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The General Assembly of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) has elected a new Board to serve the organization for the next two years. The decision was made during CineEurope, with Phil Clapp, CEO of the UK Cinema Association, re-appointed...

Géke Roelink, the Managing Director of Filmhuis Den Haag, has been named the 2022 recipient of the UNIC Achievement Award. Given each year in recognition of outstanding dedication and service to European cinema exhibition, the award will be presented as...

As the geopolitical situation between Russia and the Ukraine evolves, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and UNIC—an international trade association that represents 39 territories throughout Europe, including Russia and the Ukraine–have issued statements of support for Ukraine’s creative community. Writes...

European cinema trade groupe UNIC (International Union of Cinemas announced Monday that IMAX Corporation and Vista Group will be the principal sponsors of its Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme. Now in its fifth year after launching in 2017, the 12-month program...

UNIC, the trade body representing European cinema trade associations and operators, has announced preliminary data revealing the European theaters’ recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. The figures show a 38 percent increase in cinema admissions across the region, with 590...

The final night of CineEurope’s 2021 trade show will see this year’s eight Gold Award recipients receive their honors at an awards ceremony at Barcelona’s Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB). “The Gold Awards were started by UNIC [International...

CineEurope will return to Barcelona from October 4-7 for a week of screenings, distributor presentations, and industry panels. UNIC CEO Laura Houlgatte-Abbott and President Phil Clapp joined Boxoffice Pro’s Daniel Loria for a preview interview to discuss what attendees can...

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...