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Spotlight on Art House Convergence: The Art House Community Gathers in Midway, Utah
“There’s a certain kind of passion that exists in art houses that draws people to them,” says Russ Collins, executive director of Ann Arbor’s Michigan Theater and founding director of Art House Convergence. Taking place January 19–23 in Midway, Utah,...
Mission Driven: Interview with Alison Kozberg, Managing Director, Art House Convergence
The nation’s art houses, specialty distributors, and nonprofit cinemas will once again convene in Midway, Utah, for the latest edition of Art House Convergence (AHC). Boxoffice Pro spoke with Alison Kozberg, AHC’s managing director, to preview this year’s conference and...
Across the World in 14 Days: NATO Visits Key Exhibition Players in China and Korea
By John Fithian, President & CEO, NATO and Jackie Brenneman, General Counsel & Director of Industry Relations, NATO Moviegoing is largely the same across the world: People of all ages come to a theater to watch a story in a...
25 Years, 38 Oscars: Steve Gilula Looks Back on Searchlight’s Legacy as It Enters a New Era
Few specialty distributors approach the record of accomplishment of Fox Searchlight Pictures, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. Formed in 1994 by Tom Rothman and making its debut in theaters in August 1995 with Edward Burns’s The Brothers McMullen, this cutting-edge studio...
Here Comes the Sun: Animation Master Makoto Shinkai Faces the Climate Crisis in Weathering with You
Makoto Shinkai has been making animated features since 2004, but his career skyrocketed to new heights with his 2016 release, Your Name. That gorgeously rendered tale of a teenage boy and girl who inexplicably keep switching bodies was a worldwide smash,...
