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Disruption will continue to weigh on the international theatrical system as the Russia-Ukraine war drags on and well over half of China's theaters are shuttered in the latest Covid crackdown. Andrew Cripps, president, international theatrical distribution, Warner Bros Pictures, said that Russia — which is currently…

What does the international box office and cinema landscape look like in an emerging post-pandemic world? That was the gist of an executive roundtable at CineEurope in Barcelona today. Among the key takeaways: the relationship between exhibition and distribution and a need for more collaboration in terms of reaching…

EXCLUSIVE: Highly respected industry veteran Andrew Cripps has been named President, International Theatrical Distribution, at Warner Bros Pictures. He previously was Fox's International Theatrical Distribution president and among the senior brass who left in the wake of the Disney merger. His Warner Bros appointment…

UPDATED with more names: Fox’s International Theatrical Distribution president Andrew Cripps was also among the Fox senior brass pink-slipped Wednesday as Disney absorbs the rival studio. Cripps, like Fox Domestic Distribution boss Chris Aronson who was also laid off today, is also a platinum executive in his field…

Introducing a jam-packed event that lasted 3+ hours, 20th Century Fox Film chairman and CEO Stacey Snider made her first appearance for the studio tonight at CineEurope. Snider told European exhibitors that "filmmakers come first" for Fox as she brought out President of International Theatrical Distribution Andrew Crip…

Respected industry veteran Andrew Cripps has been named President of International Theatrical Distribution at 20th Century Fox. The exec will join from Imax in January and oversee all strategic and managerial international theatrical distribution activities for the studio. He also will be involved with developing…

New York, NY, – Feb. 22, 2012 – IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX) today announced the appointment of Andrew Cripps as President, Europe, Middle East and Africa ("EMEA"). In this role, Cripps will be responsible for the expansion of IMAX's theatre network in these regions and will work closely with the Company's…

Paramount Overhaul Creates Home Media Distribution Division, Leads To Jim Tharp Retirement, Tom Lesinski Exit Paramount today gave further clarity on the realignment of several of its divisions, which the studio first unveiled in September and is now implementing. Among the many moves announced then was a plan to move…

UPDATE: In a move that recognizes the growing role of overseas grosses and revenues that are derived from ancillary areas such as streaming, Paramount Pictures has significantly restructured several of its most important divisions. The moves will include the June 2012 retirement of distribution president Jim Tharp and…