18th CICAE Arthouse Cinema Training: a great success and main insights The 18th edition of the Arthouse Cinema Training (Art Cinema = Action + Management), co-funded by Creative Europe MEDIA programme, took place from 30 August to 5 September in Venice on the island of San Servolo, in conjunction with the Venice International Film Festival. Despite difficult travel conditions, the inspiring training and ne ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Executive Board at CICAE, the International Confederation of Arthouse cinemas Christian Bräuer from Germany is the new president The International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas, the CICAE has witnessed a generational change at the annual general assembly during the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. Christian Bräuer from Germany, CEO of the Berlin based Yorck Cinema Group and president of the German Arthous ...

The AFCAE (French Association of Art House Cinemas) and the CICAE (International Confederation of Art Cinemas) commends the announcement of the Cannes Film Festival made on 18th April relating to the Official Selection, for which every film taking part in the competition should have a release in movie theatres in France. It is a reminder of the artistic and cultural values of cinema. As more filmmakers have ...