Understanding And Learning From European Models

Art House Convergence, January 21st 2015

What is CICAE?

C.I.C.A.E.= Confdration Internationale des Cinmas dArt et Essai

The only international confederation of art houses

Nonprofit association, based in Paris and Berlin

Founded in 1955 by the national art house associations of Germany,France, The Netherlands and Switzerland; 67 cinemas members ofCICAE in 1955.

Members A(national associations)

Members B, C, D(single art houses, festivals, institutions)

2015 Members A(new national associations: Spain, Croatia)

1,907 members in 37 countries / more than 3,000 screens 10 national structures: AFCAE (F) 1,119; Ag Kino Gilde (D) 316; FICE (I) 259; AIACE (I) 9;

Independent Pictures (CH) 68 ; AQCAE (CDN) 5; Diagonale (B) 11; Gran Cine (YV) 9; Art Mozi (H) 28; VAC (B) 5

26 single members - in US: The Loft, Jacob Burns Film Center, The Belcourt (request in process) 22 festivals in 9 countries and 12 Art Cinema Award 1 mobile cinema

The prize of art house exhibitors,an international jury made bythree CICAE members. In 2014,12 Art Cinema Awards.

These awards put an emphasison high quality films suitable forart houses and which can find anaudience in there.

An incentive for distributioncompanies to market the filmsdiscovered and to promote theircirculation.

Venue: San Servolo Island, Venice

In participation withVenice International Film Festival

Conceived for the young generation of art house managers

700 exhibitors trained since 2004

2 sessions:35 Juniors (8 days)

15 Executives (6 days)

1,450 for Juniors / 950 Executives Board, lodging, accreditation included

Scholarships available (fees and flight)

Simultaneous translationin 4 languages (EN, FR, DE, IT)

Lectures, Workshops, Screenings

Applications: April 1st > May 31stOn: cicae.org

What is CICAE?

For 60 years, CICAE has been working to:

Promote cultural diversity in cinemas and festivals Discover and follow new filmmakers and languages Encouraging art houses to lobby nationally and internationally Obtaining support for art house and independent films from

government bodies Fostering the distribution of high quality films from all countries, in all

countries Promoting the screening of art films in order to increase audiences

through targeted cultural initiatives.

What does it means to be a CICAE member?

In countries where the art cinema sector is well developed, arthouse films account for 10 to 25% of all tickets sold.

Art cinema defends the values of quality cinema that knows noborders. In several countries art house cinemas draw up to 80 %of audiences for quality European films.

Thus the art house cinema industry is a market, which connectsquality films with their audience.

The most appropriate setting where moviegoers can discover filmsfrom all over the world, new directors, festival prizes, new artisticlanguages, documentaries, short films, classics.

Art House as a vital social aggregator, a benefit for thecommunity (many success stories).

The art house cinema industry: a 100-million-strong audience in Europe

But

IDENTITY

The (non)definition of art house Not well identified by the population yet

CHALLENGES

Risk: We discover and promote new talents Cash flow Problems with distributors / chain of rights / circulation of art films Dependent on public funding Need more young audience Many art houses are closing

LACK OF DATA FOR ART HOUSE SECTOR

HollywoodEU market shares of domestic films (incl. co-productions)

Art Houses: Whats next?

Why are we here at the AHC?

Because we want the same thing? To network ? To learn from other colleagues? We want to be part of a movement? To lobby? What is our identity? Do we want to define it on a social, economic, political level? What is an art film? What is an art house? Collaboration VS Isolation To be stronger in the film industry sector? Create a new economic model for the circulation of art films,

who will benefit all the industry (and society)?

Thank you!

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