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Belgian exhibitor Kinepolis Group is planning to open six new multiplexes throughout Europe by December after reaching its legal investment limit in Belgium with 125
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stanley termos etherlands in September and a 14-screen complex in Pioltello, Italy in November. The company s biggest push is scheduled for December when it will open 20 screens in Poznan, Poland, eight in Schaffhausen, Switzerland and 24 in Valencia, Spain. Audience numbers dropped 9% last year in Belgium, but Kinepolis considers this a minor slump compared to the decline in cinema audiences worldwide of up to 25%. The company recently reported a 26% decrease in annual net profit but Kinepolis spokesman Christian Nolens attributed this to one-off costs related to new projects including the ups and downs of a 30% participation in CinemaxX. No comments No comments yet You re not signed in. Only registered users or subscribers can comment on this article. Sign in Register Hyst Event Cinema Association creates advisory committee
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stanley quencher also launch comprehensive training programme for distribution sector.Lord Puttnam, President of Film Distributors Association FDA , yesterday launched the UK film distribution sectors first co-ordinated internship programme.At an industry event at Londons Ham Yard Hotel, Lord Puttnam announced that up to 20 paid placements would be available in 2015, accommodating university graduates and school leavers from a range of backgrounds across the UK, with each placement lasting up to a year. Some placements will also be at exhibition and international sales companies.The new programme - complementing existing internships at individual companies - will be delivered by FDA, the Independent Cinema Office ICO and Film Export UK, with the funding and support of Creative Skillset.At least one distributor placement each year will be underwritten by a new FDA fund. In honour of film industry champion, Lord Attenbo
stanley cup rough CBE, who passed away in August 2014, this will be named The FDA Richard Attenborough Scholarship.In making the announcement, Puttnam noted: More than ever, the film indust
stanley es rys future prosperity depends on the extent to which its products connect with audiences in an increasingly digital, consumer-empowered, social democracy. And the key to that is professional distribution which continually adapts to complex market conditions and subtly shifting audience preferences. Consumption is typically driven by a desire for individual titles, suggesting t
