1 November 2017
Episode 316
30 minutes
Photo: Dan Wilton
Philip Knatchbull has always been surrounded by film: his father was one of the UK’s pre-eminent producers, behind such features as “Murder on the Orient Express” and “A Passage to India”. Today Philip is CEO of Curzon, the brand behind 21 cinemas across the UK and leading film-distribution business Curzon Artificial Eye; it also has its own digital platform. Here he tells us how he has created a powerhouse in the world of independent cinema.
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