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PRESS RELEASE BRUSSELS, 7 OCTOBER 2019: The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the trade body representing cinema operators and their national associations across 38 European territories, has today voiced its support for the recently-announced NATO resolution laying out aspects of...

Tensions continue to mount between European exhibitors and the continent’s biggest festivals. European exhibition trade body UNIC released a public call for participating titles at the Venice Film Festival to receive a full theatrical run following the festival’s inclusion of...

The European box office topped 8.1 billion euros in 2018, a 5.6% year-on-year decrease as admissions dipped 3.3%, according to UNIC’s annual report published on Monday, the first day of CineEurope. According to the European trade body, despite a slight...

PRESS RELEASE -- Barcelona: 18 June 2019 – The General Assembly of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European cinema trade grouping, today elected a new Board to serve the organisation for the next two years.

PRESS RELEASE CineEurope 2019, Barcelona: 17 June 2019 – Laura Houlgatte, CEO of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European cinema trade grouping, today used her keynote address at CineEurope 2019 to reflect on the diverse and resilient nature...

PRESS RELEASE CineEurope 2019, Barcelona: 17 June 2019 – The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European cinema trade grouping, has today published its Annual Report, examining key cinema trends across the 38 territories represented by the association, accounting for...

As the CEO of UNIC, the largest international trade body in cinema, Laura Houlgatte Abbott has a lot to juggle. Representing the needs of UNIC’s 37 member companies (soon to be 38—“Hopefully we manage to get Cyprus on board”) requires...

The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) has called for films selected in competition at leading film festivals to receive a full theatrical release. Following the decision by the Berlin International Film Festival to include the Spanish original film Elisa y...

Brussels, February 6, 2019: The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the body representing European cinema trade associations and operators, today released its provisional update on admissions and box office revenues across Europe for 2018. While some data remains to be...

PRESS RELEASE — BRUSSELS, 17 SEPTEMBER 2018: The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), representing cinema associations and key operators across 37 territories in Europe, has today added its own voice to those seeking to ensure that films selected for competition...

Could you sum up 2017 for UNIC territories, not only in terms of box office but also legislative issues? Despite what many were predicting, 2017 has been another year of growth for the European cinema industry, with more than 1.34...

PRESS RELEASE — Barcelona: 11 June 2018 – During his keynote address at CineEurope 2018, Phil Clapp, President of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European Cinema trade grouping, reflected on the success of a sector which continued to thrive due...