During the past months some cinemas of the CICAE network have been facing serious difficulties. Nevertheless, the common thread of these cultural spaces is the support they are receiving from their local and international communities. All aware of the paramount work they do in terms of sharing important values of cultural diversity and enrichment, of creating a safe place for the audiences who can exchange ...

The applications for 17th Art Cinema = Action + Management, the next International training course for independent cinema exhibitors are open. The 2020 edition of the training programme will take place from August 31 to September 6, on the island of San Servolo, in Venice Italy. The deadline for the first round of submissions is 31 March 2020. The course includes: - in-depth workshops covering diverse topic ...

The 70th edition of the International film festival of Berlin will take place from 20th February to 1st of March 2020. It will offer a full programme of collateral events, conferences, receptions and meetings. The agenda of meetings for Arthouse cinemas is: Saturday, 22 February 2020 « Meet the Arthouse Cinemas » cocktail, co-organised with AG Kino-Gilde and Film New Europe. 13:00 – 15:00 at Oxymoron Restau ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Little by little the big day is approaching. Less than 3 weeks to go for the 4th edition of the European Arthouse Cinema Day! On 13th of October hundreds of cinemas located both in or outside of Europe will celebrate the diversity of European cinema as well as their own venues! Numerous cinemas have already signed up. If you want or are planning to participate, please register under the link below. Particip ...

Festivals take one of the most important roles in the discovery of cinema. They curate the current and future state of film, elevate young talent and showcasing diversity in filmmaking. Within their competition, small independent voices can get the same stage as big-budgeted, established films. “The competition of film festivals, especially if funded with public money, should be a fair place for all kinds o ...

In less than a week the 16th edition of the CICAE training programme for cinema exhibitors is kicking off with a new rich programme of lectures, workshops and roundtables. It's worth mentioning that Jean-Marc Lalo, founder of the studio Atelier Lalo Architecture will speak about the cinema space and the possible improvements of the spaces of arthouse cinemas, when it comes to choices related to architecture ...