 25th anniversary year.
Producer Rodrigo Teixeira of RT Features brings five films to Festival do Rio, talks new Brazilian project
EXCLUSIVE: Fest slate includes selections Furies, Glaxa, La Perra.
Bleecker Street names Frank Martinez head of distribution
Late 2026 slate includes Musk, The Liberation, Tender Loving Care.
US lawmakers introduce federal production incentive bill
20% transferable tax credit for above-the-line, below-the-line workers; 5% uplift for independent shoots.
Black Bear acquires world rights to Laika live-action space thriller ‘Atmosphere’
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck to write and direct.
New York judge sentences Harvey Weinstein to 15 years
Disgraced former Hollywood mogul convicted in 2025 of felony sex act against Miriam Haley.
2026 Festival do Rio lineup features Oscar submissions, Brazilian premieres
Gugu’s World, La Bola Negra, Rose among roster.
What Cinema United thinks about the Paramount settlement
”The agreement announced yesterday accomplishes many of exhibition’s objectives.”
Why Tom Cruise is optimistic about cinema in face of AI and streaming threats
Cruise stars in and produces Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s dark comedy ‘Digger’.
California attorney general outlines terms of Paramount antitrust settlement
Agreement covers annual production spend and output, with penalties for non-compliance including divestiture of Miramax.
