Monday, June 28, 2010

Talks by distributors, exhibitors fail

KOCHI: The talks held between representatives of the Film Distributors Association and Film Exhibitors Federation, to resolve the differences over the issue of hold over (assessment of collections before shifting a movie from a theatre) percentage, failed here on Monday night.

The distributors wanted to hike the existing hold over percentage of 80 percentage in air-conditioned theatres and 70 percentage in non-AC theatres. The exhibitors refused to accept this demand. Both parties agreed to continue the talks on Tuesday. Vehicle attacked

Staff Reporter writes from Kozhikode: Miscreants attacked film director Ali Akbars car at Chevarambalam, near here, on Monday. The window of the Maruti Omni was shattered, the police said. Ali Abkar said he had been supporting actor Thilakan who was expelled from the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes recently.

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