Tom Grater International Film ReporterGermany’s largest organization of cinema operators, HDF Kino, has issued a statement weighing in on the controversy swirling around Disney’s decision to put Mulan directing onto Disney+ in major markets.The move has prompted an angry response from international exhibitors.
As Deadline reported this week, UK cinema owners called it a “f*ck you to exhibitors”, while one French operator caused a stir with a video of him taking a bat to a Mulan pop-up artwork before telling us his venue wouldn’t be able to last very long without major releases.Christine Berg, CEO of HDF Kino, has now added her voice to the debate, penning a statement today in which she said distributors and exhibitors need to work together.
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