The head of the British Cinema Exhibitors’ Association has predicted that the current crisis could result in a boost in theater attendance worldwide. John Wilkinson told the U.K. trade publication Screen International: “If people stop traveling, the lessons from the past suggest that they do continue to go to the cinema, because it is good value for a night out. They may go to facilities nearer home, which could mean a boost for cinemas. If we were to move into recession that would still hold good.”
Nevertheless, audiences for Indian films in the U.S. have dwindled considerably since the Sept. 11th events, the BBC reported Friday. Taran Adarsh, editor of the publication Trade Guide, told the BBC that many Indians living in the U.S. “are scared to venture out in the cinemas as a result of … fear of being attacked by some right-wing groups.”
The BBC said that several Indian filmmakers have also been forced to cancel location shooting in the U.S.
