1. Javier Pachón (CineCiutat/PROMIO) : "360° of Cinema"
Participants from all over the world were welcomed by the CICAE Team with a short walking tour in Berlin, in the middle of a beautiful sunny day.
In the evening, an opening cocktail sponsored by MUBI took place, where the participants had the opportunity to share and exchange experiences and begin to establish professional networks to be strengthened throughout the week.
- Nico van Mechelen (KINO Rotterdam) : "Hospitality, negotiation, staff in Cinema"
- Raymond Walravens (Rialto Cinema, Amsterdam): “How to structure a business plan”
- Bernd Zickert and Nathalie Kaiser (Comscore, Munich): "STATE OF THE ARThouse"
- Felix Bruder (AG Kino - Gilde, Germany): "Kinodoktor"
- Torsten Frehse (Neue Visionen Filmverleih, Germany): "Distribution in the theatrical landscape"
- Anne Mayer and Eva Buchmann (Wolf Kino, Berlin): “Chances and Challenges of Community-Oriented Programming” + Cinema Visit @ Wolf Kino, Berlin
- Petra Rockenfeller (Lichtburg Filmpalast, Oldenburg) “Children and Youth Cinema”
- Raymond Walravens (Rialto Cinema, Amsterdam) “Audience development”
Our special thanks also go to Comscore for sponsoring the lunch and sharing their unique insights into the sector.
- Lysann Windisch (MUBI, Berlin): "Staying Agile - Finding Your Audience in a Shifting Theatrical & VOD Landscape"
- Sara Frain (Picturehouse, London): "Case Study: Picturehouse"
- Jean-Marc Lalo (Atelier d’architecture Lalo, Paris): “Rethink your cinema”
- Lela Meadow-Conner (mamafilm/Art House Convergence, USA): "Curating Through A Maternal Lens"
- Camilla Baier and Rachel Pronger (Invisible Women, Edinburgh/Berlin): "Curating Archive: Building Audience for Film History"
Day 5: "Marketing and Data":
- Daniel Sibbers (Yorck Kinogruppe, Berlin): "Cinema as a Brand"
- Marvin Wiechert (Yorck Kinogruppe, Berlin): "AI & Arthouse - An Introduction"
- Quentin Bucher (CICAE, Berlin): "Insight: European Arthouse Cinema Day"
- Talk with Sepideh Farsi (Film director and ambassador of the EACD 2024)
During the programme’s morning field trip, the participants got the chance to visit the award-winning Delphi Lux cinema in Berlin’s vibrant City West.
In the evening, the participants gathered to work on their "Restart your cinema" projects.
Day 6: Focus on diversity, equity and inclusion:
1. Fatih Abay (European Film Academy, Berlin): "Diversity and Inclusion Strategies"
2. Alicia Kozma (Indiana University Cinema/Art House Convergence, USA): "Cultivating Belonging and Inclusion in Community Arts Organizations"
3. Daniel Wuschansky (AG Kino-Gilde, Germany): "Sustainability in Action"
4. Irene Silvera Frischknecht (Consultant, UK): "Making Your Arthouse Cinema More Accessible for Everyone"
Day 7: On Sunday our seven participant groups pitch their “Restart your Cinema” projects in front of an audience composed of ACT participants, tutors, and invited observers.
The projects presented were:
- Zawya moves to Radio Cinema, Cairo, Egypt
- Maona Cinema, Oxford, United Kingdom
- CineTotem, the first Arthouse cinema in Bangladesh, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- Sunset Kino, Leipzig, Germany
- KUBERAN’S DOME : The opening of a new arthouse cinema in Goa, India
- Bangkino, Bangkok, Thailand
- The Dreamland Cinema, Tulsa, USA
- Relaunch of The Kigali Cinema Mayaka:The First Arthouse Cinema in Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
After carefully reviewing all the presentations, the tutors and experts provided feedback to each group, bringing their input to the final session. The Training closed with the awarding of the certificates and a farewell barbecue.
Network Talk: CICAE President Dr. Christian Bräuer and Arthouse Convergence Vice-President Dr. Alicia Kozma gave a talk on the politics of arthouse and the importance on networking. Their takeaway: Be politically active, be politically aware, connect, collaborate, and communicate.
Seven Days in Berlin that brought the Arthouse world closer together! The Training wrapped with a BBQ above the rooftops of Berlin. The participants of the Training will join an active alumni network of over 1000 industry professionals across the world.
The next alumni meeting will take place in February 2025 during the Berlin international Filmfestival BERLINALE.
The CICAE wishes to thank its particpants, trainers, partners, funders and friends for making this week possible.
The Arthouse Cinema Training was made possible through the generous support, vision, and initiative of our funders: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, The Berlin Senate Chancellery, FFA - Filmförderungsanstalt, CNC, and our partners MUBI and Comscore.