After its conception in 2019, the first-ever online version of the Circular Economy Retail Group was held in April of this year, hosted by the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC). The agenda saw a jam-packed afternoon of legislative updates, European…
During the last year of existential challenges to cinemas the world over, sustainability hasn’t been a top priority for exhibitors, focused as they have been on straightforward survival. But now that cinemas are enjoying a “reopening boom”, particularly after the…
There have been many recurring guest speakers during the past 37 CJ Cinema Summits. UNIC’s Laura Houlgatte, Warner Bros.’ Andrew Cripps and VUE’s Tim Richards are no strangers to the CJ stage, and on Thursday provided valuable insights into the…
Union International des Cinémas (International Union of Cinemas) UNIC is delighted to announce the publication of the updated edition of Rolv Gjestland’s book, “How to design a cinema auditorium – Practical guidelines for architects, cinema owners and others involved in…
International cinema trade body UNIC has launched a comprehensive guide to help cinemas across Europe, with detailed information about cinema closures, possible re-opening dates as well as overviews of public funding initiatives and support. UNIC has also been active in…
In less than 24 hours two starkly different approaches emerged as to how cinemas in the UK will treat their staff while they are closed because of the Coronavirus outbreak. This was also one of the hot topics at yesterday’s…
The first ever spacewalk made by an all female team. The European Commission’s first woman President and the most gender-balanced college in history. Finland’s all female government coalition led by the youngest head of state in the world – these…
European cinema attendance last year not only recovered from the slight slump of 2018, but went on to break records as the highest this century. Preliminary 2019 statistics from cinema trade body UNIC shows that more than 1.34 billion admissions…
Most people who work in or around the cinema industry have at some point had the same thought; ‘I could run my own cinema’. Whether large or small, multiplex or bijou , that impulse to build and open your own…
UNIC’s annual Cinema Days, our autumn convention where more than 180 industry leaders join us in Brussels for two days of panels, workshops and networking, also provides an occasion for participants of the UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme to come…