BERLIN: The CICAE’s annual Arthouse Cinema Training (ACT) kicks off today at Data Space, in the heart of Berlin. The one-week intensive programme bringing together arthouse exhibition professionals from around to world to gain in-depth insight into the management of a movie theatre, is offering participants a chance to get together, form connections, and learn from some of the industry’s leading experts.
The world’s only programme of its kind, the ACT provides a unique opportunity to meet and exchange best practices with colleagues from around the globe and become a successful part of the international arthouse community.
The Training offers:
- In-depth workshops and lectures on innovative arthouse programming, audience development and marketing, data analysis, business planning, budgets and fundraising, current technological developments in cinema exhibition, sustainability, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Lectures, masterclasses, and get-togethers with filmmakers, festival organisers, funding representatives, advocacy leaders, and political decision-makers.
- Networking opportunities with cinema professionals from across the world.
- The chance to work on up-to-date case studies and develop individual projects under the guidance of experienced tutors.
- The chance to explore Berlin’s vibrant cultural scene with a likeminded international group.
- A digital training kit.
- Access to the CICAE’s global alum network.
The goals of the Training are:
- Supporting arthouse exhibitors in their core challenges, offering knowledge about day-to-day operations and best practices, and the film professionals in better understanding the arthouse exhibition sector.
- Communicating to the new generation of art house managers the specific knowledge (methods, tools, ideas and contacts) they need for programming, event organisation and management of an arthouse cinema.
- Offering exhibitors a space where they can reflect on their practices, share their experiences and discover new opportunities in their industry.
- Providing insight into the know-how and the challenges of the sector.
- Benefit from the skills of around a hundred top-notch cinema professionals and trainers.
- Creating a network of contacts and exchanging experiences with other peers.
- Developping short and long-term projects.
The 23rd Arthouse Cinema Training wraps up on 30 August 2026.
