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By Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association CinemaCon is one of my favorite moments of the year. It’s a time to celebrate theaters and the cinematic experience. It’s an opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues, exhibitors,...

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has opened applications for its 2025-2026 Entertainment Law and Policy Fellowship. The prestigious program offers recent and upcoming graduates with advanced degrees in law, public policy, or related fields a unique opportunity to work at...

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) today announced Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios will become the newest member of the global trade association, joining the world’s largest film, TV, and streaming companies. Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios will formally...

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program (EICOP) have announced the upcoming class of the MPA-EICOP Entertainment Law & Policy Fellowship program, a one-year fellowship that creates opportunities in the entertainment industry for high-performing recent...

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has hired Jesse Martin, a senior attorney at BSA | The Software Alliance (BSA), to serve as senior vice president and associate general counsel of content protection and legal affairs for the MPA’s intermediary programs. The role...

Having served at the helm of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) since 2018, Charles Rivkin is keenly aware of the current challenges and opportunities facing the entertainment industry. In this interview with Boxoffice Pro, the executive shares insights on his...

The Motion Picture Association has announced that it has renewed Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin’s contract for a third three-year term. Rivkin has led the MPA since January 2018. Under Rivkin’s leadership, the MPA’s achievements have grown in geographical reach...

University of New Mexico and UCLA Alumni to Participate in Year-Long Fellowship with MPA and Member Studios  The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program (EICOP), a non-profit educational arts workforce development program, have announced the upcoming...

Where is the entertainment industry today? And what is your assessment of the theatrical sector’s recovery in context of the entertainment ecosystem as a whole? The film, TV and streaming industry today is proving once again that we are among...

As the MPA celebrates its 100th anniversary, Boxoffice Pro speaks to Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin about the wider picture of international cinema recovery and key concerns of the MPA looking forward. 2020 was a crisis year for the industry,...

The global box office rebounded to $21.3 billion in 2021, an 81 percent increase from 2020’s disastrous figures, according to the Motion Picture Association’s (MPA) annual Theatrical and Home Entertainment Market Environment (THEME) report. The year-over-year improvement was sorely needed...