The CICAE is governed by a Board of Directors, composed of national association members and representatives of individual cinemas and of festivals, and a Bureau (or Steering Committee), which is formed by a President, 2 to 4 Vice presidents, a treasurer and a secretary. The Board of Directors and Bureau run for a two-year term.
The Board meets at least once a year and takes main decisions for the financial aspects and the core activities of the association. During the annual General Assembly, where all members are invited, the Board presents the financial and moral report, which the assembly has to vote upon, as well as the evolution of the projects.
The current Board was elected at the CICAE General Assembly in May 2025.
Bureau (Executive Committee)
The Bureau is elected by the Board of Directors and is formed by a president, 2 to 4 vice-presidents, a treasurer and a secretary. Additional members can be also elected. The Bureau is elected every 2 years, and has executive power.
President
- Dr. Christian Bräuer, Germany
Vice-Presidents
- Guillaume Bachy, AFCAE, France
- Michele Crocchiola, FICE, Italy
- Marlena Gabryszewska, Stowarzyszenie Kin Studyjnych, Poland
- Peggy Johnson, Loft Cinema, USA
Treasurer
- Laurent Callonnec, Cinema L’Ecran, France
Secretary
- Hannele Marjavaara, Kino Tapiola, Finland
Member of the Board
- Mira Staleva, Dom Na Kinoto, Bulgaria
Honorary Presidents
- Roland Probst, Switzerland
- Gabriele Röthemeyer, Germany
- Detlef Rossmann, Germany
Next election of the Bureau will take place in May 2027.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is formed by representatives of the founding members (Association Française des Cinémas d’Art et d’Essai, Association Suisse des Cinémas d’Art and the AG Kino – Gilde), by representatives of the members of category A (national or regional associations), category B (individual cinemas) and category C (festivals).
Founding Members
AFCAE, France
Represented by
- Guillaume Bachy
- Laurent Callonnec
AG Kino-Gilde, Germany
Represented by
- Dr Christian Bräuer
- Petra Rockenfeller
Schweizer Studiofilmverband SSV, Switzerland
Represented by
- Tobias Faust
Representatives of membership categories
Members A
- Giuliana Fantoni, FICE, Italy
- Michele Crocchiola, FICE, Italy
- Marlena Gabryszewska, Stowarzyszenie Kin Studyjnych, Poland
- Javier Pachón, PROMIO, Spain
- Eva Demeter, Art Mozi Egyesület, Hungary
Members B
- Marijana Bosnjak, Kinematografi Osijek, Croatia
- Tanja Helm, Cinematograph & Leokino, Austria
- Hannele Marjavaara, Kino Tapiola, Finland
- Mira Staleva, Dom Na Kinoto, Bulgaria
- Roxanne Sayegh, Cinéma Beaubien, Cinéma du Parc, Cinéma du Musée, Canada
Members C
- Malika Rabahallah, Filmfest Hamburg, Germany
- Peggy Johnson, Loft Film Fest, USA
- Catharine Des Forges, ICO, UK
Honorary Members
- Alain Bouffartigue, France
- Micheline Gardez, France
- Simone Lancelot, France
- Volker Schlöndorff, Germany
- István Szabó, Hungary
- Domenico Dinoia, Italy
- Tibor Bíró, Hungary