What Does the Future Hold for Arthouse Cinemas?

At the Cannes Film Festival, international industry leaders explored the future of arthouse cinemas and the challenges facing independent exhibition worldwide.

Building on Creative Europe MEDIA’s success for Europe’s audiovisual and creative future

• Film Industry

Organisations and networks from the film and audiovisual sector have come together to express their strong support for the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme…

CICAE in Cannes 2026: Defending Independent Cinemas and Strengthening the Global Arthouse Community

• Film Industry

Threat to Cinemas, Audiences, and the European Film Ecosystem - CICAE calls on Europe to challenge Paramount/Warner Merger

• Press Release

Following intensive talks in Brussels last week, CICAE calls on European competition authorities to challenge the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros.

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The CICAE is the international confederation of arthouse cinemas that brings together arthouse cinemas, international film festivals and cinema institutions from across the world.

The association, funded in 1955, represents today:

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