ShowEast 2023

It’s been full circle for Frank Rodriguez of Searchlight Pictures. As a recent graduate from the University of California Santa Barbara, where he got a degree in Film Studies, Rodriguez kicked off his cinema career in 1982 at 20th Century...

With over 30 years of experience as a box office analyst, including 10 in his current role at Comscore, Paul Dergarabedian has established himself as one of the nation’s foremost experts on the business of movies. Considered one of the...

Nurturing and empowering the cinema leaders of tomorrow is a key part of this year’s ShowEast programming slate, with The Coca-Cola Company’s Mayson Spellman (national account director, AMC Theatres) hosting the Wednesday afternoon panel discussion “Today’s Industry Executives Leading Tomorrow’s.” ...

The Cinema Foundation announced Monday that Angel Studios — the distributor behind Sound of Freedom and upcoming theatrical titles like After Death, The Shift, and Cabrini — has made a significant donation to The Cinema Foundation’s newly-formed Industry Promotions Fund....

The team behind National Amusements’ Showcase Cinemas Argentina, one of Argentina’s three top circuits, will be awarded the “Enrique Ramirez” LatAm Exhibitor of the Year Award at ShowEast this year, celebrating nearly three decades of operating the circuit in one...

A veteran and highly respected member of the cinema industry, fourth-generation movie theater executive Ron Krueger II began his career at Wehrenberg Theatres, founded by his great-grandfather Fred Wehrenberg in 1906. After nearly ten years of serving as Wehrenberg Theatres’...

ShowEast has announced that the global box office data company Comscore will present the 2023 Domestic and LATAM Box Office Achievement Awards at this year’s convention to be held from October 23rd-26th at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. The domestic...

Rebecca Stein, the vice president of marketing & partnerships at National Amusements, will receive the ShowEast Coca-Cola Empowerment Award presented by The Coca-Cola Company. Ms. Stein will be presented with this special honor on Wednesday, October 25th as part of...

National Amusements’ Showcase Cinemas Argentina will receive this year’s Enrique Ramirez LATAM Exhibitor of the Year Award at ShowEast as part of the international awards luncheon on Monday, October 23rd at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Team members Oscar García...

Shelly Olesen, the vice president of sales & marketing at C. Cretors and Company, will receive this year’s NAC Icon Award at ShowEast. She will be presented with this special honor as part of the final night awards ceremony sponsored...

Ron Krueger II, the chief operating officer of Santikos Theaters Grand/Amstar will receive the ShowEast Salah M. Hassanein Humanitarian Award. Mr. Krueger will be presented with this special honor as part of the final night awards ceremony sponsored by The...

Frank Rodriguez, the head of distribution for Searchlight Pictures, will be honored with this year’s Bingham Ray Spirit Award at ShowEast as a part of the final night awards ceremony sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company. The award will be presented...