European Update

European Update, Andreas Fuchs
U.K.'s Cineworld begins 2012 at number one

U.K.-based Cineworld Group plc will announce its 2011 operating results on March 8. More »

Euro Update
Alternative content to grow 150% by 2015

According to a new report by analysts Dodona Research, moviegoers worldwide spent $162 million in 2010 attending non-film events in cinemas, with more than half that figure generated in the United States. More »

Andreas Fuchs
European and Asian Film Academies form an alliance

In time for their respective fifth and 24th annual award ceremonies on Nov. 24 and Dec. 3, and to make a perfect lead-in to this column, the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and the European Film Academy forged an alliance that will see the two organizations further collaborate. More »

Andreas Fuchs
Britain's South West Screen goes mobile

Following its “painstaking” restoration, a 1967 custom-built cinema on wheels has been touring across villages of the U.K.’s South West, presenting the “Reel History of Britain” as culled from the British Film Institute collections and other regional archives (1900-1970). More »

Andreas Fuchs
Berlinale's Dieter Kosslick meets New York press

While in Manhattan calling in his Carte Blanche as “Culinary Cineaste” at the Museum of Modern Art (see last month’s column), Berlinale chief Dieter Kosslick took the opportunity to drum up even more business for the Berlin International Film Festival. More »

Andreas Fuchs
3D box office doubles in 2010

Global box office for 3D grew from $2.5 billion in 2009 to $6.1 billion last year, which made for a 19.3% share of overall theatrical collections (2009: 8.6%). More »

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News

Single screens struggle as Europe converts to digital

A new report from the European Audiovisual Observatory and MEDIA Salles shows that around 18,500 digital screens had been installed in Europe by the end of 2011. More »

Academy Nominates 9 Films for Best Picture

"Hugo" led with 11 nominations, followed by "The Artist" with 10. More »

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