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UNIC Launches Guide to Help Cinemas in Europe

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 liaising directly with indivi…

How Will Cinemas Treat Their Staff While Closed?

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 #CJCinemaSummit, where the record number of participants (over 500 peo…

2020 For Women in Cinema

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 are just some of the headlines that made 2019 a…

Record Breaking Year for European Cinema Attendance

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 were recorded last year, representing a 4.5% increase…

Want To Build Your Own Cinema? Now There is a (Free) Book For That.

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 picture palace can be strong. Only a few of us act on it (hello, NigelRead More

UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme at Cinema Days 2019 - Mentoring Session

UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme at Cinema Days 2019

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 together to share, learn and connect. This ye…

CTC + CJ: Women in Cinema Interview Series: Laura Houlgatte – CEO, UNIC

We’re delighted to present the first video of the “Women in Cinema” series with none other than Laura Houlgatte, CEO of UNIC. The “Women in Cinema” series came to life at this year’s CineEurope in Barcelona, the brainchild of Cinema Technology Community’s (CTC’s) Richard Mitchell and Adam Macdonald…

Welcome to the Third Edition of the UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme

Over the past three years, CineEurope has become a celebratory place for participants of the UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme, where lessons are learned, success is measured and where finish lines mean new beginnings. This year, we marked the end of the second edition of the programme and l…

UNIC Women's Cinema Leadership Programme

UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme – Second Edition

CineEurope 2019 marked the end of the second edition of the UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme. While the programme continues with a new cohort of mentors and mentees on board, we wanted to exchange thoughts with two of our graduating mentoring pairs to hear their fresh views on the programme…

Peter Fornstam

CineEurope 2019: For Peter Fornstam of Svenska Bio, Cinema Runs In The Family

As delegates make there way to Barcelona, Spain for CineEurope 2019, one of the highlights at this year’s conference will undoubtedly be when Peter Fornstam of Svenska Bio will pick up the UNIC Achievement Award. Fornstam is not only the Director of Svenska Bio, but also the Chairman of the Swedish…