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Phil Clapp of @Cinema_UK has been named 2026 recipient of the UNIC Achievement Award by @UNIC_Cinemas Award recognises outstanding contribution to the European cinema sector and will be presented at @CineEuropeBCN Opening Ceremony in Barcelona, Spain. celluloidjunkie.com/wire/phil-clap…

Celluloid Junkie Dine-In Cinema isn’t a trend — it’s a strategy. On the next CJ Cinema Summit we dive into the economics behind cinema F&B. Featuring: - Multicines - HOYTS - TAPOS - GoTab - @AgileTix Date: Feb 19 Time: 9 am PT / 5 pm London Register: bit.ly/CJCS112

Per @UNIC_Cinemas: Europe box office €6.9B in 2025 Admissions: 863.6M (-5.3%) Strong local shares 🇩🇪 🇩🇰 🇮🇹 Hollywood tentpoles dominate 2026 forecast: +7% growth Is the rebound underway? Full story on CJ celluloidjunkie.com/wire/european-…

On Feb 4, @CelluloidJunkie hosts CJ Cinema Summit #111, live from the Dine-In Cinema Summit in Austin. Senior exhibition leaders. Real economics. A candid, executive-level conversation about what’s actually working in cinema today. Register - bit.ly/cjcs111

We're headed to Park City Utah for the 2026 @sundancefest. We're looking forward to seeing all the indie films that will be creating buzz throughout the year. Here is our preview of what the this year's #SundanceFilmFestival has on offer. celluloidjunkie.com/2026/01/21/as-… #Sundance2026

Jackie Brenneman, formerly one of the senior executives at the National Association of Theatre Owners (now Cinema United), has been named President and CEO of the @IFTA_Official as well as the @AFMOFFICIAL. celluloidjunkie.com/wire/independe…

We are saddened to learn that Colleen Barstow, a driving force behind the Omaha-based family-run theater chain @ACXCinemas and a a longtime leader of independent cinema, died on January 10 at the age of 64. celluloidjunkie.com/wire/colleen-b…

John Partilla is stepping down as the head of @ScreenvisionLLC, one of North America's largest cinema advertising companies. He will be succeeded by Jeff Howe who was named Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. celluloidjunkie.com/wire/screenvis…

Anyone who follows the movie business as closely as we do should not be surprised that @IMAX is reporting a record breaking $1.4 billion in worldwide receipts for last year and is expecting to grow global box office again in 2026. celluloidjunkie.com/wire/imax-clos… #imax #movies #boxoffice

Movie theatres had a bleak October… Then the Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) and Tom Cruise showed up. (Yes, really._ Our latest CJ Analysis looks at the wild weekend they both championed cinema. celluloidjunkie.com/2025/11/19/cj-…

🎬 CJ Cinema Summit 108 | 23 Oct Celebrating the 2025 ICTA EMEA Award winners for innovation in cinema design & technology. Hear from Emotion Kino, @omniplexcinema & @ThePCCLondon — plus ICTA’s Jan Runge. 📅 6 pm CET / 9 am PDT 🔗 bit.ly/CJCS108 #CJCinemaSummit #ICTA

Join us 21 Oct for a special #CJCinemaSummit where we'll look ahead at global theatrical trends with Andrew Cripps, Head of Global Theatrical Distribution at @WaltDisneyCo and Dimitrios Mitsinikos of @Gower_St. 🎥 Register: bit.ly/CJCS107 Supported by @ChristieDigital

Cinema United extends CEO Michael O’Leary’s contract through 2030, citing his leadership in uniting and strengthening the global exhibition community. celluloidjunkie.com/wire/cinema-un… #CinemaUnited #MovieTheatres #Exhibition @cinema_united

The next CJ Cinema Summit is all about CinéShow, CineLATAM and Expocine 🎬 Hear from Mark Viane of @ParamountPics, Valmir Fernandes of @Cinemark, Luis Vargas of @Comscore and Marcelo Lima of Expocine. 📅 2 October 2025 👉 Register: video.filmgrail.com/cj-cinema-summ…

After 30+ years, @ShowEastMiami is no more. Enter CineLATAM 2025: a new Miami-based industry summit for Latin America’s cinema leaders. 🎥 Read CJ’s exclusive Q&A with Film Expo Group’s Andrew Sunshine: celluloidjunkie.com/2025/09/08/cin… #CineLATAM #FilmExpo #Cinema #MovieTheaters

Splicers are out. D-Cinema servers are in. What does the modern cinema projection toolkit really look like? 📽️ A must-read CJ Tech column by Tim Collins 👉 celluloidjunkie.com/2025/09/03/cj-… #CJTech #CinemaTech #ProjectionBooth #DCP #FilmToDigital #MovieTheater

Pixar’s “cold streak” is overblown. 🎬 21 hits, 4 flops 💰 3 billion-dollar blockbusters since 2018 Hardly a crisis. celluloidjunkie.com/2025/08/28/its… #Pixar #BoxOffice #Animation @Pixar

Can @tiktok_us and @letterboxd keep classic films alive? During @FilmFestLocarno, industry leaders debated how new platforms and cultural shifts are reshaping how heritage films are marketed. Full story: celluloidjunkie.com/2025/08/22/loc… #LocarnoFilmFestival @dabbatescianni

At #Locarno2025, African filmmakers made one thing clear: the continent isn’t waiting for permission. It’s building a self-reliant, global film ecosystem — from Nollywood’s scale to Rwanda’s grassroots screens. celluloidjunkie.com/2025/08/13/loc… @dabbatescianni @FilmFestLocarno

Fact: Original animated films are just as successful as franchise titles. From 2013–2024: 🎯 85% of animated films were hits 🎯 80% of originals succeeded 🎯 Risk? What risk? Hollywood, it’s time to greenlight more originals. 📊 #Animation #BoxOffice celluloidjunkie.com/2025/08/11/loo…