UNIC

Ivar Halstvedt, Director of Cinema at Kulturmeglerne Ltd. and former Country Manager for Norway at Nordic Cinema Group and ODEON Cinemas Group, has been named the 2021 recipient of the UNIC Achievement Award. Given each year in recognition of outstanding...

International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European cinema trade grouping, launched the fifth edition of its Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme on Wednesday (June 30). The 12-month mentoring program for women in cinema exhibition will see 11 female cinema professional receive...

For four years, UNIC—an independent trade body representing theater operators and their national associations in 38 European territories—has been supporting current and future generations of women leaders in the cinema space through their Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme, which pairs established...

2020 was a year of negative statistics. Percentage of theaters temporarily closed—percentage year-on-year drop in admissions and revenue—box office numbers that look positively nightmarish compared to the record-breaking year that was 2019. Look beyond the sky-is-falling headlines, though, and you’ll...

UNIC, the trade body that represents cinema groups and operators in 38 European markets, has announced a virtual “mini-Cinema Day” to take place on Wednesday, February 24.  A key component of the Cinema Day will involve a breakdown and discussion...

The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), which represents cinema trade associations and operators in 38 markets across Europe, has released preliminary 2020 box office estimates for the territories covered by the organization.Their findings indicate that, as a result of the...

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, Boxoffice Pro Editorial Director Daniel Loria and Deputy Editor Rebecca Pahle were joined by UNIC CEO Laura Houlgatte-Abbott, who broke down the still-evolving situation in Europe. Several countries there have been subject...

PRESS RELEASE Following recent decisions requiring the closure of cinemas across a number of European countries in response to ‘spikes’ in Covid-19, European trade body the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) has today renewed its call to national governments, the...

As cinemas gradually reopen across Europe, UNIC is asking its members to share their stories about welcoming audiences back to their cinemas and adapting to the ongoing crisis in a new interview series. The series began with a discussion between...

With the European Commission due to propose a new long-term budget and recovery plan for the EU, UNIC—along with 78 other organizations across the European audiovisual/film space—has renewed its advocacy for the European cultural sector.  So far, said this group...

As cinemas across Europe continue to be affected by the financial fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, Boxoffice Pro hosted a LIVE Session with the executive leadership from UNIC, Europe’s trade body for cinemas, to discuss the state of European exhibition....

A joint group of companies operating in the film and audiovisual sector—UNIC, the MPA, and 49 other organizations and companies across Europe—have issued the following statement in advance of the video conference of EU ministers of culture and media on...