Kino Lorber’s Kino Marquee initiative, which looks to help arthouses at a time when they’ve been shuttered in the coronavirus climate, has mushroomed from 12 theaters last week to 150 including Alamo Drafthouse and Laemmle Theaters.For the price of $12, Kino Marquee is streaming last year’s Cannes Grand Jury Prize winner, Bacurau, on arthouses’ regional cinema websites.
Those who pay to watch the Sonia Braga movie, say on the Laemmle site, the profits are then split between the theater and Kino Lorber.
The Kino Marquee was launched to enable movie audiences to continue to support their local theaters by paying to view pics digitally during the nationwide shutdown of theaters.Each rental of Bacurau lasts fives days, and there’s a virtual Q&a with filmmakers and cast hosted by Bam which will be available for all to watch on Wednesday, April 1 at 8pm Et.
Kino Lorber also plans to offer top films from other independent distributors via Kino Marquee.
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