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Ariana Greenblatt will receive this year’s CinemaCon Rising Star of 2024 Award, said Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon. CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, which is being held April 8-11 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Greenblatt will be presented with this special honor at the Big Screen Achievement Awards ceremony taking place on the evening of Thursday, April 11, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and hosted by official presenting sponsor The Coca-Cola Company.

Ushio, the parent company to Christie, has appointed Takabumi Asahi chief executive officer of Christie Digital Systems USA. Effective April 1, Asahi assumed his new role, succeeding Koji Naito. Asahi previously held the role of managing executive officer and chief financial officer, Ushio.

Multi-hyphenate actor, musician and philanthropist, Dennis Quaid, will receive this year’s Cinema Icon Award, Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon has announced. CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, will be held April 8-11 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Quaid will be presented with this special honor at the Big Screen Achievement Awards ceremony taking place on the evening of Thursday, April 11, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and hosted by official presenting sponsor The Coca-Cola Company.

The Cineworld Group has completed its executive team following the 2023 appointments of Eduardo Acuna as chief executive officer along with a new board chaired by Eric Foss. Joining Acuna and the Cineworld Group team are Thomas Song as chief financial officer, Ben Hill as chief human resources officer, John Henrich as general counsel, John Curry as senior vice president of commercial at Regal, and Javier Sotomayor as president of Cineworld International.