On Wednesday, February 4, Celluloid Junkie is hosting a live CJ Cinema Summit at the Dine-In Cinema Summit in Austin, bringing together senior exhibition leaders for a candid, strategic conversation about where the business is headed — and what’s actually working on the ground.

This session moves beyond surface-level trends to focus on the real economics, operational realities, and guest experience decisions shaping cinema today.

Featured Panelists

• Kelley Bondelie, Chief Operations Officer, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

• Dave Meza, Vice President of Operations, Harkins Theatres

• Rob Novak, Sr. Vice President of Food & Beverage, Marcus Theatres

• Chance Robertson, CEO, Flix Brewhouse

• Brian Schultz, CEO, LOOK Cinemas

The session is designed as a high-level executive discussion — focused on insight, perspective, and lessons learned, without the sales pitches or platitudes. 

Whether you’re rethinking your cinema’s identity, evaluating experiential investments, or trying to understand what actually drives guest loyalty today, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.