National Association of Theatre Owners

For the military, war, organization, see North Atlantic Treaty Organization and nato (disambiguation) .

The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is a trade organization based in the United States whose members are the owners of movie theaters.^{[citation needed]} Most major theater chains are members, as are many independent theatre operators; collectively, they account for the operation of over 26,000 motion picture screens in all 50 U.S. states and numerous other countries.^{[citation needed]}

NATO was founded in 1965 by the merger of the largest movie-theater trade organizations, the Theater Owners of America and the Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors.^[1]

Official publication

The official magazine of NATO is Boxoffice.

ShoWest

ShoWest, one of several Nielsen Business Media's Film Group events, is a movie theater industry trade show or exposition established by NATO in 1975,^{[citation needed]} usually held in March.^[2]

As presented on the website for the Nielsen Media Film Group, hosted by Nielsen Business Media,

The Nielsen Film Group events — ShoWest, Cinema Expo International, ShowEast and CineAsia — are the only conventions and tradeshows dedicated to the needs of the movie theatre industry worldwide. Our events bring together the key decision makers from every major, regional and independent theatre circuit with the major International Film Distributors, as well as the manufacturers of products, services and technologies for the movie theatre industry. All of our events include screenings of upcoming films, product reel presentations, educational seminars, special events and awards galas.^[2]

According to Rick Lyman, of The New York Times, it is "the largest and most important gathering of theatre operators" in the world, at which "the theatrical distribution business takes stock of its problems, which have been legion, and assesses its future, always through the rosiest glasses available."^[3]

American Movie Awards

In 1980, NATO initiated the American Movie Awards, held at the Wilshire Theater, Beverly Hills, California, and broadcast on NBC, with the winners selected based on voting by theater patrons.^[4] Various legal difficulties prevented the awards from being presented in 1981, and the event was discontinued after the 1982 awards due to competition from other awards shows.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Nielsen Business Media (Nielsen Media Film Group)

References

1. ^ "Merger Approved by Theater Owners" (print). The New York Times (The New York Times Company): pp. 15. September 9, 1965. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Nielsen Film Group" (Web). http://www.showest.com/filmexpo/index.jsp. Retrieved 2008-08-17. 
3. ^ Rick Lyman (2001-03-12). "Media: A Partly Cloudy Forecast for Theater Owners" (Web). The New York Times, Business (The New York Times Company). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE5DD133AF931A25750C0A9679C8B63. Retrieved 2008-08-17. 
4. ^ "American MovieAwards: Awards Summary: Marquee" (Web). IMDb.com. Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/American_Movie_Awards/awards_summary. Retrieved 2008-08-17. 

External links

• NATO Online - Official site
• Nielsen Business Media – Official site
  • Nielsen Media Film Group – Official site (Index page) of host of ShoWest, ShoEast, and related film expositions (conventions and trade shows)
  • ShoWest – Official site published by Nielsen Media Film Group (a division of Nielsen Business Media)
• allbusiness.com

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