MPA’s Charles Rivkin Says U.S. Needs Federal Film Incentives: ‘Production Brings Jobs’

US movie theaters urge 45-day 'baseline' before films hit streaming

New films must be exclusive to movie theaters for at least 45 days before they become available on streaming, the head of the industry's US trade organization said Tuesday.Cinema owners say box office profits have been undercut by shorter theatrical-only "windows" brought in during the pandemic, in ...

MPA’s Charles Rivkin Says U.S. Needs Federal Film Incentives: ‘Production Brings Jobs’

At the theater owners confab CinemaCon, Motion Picture Association chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin asserted that the U.S. needs to increase production incentives on the federal level. “Together with our union and guild partners, we will be pushing for more incentives at the federal level this year,” he told delegates gathered at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace. “We will keep fighting to extend tax measures that encourage investments by studios. We w…

MPA Chief Charlie Rivkin Assures Theater Owners “We Stand With You,” Highlights Incentives, Push For U.S. Production

Motion Picture Association President and CEO Charlie Rivkin had words of solidarity for theater owners, telling the group assembled at CinemaCon that “we want what you want — great movies that draw big audiences to your theaters.” At his annual keynote, he recalled the recent pledge by the MPA’s latest member, Amazon MGM Studios, to release 12-14 films in cinemas next year in a commitment to theatrical exhibition. That said, “I recognize tha…