With Hollywood becoming a possible pawn as Washington escalates its standoff with Moscow over Ukraine, Imax topper Richard Gelfond told analysts on Thursday that he doesn’t see a quota limiting foreign film imports into Russia emerging anytime soon. Nor does the giant screen exhibitor’s CEO see the current quota system in China being raised to Hollywood’s advantage. Barring a new Cold War, major film distribution changes in Russia are unlikely, Gelfond insisted. “There aren’t even enough Russian films made to really fill the schedule in Russia.”
