The world’s third-largest exhibitor, after AMC and China’s Wanda, is reinforcing its commitment to fostering Mexican cinema through its 11-year-old distribution arm. In terms of admissions, it beats all its counterparts globally, says Cinépolis CEO Alejandro Ramirez
\n\nIn a rare move, Mexico’s exhibition-distribution giant Cinépolis has landed Latin American rights to Spanish buzz title “5 More Minutes” (“5 Minutos Más”) starring Javier Cámara, who took home the Best Supporting Actor prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
\n\n“We normally pick up only Mexican rights to films about 90% of the time but we see this as a high concept genre film that has the potential to travel exceptionally well,” said Miguel Rivera, Cinépolis VP of global programming and content, who sat down with Variety at the Morelia Film Festival alongside his theatrical distribution senior manager Karla Marti and creative executive Francisca Barraza. According to Barraza, Cinépolis is casting its net wide to work with both established and budding talent. “We’re looking for fresh, original films across various genres,” Rivera added.
\n\nThe company plans to release Javier Ruiz Caldera’s time-warping thriller, written and starring Berto Romero, on Jan. 28 next year, which it hopes will be an exceptional time for Mexican…
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