Global Achievement in Exhibition Award. As chief commercial officer at Cineworld Group, Teperberg lives in Tel Aviv, but is a frequent traveler on weekdays to the London headquarters of her multinational circuit and also its Regal Cinemas operation based in Knoxville, Tenn.
Starting as a cinema cashier in Jerusalem in 1997, Teperberg worked her way up the ranks, and today is a proponent of promoting from within. Born in Portland, Ore., Forman connected to cinema early as his father worked at the family business at Pacific Theaters. At age 16, he became an usher at the ground-breaking Cinerama Dome in the heart of Hollywood and during college worked summers at Warner Bros.’ domestic film department. After college, he practiced real estate law before decamping for Disney.
The leading circuits are Saudi-owned Muvi Cinemas, Dubai-based Vox Cinemas, U.S.-based multinational AMC Entertainment, Lebanon’s Prime/Empire Cinema, and Mexico’s Cinépolis Gulf. Cineplex is Canada’s largest exhibitor with 160 movie theaters with 1,652 screens, and even does cross-border U.S. trade with its Player One Amusement Group, which services businesses with amusement, recreational gaming and vending equipment. Its customer loyalty program Scene is the largest for any industry in Canada.
I wanted to like this but... Saudi Arabia? Get out!