UFO Moviez, the in-cinema advertising and digital cinema distribution network, has promoted Siddharth Bhardwaj to the role of CEO of its digital cinema business, positioning him to oversee a new phase of expansion for UFO Moviez in the rapidly changing media and entertainment landscape.
The Göteborg Film Festival has announced that filmmaker and actor Julie Delpy is the recipient of the 2025 Honorary Dragon Award. Delbywill attend the festival to accept the award, participate in a talk, and present her new film, Meet the Barbarians. The festival will also feature a retrospective showcasing some of her most beloved films.
Film productions across North Carolina generated more than $302 million in direct in-state spending in 2024, the state announced Monday. For 2024, the state welcomed more than 55 productions across the state, with 12 projects receiving awards from the N.C. Film and Entertainment Grant.
According to Mark Welton, president of Imax Theatres, the appeal of the premium large format is the impact it has on movies. "We event-asize movies," he said. "People want to shoot their movies in Imax because it means that it's a quality movie. It's a big blockbuster." But the Imax brand's jump into the mainstream film space didn’t happen overnight.
Regal Cinemas is now accepting on-chain U.S. digital currency payments for movie tickets and concessions. It's the latest company to show how digital currencies can be used for ordinary purchases.
The Nigerian film industry has set a new box office record by generating ₦7 billion in ticket sales in just the first three quarters of 2024. In addition, there were more than 1.7 million admissions between January and September 2024.
Ho Chi Minh City, which has a vibrant cultural landscape and dynamic film industry, stands at a crossroads to transform itself into a regional and international film hub. The city currently hosts more than 100 film production and distribution units alongside more than 800 film businesses. It boasts a passionate cohort of young, dynamic producers and filmmakers who stay attuned to global cinema trends, many of whom received their education abroad.
The 2025 Göteborg Film Festival have named the nominees for the Ingmar Bergman competition. The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award was established in 2007 by Ingmar Bergman himself, together with Göteborg Film Festival, when he served as the festival’s Honorary Chairman. The award celebrates innovation and artistic courage in filmmaking and is presented to a debut that captures the spirit of Bergman’s groundbreaking and existentially explorative artistry.
The 2025 European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS) conference, hosted by Lusófona University in Lisbon, has invited scholars, researchers, and professionals to delve into the interconnected themes of navigation, discovery, and journey. The conference is being held at the Universidade Lusófona in Lisbon, Spain June 18-21, 2025
PVR Inox has announced a restructuring of its Rs 600 crore media business and named chief sales officer Shalu Sabharwal as the leader of initiatives to focus on deepening market connections and driving growth across the country.
