{
  "id": 9128864,
  "title": "Will Record Summer Box Office Save Indie Cinema? Not Quite, but Cannes Might, Say U.S. Producers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/will-record-summer-box-office-save-indie-cinema-not-quite-but-cannes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T10:35:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/will-summer-box-office-save-indie-cinema-1236871813/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "There was some much overdue optimism on the first day of the Creative Investors’ Conference, co-organized by CAA Media Finance, in San Sebastian on Tuesday, as execs from an established U.S indie distributor and new market entrant both celebrated the record breaking figures from the summer box office. “I think it’s a recovery and I […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}