Nordisk Film Cinemas has been named as the 2023 recipient of the “International Exhibitor of the Year” award at CineEurope. Asger Flygare Bech-Thomsen, CEO of Nordisk Film Cinemas, will accept the honors which will be presented as part of the CineEurope Awards Ceremony hosted by The Coca-Cola Company on Thursday, 22 June in Barcelona, Spain.

Each year at CineEurope, the International Exhibitor Award is given to a cinema exhibitor whose accomplishments, new developments, growth, and market leadership make them the standard-bearer for the industry.

Referring to this year’s award, Andrew Sunshine, President of The Film Expo Group commented “Nordisk Film Cinemas has built a culture of innovation for cinema, changing the moviegoing experience in Scandinavia. It has proven to be a pioneer in the industry and we congratulate all on this well-deserved honor.”

Nordisk Film Cinemas is the market leader in both Denmark and Norway with 47 cinemas and more than 250 screens across Scandinavia, including Sweden. It is part of one of the oldest film companies in the World – Nordisk Film founded in 1906 just outside Copenhagen.