Schedule of Events - CinéShow 2023
Monday, Aug. 28
| 11 am-5:45pm | Registration & Check-In | ||
| 1-5 pm | NAC Seminar Le Gala Room | Recreational Foodservice: Today, Tomorrow & Beyond | Instructor: Larry Etter, SVP, Malco Theatres |
| 6pm to 9:30pm | Opening Night Welcome Party at OAK’D BBQ | BBQ & Texas are weaved together in the state’s culture. Join us and taste the best BBQ in town. Top it off with Jack & Coke, Shiner beer or cold Topo Chico. Live music to let you know you’re in Texas! | Good Times sponsors: influx and Coca-Cola® |
Tuesday, Aug. 29
| 8 am – 5:00pm | Registration & Check-In Lobby Annex next to Malachite Room / Renaissance Dallas -Addison | Check-in and on-site registration for attendees and trade show exhibitors. | |
| 8 am – 8:30 am | Southwest Breakfast Buffet Malachite Room / Renaissance Dallas – Addison | ||
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | State of the Industry /Box Office Magazine Malachite Room / Renaissance Dallas – Addison | Moderator: Daniel Loria, SVP Content Strategy, Editorial Director, Box Office Media | |
| 09:00 – 09:45 am | Ripe for Renovation Malachite Room / Renaissance Dallas – Addison | This forum will address the unique opportunities, challenges, and considerations theatre operators face when they decide to go forward with renovation. Explore how upgrades in attractions, audio, lighting, and surge filter protection can increase your ROI. | Moderator: Jeff Kaplan, SharpNEC Panelists: Jacob Schulman, President, Schulman Theatres / Tim Boyd, SAVE Electronics / Aimee Dolehanty, Director of Design, Redemption Plus / Barak Epstein, The Texas Theatre |
| 10:00 – 10:45 am | Technology Gives Theatres More Options Malachite Room / Renaissance Dallas – Addison | Moderator:, Carrie Dietrich, SVP Business Development, influx Panelists: Max Bunzel, Senior Business Development Mgr.,vista / Will York , Technical Director, Strong Technology Services / Peter Lichtor, Sr. Dir. Information Systems, Flix Brewhouse / Nathan Hunstable, Chief Technology Officer, Cinergy Entertainment | |
| 11 am – 11:30 am | Texas Restaurant Association Malachite Room / Renaissance Dallas – Addison | Todd Halstead, NATO and Kelsey Erickson Streufert, Chief Public Affairs Officer of Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) explain how the alliance between TOMA and TRA will benefit independent movie theater owners | |
| 12:00 pm – 1 pm | Luncheon Malachite Room / Renaissance Dallas – Addison | Opening remarks: TBA | We honor Byron Berkley, Foothills Entertainment. As a founding member of ICA, Byron’s 25 years of work with TOMA and CineShow has supported independent theater owners throughout mid-America region. |
| 1pm – 4:45 pm | Vendor Marketplace Lobby level of hotel in Garden Court I, II, III / Renaissance Dallas -Addison | ||
| 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Board Buses to Flix Brewhouse in Frisco Side Lobby Entrance / Renaissance Dallas – Addison | Motor Coaches will depart at 6:10pm and again at 6:30pm. Return transportation will board and depart immediately after the event. | |
| 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Flix Brewhouse treats us to buffet dinner & beverages Flix Brewhouse Frisco/Little Elm / 1660 FM 423, Frisco, TX 75033 | Screening TBA |
Wednesday, Aug. 30
| 8:00 am – 8:30 am | American Breakfast Buffet Malachite Room / Renaissance Dallas – Addison | ||
| 8:30 am – 9:15 am | Anime is A+ at theatres Malachite Room / Renaissance Dallas – Addison | As these animated films consistently make upwards of $30 million domestically, they’re hitting more than their target demographic. Find out why and how anime is becoming more mainstream and more importantly, how to make it a success within your own theatre. | Moderator: Daniel Loria, SVP Content Strategy, Editorial Director, Box Office Media Panel: Todd Donnell, Programming Mgr. / Studio Movie Grill, Sarah Pitre, Head Film Buyer/ Alamo Drafthouse, Marc Hairston, Ph.D. / University of Texas at Dallas |
| 9:30 – 10:15 am | Dynamic Pricing Malachite Room / Renaissance Dallas – Addison | Join fellow exhibitors for an open discussion surrounding dynamic pricing. | Moderator: Randy Hester, Hometown Cinemas Panelists: Russell Allen, Allen Theaters, New Mexico / Larry Etter, CEO, Malco / Jeff Benson, CEO, Cinergy Entertainment, / Tearlach Hutcheson, VP Film, Studio Movie Grill |
| 10:30 – 11:15 am | Fentanyl / Public Service Screening opportunity Malachite Room / Renaissance Dallas – Addison | In 2021, the most recent year for which complete records are available, more than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses. Synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl accounted for 71,000 of those deaths. Learn how a public service screening drives traffic, F&B, and most importantly educates families and teens about the dangers of ‘fake pills.’ | |
| 11:15 am – 11:45 am | Cinema Marketing for Box Office Lift & ROI Malachite Room / Renaissance Dallas – Addison | Rich Daughtridge, Warehouse Cinemas & ICA President | |
| 12:30 pm | Film Distributors Presentation of New Releases Auditorium / Cinemark West Plano / 3800 Dallas Pkwy., Plano, TX 75093 | Enjoy trailers of new releases for 4th quarter 2023 Transportation via Side Lobby Entrance / Renaissance Dallas – Addison/ Bus departs at 12:15 pm | Thanks to Digital Cinema United / Lunch Sponsor/ Film Distributors Presentation of New Releases Ronnie Ycong, EVP & GM Americas, Digital Cinema United Brandon Jones, President, FilmFrog and Co-founder/CMO, Cinema Lab |
| 4 pm | Board Transportation Return to Renaissance Hotel, Addison | Thank you for attending CinéShow 2023! | |
| 5:00 pm – 11:30 pm | Texan of the Year Gala Malachite Room / Renaissance Dallas – Addison | Tickets to GALA on 8/30 or GOLF on 8/31 can be purchased directly from VarietyTexas.org |