Arthouse cinemas are united by their commitment to preserving cinema’s cultural heritage, producing excellent theatrical experiences, and serving their communities. Exceptional exhibitors bring international, independent, and critically acclaimed films to their neighbourhoods. Arthouse cinemas are vital cultural spaces for communities: as meeting points and places of free speech, they foster democratic valu ...

The International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas is proud to announce that the Art Cinema Award at the 30th Ciné Junior goes to Antigone by Sophie Deraspe. Film information Antigone Québec / Canada, 2019, 109 minutes Director: Sophie Deraspe Script: Sophie Deraspe (a contemporary adaptation of the work of Sophocles) Cast: Nahéma Ricci, Rawad El-Zein, Antoine DesRochers Production: ACPAV , +1 514 849-2281 ...

CICAE is one of the 90 European organisations to sign an open and joint letter calling on EU leaders to support the European Parliament’s proposed budget for the Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027. "Today, Creative Europe represents a mere 0,15% of the overall EU Budget. This is by no means proportionate to our sectors’ contribution to the EU economy, which stands at €509bn in value added to GDP and over 1 ...

This is a recap of all the films who won the Art Cinema Awards in 2019. Thanks to all the festivals for hosting our CICAE jurors and to all the jurors for having spent some of their time to watch many films and to choose the winners (we know it's not an easy job to choose among so many good independent films). February Ciné Junior: Supa Modo, by Likarion Wainaina Berlinale Panorama: 37 Seconds, by HIKARI Be ...

International Arthouse network is growing: CICAE welcomes new member networks from Sweden and the Netherlands and opens debate on Future perspectives of arthouse cinemas in a globalized media world The International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas CICAE welcomed 3 new members at its board meeting in Lisbon: the Swedish National Arthouse Cinema Network "Riksfoereningen Biograferna", the Dutch Association o ...

The 4th edition of the European Arthouse Cinema Day has united on Sunday, the 13th of October, 70.000 spectators in 620 cinemas across 37 countries. Workshops, screening marathons, sweets, talks or special guests have accompanied most of the programmes of the EACD in a weekend marked by an Indian summer. Collaboration was the keyword of the international event promoted by the artistic ambassadors Céline Sci ...

The International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas is proud to announce that the Art Cinema Award at the 16th Seville Film Festival goes to Take Me Somewhere Nice by Ena Sendijarević. Film information Take Me Somewhere Nice Netherlands and Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2019, 90 minutes Director: Ena Sendijarević Director of photography: Emo Weemhoff Script: Ena Sendijarević Cast: Sara Luna Zorić, Lazar Dragojević, E ...

The International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas is proud to announce that the Art Cinema Award at the 10th Loft Film Fest goes to Advocate by Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaïche. Film information Advocate Israeli, Canada, Switzerland, 2019, 110 minutes Director: Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaïche Director of photography: Philippe Bellaïche Script: Rachel Leah Jones Production: Close Up Films, ...

The International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas is proud to announce that the Art Cinema Award at the Hamburg Film Festival goes to Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma. Film information Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) France, 2018, 120 minutes Director: Céline Sciamma Director of photography: Claire Mathon Script: Céline Sciamma Cast: Noémi Merlant, Adèle Haenel, ...

The International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas is proud to announce that the Art Cinema Award at the Annecy Cinéma Italien goes to The Disappearance of my Mother (La Scomparsa di Mia Madre) by Beniamino Barrese. Film information La Scomparsa di Mia Madre (The Disappearance of my Mother) Italy, 2019, 90 minutes Director: Beniamino Barrese Director of photography: Beniamino Barrese Script: Beniamino Barr ...