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The Into Film Festival - the largest free cinema festival for children and young people in the World - kicked off this week at cinemas across the UK.

The UK Cinema Association has this week published joint guidance with the Event Cinema Association, advising members of both organisations of key considerations in the event of a No Deal Brexit.

Tony Jones, co-founder of the Picturehouse Cinemas chains and key figure in UK independent cinema over the last 40 years, has been announced as the recipient of the Exhibition Achievement Award, sponsored by the UK Cinema Association, at the 2019 Screen Awards

UK cinemas across the country - working in partnership with Studiocanal and Aardman Animations - raised over £110,000 for the cinema charity MediCinema last weekend through preview screenings of the upcoming A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.

Latest figures confirm the continuing resurgence in UK cinema-going with admissions for July 2019 over 19 per cent up on the same month last year, and overall numbers for the year now ahead of the same point in a record-breaking 2018.

With admissions of over 16.5 million, last month was most successful cinema-going May for 50 years, and it is hoped just the start of a record-breaking Summer for the UK cinema sector.

The UK Cinema Association has today published its 2018 Annual Report, setting out its activities during an exceptional year for the UK cinema industry.

Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame - released last Thursday 25 April - has smashed UK box office records in its first few days, powering to an astonishing £43.4 million opening weekend in UK and Ireland.

Three leading members of the UK cinema community will be recognised for the longstanding service to the sector when they receive CineEurope Gold Awards at this year's event in Barcelona.

UK cinemas in 2018 saw the highest attendance levels for almost 50 years, figures published today confirm.