Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et d'Essai
Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
1. To bring together federations or associations of arthouse cinema theatres under an international association, with a view to fostering cooperation among members; 2. To ensure that national and international authorities recognize and support the arthouse film industry, via its representative bodies; 3. To support the identification and circulation of old or recent high-quality cinematographic works for inclusion in arthouse cinemas’ schedules; 4. To promote, through appropriate cultural initiatives, the distribution of quality cinematographic works with the aim of increasing audience interest and fostering production.
EU Legislative Interests
Audiovisual Media Services Directive, European Media Freedom act, DSM directive, Creative Europe Programme, Geoblocking & territorial exclusivity
Communication Activities
- Stakeholder dialogues, statements - European Arthouse Cinema Day - Box Office and Beyond: the cultural, social and economic impact of cinema (study): https://cicae.org//upload/unic-europa-cinemas-cicae-white-paper-v8.pdf
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Coalition française pour la diversité culturelle, Advisory Committee of the Audiovisual Observatory
Organisation Members
https://cicae.org/upload/members-list-cicae-2025.pdf