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Bringing Movies to Main Street

Boxoffice Staff — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

By Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association CinemaCon is one of my favorite moments of the year. It’s a time to celebrate theaters and the cinematic experience. It’s an opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues, exhibitors, studio representatives and creators—to hail everything we love about going to the movies. As community […]

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MPA Opens Applications for Fellowship Advancing Entertainment Law & Policy in Hollywood

Boxoffice Staff — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has opened applications for its 2025-2026 Entertainment Law and Policy Fellowship. The prestigious program offers recent and upcoming graduates with advanced degrees in law, public policy, or related fields a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of entertainment, law, and public policy. Applicants must demonstrate a strong interest in […]

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Motion Picture Association Adds Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios as Newest Member

Boxoffice Staff — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:14:36 +0000

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) today announced Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios will become the newest member of the global trade association, joining the world’s largest film, TV, and streaming companies. Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios will formally join the MPA on Oct. 1, joining Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, The […]

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Law School Graduates Named 2024 MPA-EICOP Entertainment Law and Policy Fellows

Boxoffice Staff — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 14:45:19 +0000

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program (EICOP) have announced the upcoming class of the MPA-EICOP Entertainment Law & Policy Fellowship program, a one-year fellowship that creates opportunities in the entertainment industry for high-performing recent college, university, and law graduates who are interested in supporting diversity and inclusion within the […]

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MPA Hires Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel to Enhance Intermediary Outreach Initiatives

Boxoffice Staff — Thu, 16 May 2024 18:03:32 +0000

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has hired Jesse Martin, a senior attorney at BSA | The Software Alliance (BSA), to serve as senior vice president and associate general counsel of content protection and legal affairs for the MPA’s intermediary programs. The role expands the MPA’s intermediary outreach initiatives and supports global anti-piracy efforts managed through its Alliance […]

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A Lasting Cultural and Economic Impact: MPA Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin on the Role the Film Industry Plays on a Local and Global Level

Daniel Loria — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Having served at the helm of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) since 2018, Charles Rivkin is keenly aware of the current challenges and opportunities facing the entertainment industry. In this interview with Boxoffice Pro, the executive shares insights on his current projects and priorities with the MPA, as well as the industry’s lasting economic impact […]

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Motion Picture Association Renews Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin’s Contract for Third Term

Boxoffice Staff — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:14:24 +0000

The Motion Picture Association has announced that it has renewed Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin’s contract for a third three-year term. Rivkin has led the MPA since January 2018. Under Rivkin’s leadership, the MPA’s achievements have grown in geographical reach and impact. Amid the economic uncertainty coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the MPA and […]

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MPA and EICOP Announce 2023 Entertainment Law and Policy Fellows

Boxoffice Staff — Thu, 25 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000

University of New Mexico and UCLA Alumni to Participate in Year-Long Fellowship with MPA and Member Studios The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program (EICOP), a non-profit educational arts workforce development program, have announced the upcoming class of the MPA-EICOP Entertainment Law & Policy Fellowship program. This program consists of a […]

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On the Comeback Trail: Motion Picture Association Chairman & CEO Charlie Rivkin on Cinema’s Global Recovery Effort

Daniel Loria — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Where is the entertainment industry today? And what is your assessment of the theatrical sector’s recovery in context of the entertainment ecosystem as a whole? The film, TV and streaming industry today is proving once again that we are among the most innovative, resilient and creative communities in the world. For more than 100 years, […]

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CinemaCon 2022: Interview with Charles Rivkin, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Motion Picture Association

Daniel Loria — Tue, 03 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000

As the MPA celebrates its 100th anniversary, Boxoffice Pro speaks to Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin about the wider picture of international cinema recovery and key concerns of the MPA looking forward. 2020 was a crisis year for the industry, and 2021 is the year that kicked off the recovery: over $21 billion in global […]

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CinemaCon 2022: NATO’s John Fithian and MPA’s Charles Rivkin on Cinema’s Recovery

Boxoffice Staff — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 04:01:00 +0000

In advance of the 2022 edition of CinemaCon, NATO CEO and President John Fithian and MPA CEO and Chairman Charlie Rivkin spoke to Boxoffice Pro about the industry’s continued recovery and the priorities of exhibitors and distributors moving forward. This interview Has Been Edited and Condensed for Length and Clarity. Listen to the Full Interview […]

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Global Box Office Rebounds to $21.3 Billion in 2021 as Exhibition Transitions from Closures to Blockbusters

Daniel Loria — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:01:00 +0000

The global box office rebounded to $21.3 billion in 2021, an 81 percent increase from 2020’s disastrous figures, according to the Motion Picture Association’s (MPA) annual Theatrical and Home Entertainment Market Environment (THEME) report. The year-over-year improvement was sorely needed in an industry that continues to feel the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Though promising, […]

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