Every four years, the world tunes into the World Cup — or at least the most soccer-loving nations do, including pretty much all of Europe and Latin America. As with other major sporting events, this provides a long-lead challenge to distributors with regards to scheduling and counterprogramming at the international box…

STXinternational made its first-ever CineEurope presentation here in Barcelona with President David Kosse touting the overall company's brand of “highly-commercial, star-driven films” that "take the studio model apart and rebuild it.” Since launching internationally, the offshore division of STX Entertainment has set…

Much as he dominated Paramount's CinemaCon presentation in April, Mission: Impossible – Fallout star Tom Cruise loomed large over the studio’s CineEurope show today. When Mary Daily, Paramount President of International Theatrical Marketing, went to toss off to President of International Theatrical Distribution Mark…

As studios vie for a chunk of an increasingly globalized business, the importance of local-language films that reflect homegrown audiences has been among key talking points for exhibitors and studios here at the CineEurope conference in Barcelona this week. Local films simply help all boats to rise. It’s notably on…

In a nod to its recent deal to distribute the 25th James Bond installment overseas, Universal showed off the morphing of the studio’s and 007's logos ahead of its presentation at CineEurope. Uni won rights for international as well as for home entertainment to the next 007 in a deal with EON Productions and MGM last…

The Fox presentation tonight at CineEurope included a King of the World, and Queen. But before that, it kicked off with a video of President of International Theatrical Distribution Andrew Cripps and President of International Marketing Kieran Breen packing for their trip to Barcelona. After several Deadpool…

AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron made a quick stop in Barcelona at this week's CineEurope exhibitors conference where he updated me on the possibility of the company doing a European IPO, the exhibition giant’s potential offloading of some non-strategic assets and developments further to the southeast in burgeoning Saud…

Warner Bros presented its upcoming slate during the CineEurope conference in Barcelona today, capping it off with a surprise appearance by Bradley Cooper whose A Star Is Born released its first trailer last week. Cooper makes his directing debut with the latest incarnation of the music-driven tale that co-stars Lady…

Studiocanal kicked off its CineEurope presentation here in Barcelona today showcasing some of the European studio's local-language fare as well as Marjane Satrapi's Marie Curie biopic Radioactive and family titles including sequel Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and the David Heyman-produced The Secret Garden. The…

Twentieth Century Fox Chairman and CEO Stacey Snider joined a panel of exhibition experts at the CineEurope conference here in Barcelona today and had a few recommendations for the studios back home, as well as a note for cinema operators. Discussing appealing to global audiences, Snider cited some trends that weigh…

A year on from its creation, the Global Cinema Federation, has outlined five key areas of concern and interest to cinema operators worldwide. They include Theatrical Exclusivity, Movie Theft, International Trade and Investment, Music Rights and Accessibility. In the case of the former, the group says strongly, "a…

UPDATE with more detail from CineEurope presentation: Lionsgate’s eighth film in the company's Saw franchise ($873M worldwide box office) will be titled Jigsaw. The studio’s co-president Erik Feig announced the news at CineEurope in Barcelona before unveiling a trailer for the newest installment of the horror…