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UNIC mentoring meeting CineEurope 2019. (photo: UNIC)

The UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme – Where We Are And What’s Next

Cinema has the unique potential to inspire, boost dialogue and empower its audiences. It is therefore crucial for the industry to reflect its diverse cinema-going community both on- and off-screen, in the interest of promoting engagement and inclusiveness and leading by example. Boardrooms that driv…

CJ + UNIC: Change Starts Small

This article is part of a short series on tackling gender imbalance in cinema exhibition, in collaboration with The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC). Next time, we’ll be delving deeper into the UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme – UNIC’s flagship initiative – it’s achievements…

CineEurope 2018 CCIB Auditorium

CineEurope 2018 Keynote Delivered by UNIC President Phil Clapp

This is the keynote address delivered by Phil Clapp, the President of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), at the opening of the CineEurope 2018 convention on Monday 11 June in Barcelona’s CCIB. Included are excerpts from the audio-visual presentation accompanying the speech. For those t…

Russia Is Now Europe’s Largest Cinema Territory

Russia overtook France in 2017 to become Europe’s biggest cinema territory in terms of admissions according to provisional data on cinema attendance published by European cinema trade body UNIC. Around 213.6 million tickets were sold in the Russian Federation, compared to 209.2 million in Fran…

Clare Turner, Pearl and Dean (UK), Jill Jones, Mister Smith Entertainment Anna Marsh, StudioCanal at CineEurope 'Women in Cinema' panel. (photo: Patrick von Sychowski - Celluloid Junkie)

CJ @ CineEurope – ‘Women in Cinema’ panel

Celluloid Junkie recaps the main conference sessions at this years CineEurope for the benefit of those unable to attend or who did but want to jog their memories. As always, our transcription sometimes abbreviate to captures the gist of what was said, rather than…..hmmm…ahhh….you k…

Phil Clapp, UNIC, CineEurope 2017. (photo: Patrick von Sychowski / Celluloid Junkie)

UNIC President Stresses Innovation And Diversity in CineEurope Keynote

This is the opening speech of CineEurope 2017, delivered by the President of UNIC Phil Clapp. UNIC is the trade body representing cinema operators in 36 territories and the owner of the CineEurope convention. On behalf of UNIC, I am delighted to welcome you to CineEurope. Every year, working with B…

Laura Houlgatte, UNIC

EXCLUSIVE: CJ Interviews UNIC’s New CEO Laura Houlgatte

On the same day that “Wonder Woman” began conquering multiplexes all over the world, it was revealed that a no less formidable female force will be in charge of European cinema trade body UNIC. Laura Houlgatte Abbott, who has served as UNIC’s EU Affairs Executive for over two years…

UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Pilot Programme

UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Pilot Open for Mentee Candidates

The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) has launched the UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Pilot Programme and is looking for candidates for its mentorship program. The 12-month pilot initiative will see a number of female senior industry executives mentor a group of ‘up and coming’ international fe…

Jan Runge, Chief Executive Officer of Union Internationale des Cinémas (UNIC)

CJ Cinema News Digest – Friday 7 April 2017

Jan Runge leaving UNIC, Tour des Cinemas report in English, Ster-Kinekor hacked, South Korean cinema “wage theft”, actors protest Picturehouse, CGV’s siesta cinema, Lotte chairman denies corruption, UK indies and cinema, Senegal cinema revival, Shia LaBouef film has just one viewer…

European films 2016 (image: Google)

Cinema Going Was Up in Europe in 2016

While the film screened there don’t contribute significantly to the European box office, the just concluded Berlin Film Festival is the occasion for publishing provisional statistics on the past year’s cinema attendance across Europe. No less than three trade bodies issued their data for…