Supported since its creation by the European Commission (Creative Europe / MEDIA Programme) and by the CNC (France), Europa Cinemas is the first network of cinemas focusing on European films. Created in 1992 at the initiative of a group of thirty cinema exhibitors, it has become in 29 years a network of almost 1,231 cinemas and 3,083 screens in 44 countries.
Its main objectives are to provide operational and financial support to cinemas that undertake to give a significant part of their screenings to non-national European films and to put in place activities for young audiences.
Thanks to Eurimages and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Europa Cinemas' action extends to countries in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Russia and Turkey. In addition, 54 screens (57 screens) in 53 cities in 37 countries in Europe and worldwide are also associated with the Europa Cinemas network under the partnership with the Institut Français.
Open to all types of cinemas, from the municipal ones to the
multiplexes, the network has also expanded well beyond Europe according
to the support programmes implemented: yesterday in Asia and Latin
America through the Mundus programme, tomorrow in Canada via the
Eurimages programme. Europa Cinemas thus contributes to making Europe
and its cultural diversity a shared idea around the world.
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