The fifth edition of the European Arthouse Cinema Day took place last November 8th with many changes of route; initially about 700 cinemas registered, but due to cinema closures ordered in most countries, finally only about 200 venues could participate with live and virtual programs. Despite this we are happy to have been able to celebrate in some countries physically: Nigeria, Korea, Estonia, Finland, Denm ...

Press release, November 11th 2020 CICAE on the agreement on the EU budget Important signal for European film industry Demand: Recovery plans budget should be doubled in the crisis The International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas (CICAE) salutes the agreement reached by the European Parliament and EU Member States in the Council on the next long-term budget (2021-2027) and NextGenerationEU, the temporary ...

110 organisations have written to the European Commission and National Governments to call for culture to be an integral part of their national recovery and resilience plans and for the cultural and creative sectors to receive at least 2% of the Recovery and Resilience Facility budget, as called for by the European Parliament in its recent Resolution on the “Cultural Recovery of Europe”. [divide] Dear Presi ...

Press release, October 2nd  2020 SAVE ARTHOUSE CINEMAS - ENSURE FILM DIVERSITY CICAE appeals to all levels of government to support cinemas CICAE, the international confederation of arthouse cinemas, is very concerned about the future of cinema as a cultural venue. "If effective immediate measures for our sector do not take effect soon, bankruptcies can be expected" says Christian Bräuer, President of CICAE ...

Throwback to the 17th CICAE Training programme The 17th edition of the international training course "Art Cinema = Action + Management" organised by CICAE took place last month, from 31 August to 6 September, on the island of San Servolo in Venice. Within the context of the covid-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed by many countries, the training took place in a hybrid format, in situ for 21 European p ...

The film Puntasacra by Francesca Mazzoleni, received the Art Cinema Award at the Annecy Cinéma Italien 2020 (online), which this year took place partly online and partly on-site. Film information Puntasacra Italy, 2020, 96 minutes Written and directed by: Francesca Mazzoleni Cinematographer: Emanuele Pasquet Genre: Documentary Production : Morel Film, Alessandro Greco (sales contact) grecodatabase@gmail.com ...

The film Mare by Andrea Štaka, received the Art Cinema Award at the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival, which this year took place entirely online. Film information Mare Switzerland, Croatia, 2020, 84 minutes Written and directed by: Andrea Štaka Cinematographer: Erol Zubčević Cast: Marija Škaričić, Goran Navojec, Mateusz Kościukiewicz, Gabrijel Vidak, Karmela Vidak, Marin Vidak, Mirjana Karanović, Zdenko Jelčić, ...

In this article, we have the feedback of Uránia and Béke Art Cinema Screens' team in Hungary on how was their reopening experience. Cinemas across the world have slowly started reopening. Curious to know what it feels like to go back to the cinema after months of closure, we have asked some of our members to give us their feedback on the reopening experience. We have collected the first impressions of: Sple ...

In this article, we have the feedback of Cinéma Le Studio's team in France on how was their reopening experience. Cinemas across the world have slowly started reopening. Curious to know what it feels like to go back to the cinema after months of closure, we have asked some of our members to give us their feedback on the reopening experience. We have collected the first impressions of: Splendid Cinema in Rig ...

In this article, we have the feedback of CinéMadart's team in Tunisia on how was their reopening experience. Cinemas across the world have slowly started reopening. Curious to know what it feels like to go back to the cinema after months of closure, we have asked some of our members to give us their feedback on the reopening experience. We have collected the first impressions of: Splendid Cinema in Riga, La ...