The CICAE (Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et Essai / International Confereration of Art Cinemas) was founded in 1955 by the national arthouse cinema associations of Germany, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Today, the CICAE brings together more than 4,000 screens via 14 national and regional structures, 40 independent cinemas as single members, 22 festivals in 44 countries. The CICAE objectives: - Encouraging arthouse cinemas to come together under a common umbrella at the national and international level. - Obtaining support for arthouse 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 and foster production through targeted cultural initiatives. The activities of the CICAE today: Art Cinema Award > The CICAE has a jury composed by cinema exhibitors in each of its festivals members; the aim of the award is to promote a relevant film to the artistic and cultural point of view to his network of cinema theatres. Art Cinema = Action + Management > The Art Cinema = Action + Management gathers together 50 participants and 30 trainers from about 20 different nationalities. The training is organised within the framework of the European Union’s Creative Europe MEDIA Programme. > The European Arthouse Cinema Day European Art Cinema Day aims to strengthen cinemas in regions that don’t have their own arthouse unions, develop support structures and increase the visibility of arthouse films in general. The project is supported by the Creative Europe-MEDIA Programme of the European Union https://artcinemaday.org/en
