Portfolio

I write for the UK and US film industry trade press and am Feature Writer for Cinema Technology Magazine in the UK, a quarterly glossy magazine aimed at cinema owners and their suppliers. I’m also European Correspondent for Digital Cinema Report in the US.

Cinema Technology Magazine

Here is a sample but a full list is available here.

The UK independent cinema sector were nothing if not industrious during lockdown; this piece explores the hugely creative and inspiring responses of a sector badly affected by the pandemic of 2020

Gaming and e-sports in cinemas continues to fascinate and frustrate in equal measure – in this feature I explore the potential and the challenges, interviewing gamers, rights holders, cinemas and distributors

Before COVID19 the cinema industry had turned its attention to an untapped market just opening up, Saudi Arabia and the Middle East in general. This piece looks at the commercial, cultural and technical opportunities and pitfalls of the region

This piece is an in-depth examination of the enduring partnership between Coca-Cola and the movie industry from the silent era to the present day

An interview with one of distribution’s leading global figures, Andrew Cripps, currently President of International Distribution for Warner Bros.

An interview with one of the UK cinema’s leading projectionists, Michael Ford is a veteran of the industry

The renaissance in popcorn has crept in without us really noticing; along with your glass of Merlot a portion of stilton and cranberry popcorn is now de rigeur in your local Everyman or Picturehouse cinema. This piece explores the gentrification of this most underrated snack

Digital Cinema Report

Digital Cinema Report is an online journal based in New York and I have been European Correspondent reporting on developments in the digital cinema industry from London since 2011. Here is a selection of my articles:

https://www.digitalcinemareport.com/article/bringing-broadband-live-exhibition

https://www.digitalcinemareport.com/article/eca-takes-center-stage-cineeurope

https://www.digitalcinemareport.com/article/consultancy-conference-deemed-successful

https://www.digitalcinemareport.com/article/understanding-what-avatar-means

https://www.digitalcinemareport.com/article/cinema-exhibitor%E2%80%99s-association-tackles-alternative-content

https://www.digitalcinemareport.com/article/cinemas-embrace-satellites

https://www.digitalcinemareport.com/article/cineeurope-focuses-event-cinema

https://www.digitalcinemareport.com/article/pixomondo-helps-bring-red-tails-life

https://www.digitalcinemareport.com/article/extreme-shooting