At the 77th edition of the Festival de Cannes today, Dolby Laboratories senior vice president Ioan Allen was awarded a Festival de Cannes Medal by Thierry Frémaux, general delegate of the Festival de Cannes and managing director of the Institut Lumière.
CJ 4DPlex announced today that it has appointed CJ Entertainment & Media executive Joon Beom Sim as CEO. Sim most recently served as the head of CJ ENM’s music content division overseeing the overall management of the music business, broadcast Mnet, live events and the fandom platform Mnet Plus.
Regal has appointed Rob Westerling senior vice president of U.S. Content officially starting June 3.
Nicolas Seydoux, chairman of the French anti-piracy audiovisual association (ALPA) and chairman of the Supervisory Board of Gaumont, France, has been named as the 2024 recipient of the CineEurope Icon Award, given in recognition of his career and accomplishments. The Award will be presented as part of the CineEurope Opening Ceremony on June 17 at the Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.
AMC Theatres has hired Fandango veteran Stephanie Terifay to be its vice president, distribution, a newly created position. AMC started a distribution business following the success of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour tour and Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.
The FilmLight Color Awards return for the fourth year in 2024 with an additional new category dedicated to rising talent. The awards, which will once again be presented at EnergaCamerImage in November, are independently judged by a panel of prominent creatives, cinematographers, and colorists.
National CineMedia, the US representative to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, has announced the winners of the 2024 US Young Lions competition. More than 500 teams of young professionals across the advertising, digital, media, creative and public relations industries registered for the competition this year, up 20 percent year over year. There were 333 official competition entries, an increase of 17 percent compared to last year. The five winning teams were named and honored by NCM at the Team USA Winners Announcement event, hosted by Initiative, with all 25 finalist teams in attendance.
Clare Binns, managing director of both Picturehouse Cinemas and its prize-winning distribution arm Picturehouse Entertainment, has been named the 2024 recipient of the UNIC Achievement Award, given each year in recognition of outstanding dedication and service to European cinema exhibition. The Award will be presented as part of the CineEurope Awards Ceremony June 20 at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.
Academy Award winner Geena Davis will receive this year’s Viola Davis Trailblazer Award, Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon has announced. CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, is being held April 8-11 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Davis 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.
