Cinema Expo closes on upswing

June 26, 2008 After four days of high-profile screenings, receptions themed to promote studio slates and seminars devoted to all things digital, Cinema Expo 2008 wound to a close Thursday with organizers touting upturns in attendance and trade show participation. A strong euro made this year's show particularly affordable, though currency rates also meant that Cinema Expo's U.S. organizers absorbed higher costs in paying for local goods and services with weak American dollars. Cinema Expo -- owned and operated by a unit of the Nielsen Co., parent of The Hollywood Reporter -- is set to return to its longtime home at the RAI convention center on June 22-25, 2009.

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