Toronto Cinema Forced to Cancel Screenings Over Outdated Canadian Distribution Zones

A downtown Toronto theater had to pull a new film after its distributor invoked a decades-old, informal Canadian exhibition zoning system that restricts which cinemas can premiere certain movies.

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Toronto cinema says it was forced to cancel screenings over decades-old, unofficial 'zone' system

A downtown Toronto cinema says it was forced to cancel screenings of a new movie after the film’s distributor unexpectedly withdrew access — citing a decades-old practice in Canada that limits which theatres can show movies first.

By Kate McGillivray

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Toronto Cinema Forced to Cancel Screenings Over Outdated Canadian Distribution Zones

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Toronto cinema says it was forced to cancel screenings over decades-old, unofficial 'zone' system

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