The Business

The resilience of the movie theater industry and Cannes during the writers’ strike

Hosted by Kim Masters Jun. 02, 2023 Entertainment

John Fithian, former National Association of Theatre Owners CEO: “A theatrical release with a robust period of exclusivity is better for the business models - both the theatrical release and the streaming release.” Photo by Shutterstock

While the WGA strike continues in the U.S., many writer-directors, actors were off promoting their films at Cannes. Did that weaken the WGA effort?

Then, former National Association of Theatre Owners CEO John Fithian speaks about the industry navigating the pandemic, and why he is optimistic about its future.

From this Episode:

Writer-directors promoted films at Cannes. Did that weaken the WGA strike?

While the WGA strike continued in the United States, many writer-directors, actors were promoting their films at Cannes. Did that weaken the WGA effort?

17 min

Theater Owners Assoc. leader John Fithian on the big screen’s resilience, pandemic challenges

National Association of Theatre Owners leader John Fithian speaks about the industry navigating the pandemic, and why he is optimistic about its future.

12 min

Credits

Host:

Kim Masters

Producers:

Joshua Farnham, Anna Buss