Expanding He TORONTO - Following Famous Players' lead by Iwo v\eeks. Cineplex Odeon Canadian boosted its lop adult admission price to SC" as ol May i(v That's a 5()-cent hike. Cineplex also reduced its $CV75 Tuesday discount prices to SC5 50 on May «1 The circuit's Tuesday bargain policy began in \'->iii ON THE MOVE Florida-based concessions operating company. He also recently joined Cini-LiUle International, a management and design consulting lirrn Vince Pantuso lives in Orlando with his wile Nancy, whose company. Savvy Services, operales three snack bars and lounges at Ihe Orlando airport INTERNATIONAL NEWS liFIIING - In the wake ol the Tian \n Men massacre, the second edition (jl the China Film Exhibition will almost certainly be cancelled. The festival, originally scheduled for Sept 16-22, was conceived to promote Chinese film as worthy of worldwide commercial attention It wouiri have oftered opportunities for visiting executives to purchase distribution rights on the spot. The lirst Exhibition last fall was notable for " Its talk ol reform film promotion actiMlies and making films that audiences want lo see became priorities. .Also discussed were setting up a for-profit distribution system, raising admission prices, and encouraging co-production with the West. All that seems in doubt now There are 47 cinemas in Beijing, which has a population of 1 1 million. On an average day, 288 showings are given for an audience ol 200,000 to 300,000 moviegoers Capital Cinema, the largest in Beijing, sported ads over Its gate proclaiming the management's support tor the students USSR - ITC has lontluded a iheatnial agreement to exhibit the comedy "Without a Clue" in the Soviet Union, An Orion Pictures " release in America, "Without a Clue will be dubbed into Russian and exhibited wilhm the next SIX months in Sovu-l thiMlrt-v The licensing agreement was ni.idf li\ I'l-u-r George, ITCs manager ol inlem.iliun.i! ihtMlrnal sales; Stephanie EHolm, marketing director ol International Film Exchange - the largest supplier ot English-language films lo the Soviet Union; and cileg Rucinev, general direc tor at Sovexport JOHANNESBURG - "Mississippi Burning" is a boxolfice smash in this South African city, attracting both blacks and whiles. The film has played to full houses since it opened it late .April The film has been unusually suc- ( essfui in appealing to all races, said a spokesman lor Sler-Kinekor, the largest theater circuit in South Alrica In fact, ihe film has been much more successful on a ()er ca[-)ila basis than It was in the United Stales, where it has earnecJ 4i4 million to date, an unspectacular lake for such a widely acclaimed lilm Two recent pictures about race relations in South Africa, "Cry Freedom" and "A World Apart." were banned in the country Government ( ensors approved "Mississippi Burning" without cuts or changes, although lilmgoers must be at least 18 years old lo gel in Stephanie Holm International Film Exchange Ltd (IFEX) recently announced that Stephanie hlolm has been promoted to vice president ot international distribution. Holm's duties will encompass sales of American titles to Ihe Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, as well as acquisilions of foreign titles lo be distributed by IFEX in Ihe United Slates Previously, Holm was director of marketing for IFEX Denise K Gunn has been promoted lo senior vice president and head lilm buyer ot AMC Film Marketing's western division A staff of five film buyers In the WesI and Midwest will report directiv lo her Gunn has been with AMC since MH i when slie signed on as a film buyer in the Norlheasi Division oflice in Mt Laurel, New Jersey AMC Iranslerred her to Los Angeles in l^Hb A native ol Philadelphia, she started her theatre career at age 15 as an usherette Vince I. Pantuso, president ol V I Pantusc^ Services and a partner in New Vista Services, has been elected president ol Ihe National Association of Concessionaires The balloling took place April 17 at Snack Bar University in San Antonio Mr Pantuso plans to expand the association's membership base by promoting Ihe professionalization ot the $7 billion concession industry He foresees increased emphasis on the association's Concession Manager Certification Program, as well as the ext)ansion ol lis videotape training (program Pantuso brings lo his N \( position more than 25 years oi mdusliv i'\|)erien( e I le was involved in ihe t^towlh ol two ol Ihe country's leading IihmI scimc e operators, ARA Services ,1111 1 \ oluMii' SctMces. He left the presidency ol \olume Serines in 1484 to form his own consulting company. In 1988 he also became a partner in New Vista Services, a Millard C)chs has been appointed chiet operating ofticer of United Cinemas Inlernalional, the exhibition joint venture formerly known as Cinema International Corp United Artists Communications Ian Riches was named to take his place as managing director ot UCIs UK operation. Ochs will be responsible lor all of UCIs operations in Great Britain, Ireland and WesI Germany. Charles Wesoky continues as chlel executive officer. All three directors were with AMC at the time the company's U.K. assets were acquired jointly by CIC and UA Communications. Ochs began his exhibition career in with RKO Stanley Warner in l%6 Riches started out with Associated British Cinemas in 1%2 OBITUARIES Sanford Greenberg, faS, an accounting executive long involved in independent exhil)ilion. distribution and production, died Mav 27 in Roslyn, New York of heart failure A graduate first ol Pace College and then Columbia's business school, Greenberg served as treasurer and comptroller on the landmark independent production, ""David and Lisa." In l%8, Greenberg became vice president, treasurer and co-owner of Ackerman Theatres, including New York City's bHlii Street Playhouse, 57th Street Playhouse, Ihe Lincoln Art Theatre (now the Cineplex Odeon Biograph), and a partnership in Slaten Island s United Artists lO-plex While at Ackerman Greenberg and three others formed Quartet Films This independent distribution companv handled 50 titles, in'cludlng "Eating Raoul' and ' "Breaker Morant was a member of the B'nai Brith Cinema Lodge. Greenberg's survi vors inclucie his wife, son, two daughters, ^v^ii a granddaughter Fim Ramm, 28, passed avsay alter a shori illness. He worked lor "This Week in Texas as their San Antonio correspondent, and also part-time as an entertainer and bartender He was previously employed as a doorman and barkeep at the Woodlawn Theatre before its closing Arthur Hap \ellinan |r passed awav alter a struggle with lymphatic cancer A res laurateur and developer, Vellman was t>x tremely active with the San Anionic Conser vation Society during its purchase and resio ration of ihe landmark Aztec 3 Theatre Ovei 700 people allended services '>X HoxoilK
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