Though a non-traditional player in the movie distribution business, Amazon Studios exec Jason Ropell gave a big boost to tradition in how movies are handled.
He told exhibitors at the company’s CinemaCon presentation Thursday that the company fully supports the traditional release pattern. Ropell, VP of worldwide motion pictures, noted that Amazon’s 2016 presentation at CinemaCon had one movie while the studio now has released 15 titles, including “Manchester by the Sea,” which won the best actor Oscar for Casey Affleck and the best original screenplay for Kenneth Lonergan, and Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman,” which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film.
Source: CinemaCon: Amazon Tells Exhibitors It Supports the Theatrical Window | Variety