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Leading Cinema Operators Launch Global Trade Body


The world’s leading cinema operators announced at CineEurope the establishment of the Global Cinema Federation.

(Barcelona, Spain and Shanghai, China – 22 June 2017) The world’s leading cinema operators today announced the establishment of the Global Cinema Federation, a Worldwide grouping intended to represent cinema exhibition’s global interests.

The founding members of the Federation will in the coming weeks work to formalise policy positions in – and establish the nature of the organization’s role with regard to – a number of key areas. The latter might involve education and or advocacy depending on the nature of the issue.

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The world’s leading cinema operators on 21 June 2017 announced the establishment of the Global Cinema Federation, a Worldwide grouping intended to represent cinema exhibition’s global interests.

Cinema going today is a global and dynamic phenomenon, with growing annual box office returns of $ 38.6 billion increasingly evenly spread across the World. With the rapid development of the industry in Latin America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, the operators involved recognize the extent to which the business opportunities and policy challenges they face – such as film theft, technology standards, theatrical release practices, international trade practices and the highly valued relationship with partners in film distribution – are shared by counterparts across territories.

To address these issues and raise the profile of cinema with global regulatory bodies and industry partners, eleven leading cinema operators and the two most internationally-active trade bodies have come together to found the Global Cinema Federation, a federation of interests intended to inform, educate and advocate on behalf of the sector Worldwide.

Please download the press release here.


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