Meet the Other Movie Lobbyist

8:29 PM PDT 3/21/2011 by Pamela McClintock

On the eve of the first CinemaCon, National Association of Theatre Owners chief John Fithian gives his view on VOD (‘Just don’t invade our space’) and more from the exhibitors’ seat.

For more than a decade, John Fithian has been president of the National Association of Theatre Owners. He doesn’t get ruffled easily, a trait that has served him well. Nor does he resent the fact that in Hollywood, when people hear the word “lobbyist,” they usually think of the MPAA chief, not him.