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Collaborate to Innovate’s third edition backs record number of projects across Europe

Collaborate to Innovate’s third edition backs record number of projects across Europe

Europa Cinemas, with the backing of Creative Europe/MEDIA, has announced the selection of 17 pioneering projects for the third edition of its flagship initiative Collaborate to Innovate. The scheme, launched in 2021, champions innovative collaborations within the Europa Cinemas Network at both the national and European levels.

Supporting inclusive and environmentally sustainable projects

A generous grant of up to €100,000 is on offer, aimed at environmentally conoscious and inclusive European film projects. The organisation has already begun its third funding cycle, with the 13 projects supported in 2022 reaching completion and nearly €1.4 million earmarked for the current round of 17 projects, which will benefit 99 cinemas across Europe.

The projects for the current year herald from 16 European nations, providing a snapshot of the diversity within the network. These selected projects, which include four international collaborations, span a wide variety of themes, ranging from the development of young audiences and film literacy to the implementation of green practices and the inclusion of marginalised audiences.

Cultivating innovation and driving change

Europa Cinemas CEO Fatima Djoumer affirmed the mission of the scheme: to inspire exhibitors within the network and beyond with impactful projects. Meanwhile, Lucia Recalde, head of unit Creative Europe MEDIA at the European Commission, noted the crucial role that the Europa Cinemas network plays in promoting the cultural diversity of European film and attracting new audiences. The selection for 2023 includes projects such as Croatia’s Let’s Start From 0+! and France’s Cinebox, all promising to spark innovation within the cinema-going experience.

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Europa Cinemas is supported by Creative Europe/MEDIA, Programme of the European Union (Brussels), CNC (France), Eurimages (Council of Europe, Strasbourg), Institut Français (Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture, France). For further information visit the website here.

The full list of Collaborate to Innovate projects for 2023

CountryProject titleCoordinatorPartner cinemas
CroatiaLet’s Start From 0+! (Krenimo od 0+!)Kino Mediteran Bačvice (Split)Art-kino Croatia (Rijeka), Kino Sloboda (Dubrovnik), Jadran Open-Air Cinema (Dubrovnik), Kino Mediteran Bol (Bol), Kino Mediteran Supetar (Supetar), Kino Mediteran Hvar (Hvar), Kino Mediteran Lastovo (Lastovo), Kino Mediteran Imotski (Imotski), Kino Mediteran Podgora (Podgora), Kino Mediteran Makarska (Makarska)
FranceCineboxCinéma de la Cité (Angoulême)Le Meliès (Montreuil), Le Rio (Clermont-Ferrand), Le Grand Palais (Cahors)
FranceCinestreamCinéma Le Concorde (Nantes)La Salamandre (Morlaix), Le Star (Strasbourg), Le Caméo Commanderie (Nancy), Le Méliès (Saint-Etienne), Le Club de l’étoile (Paris), Les Variétés (Marseille), Le Forum des Images (Paris), la Tournelle (L’haÿ-les-roses)
GermanyImplement the Cineville Subscription Model to GermanyCasablanca Filmkunsttheater (Nürnberg)Filmhaus Nürnberg (Nürnberg), Odeon Lichtspieltheater (Köln), OFF Broadway (Köln), Abaton (Hamburg), Zeise Hallen Kinos (Hamburg), Harmonie Freiburg (Freiburg)
GreeceHope on the Big ScreenTrianon Filmcenter (Athens)Cine Argyroupoli (Argiroupoli), Dionysia (Kallithea) Cine Rex (Nafpaktos), Cine Paris (Athens), Cine Flery (Kallithea), Alexandra Chalandri (Halandri)
INT – Hungary, Croatia, SlovakiaCinemas 4 You(th) – C4YTisza Mozi (Szolnok)Kino Urania (Osijek), Kino Úsmev (Košice), Béke és Uránia Art Mozi (Miskolc)
IrelandDigital Delivery for Optimal Impact; Improving our Impact on Young Audiences and European CinemaIrish Film Institute (Dublin)Cinemax Bantry (Cork), Riverbank Arts Centre (Kildare), Garter Lane Arts Centre (Waterford)
ItalyProfiling CinemaAnteo Palazzo del Cinema (Milano)Ariosto Anteo spazioCinema (Milano), Capitol Anteo spazioCinema (Monza), Visionario (Udine), Centrale Arthouse (Torino), Fratelli Marx (Torino), Due Giardini (Torino), Cinema Barberini (Roma), Sivori (Genova), City (Genova), Ariston (Genova)
INT – Lithuania, CroatiaPlaying CinemaCinema Centre Romuva (Kaunas)Kino Gaj (Varaždin), Kino Valli (Pula)
NetherlandsCinema+FilmHallen (Amsterdam)Kino Rotterdam (Rotterdam), Kijkhuis (Amsterdam), The Movies (Amsterdam), Trianon (Leiden), FilmKoepel (Haarlem), Lido (Leiden)
PolandKino Bez Barier – Edycja Polska/ Cinema Without Barriers – Polish EditionKino Pałacowe (Poznań)Kino Echo (Jarocin), Kino Nowe Horyzonty (Wrocław)
PolandQuiet, Camera, Action! or Youth Film CodeKino Odeon (Sochaczew)Kino Światowid (Elbląg), Kino Kameralne Cafe (Gdańsk)
INT – Poland, Germany, SpainFace To Face With European CinemaGdynia Film Centre (Gdynia)Charlie Cinema (Lodz), Thalia Cinema (Potsdam), Cinema Catalunya (Terrassa), Cinema Casablanca (Valladolid), Cinema Broadway (Valladolid), Cinema Manhattan (Valladolid)
RomaniaCinema Together: Building Communities. Connecting AudienceCinema Victoria (Cluj Napoca)Cinema Ateneu Iasi (Lași), Cinema Arta (Sfantu Gheorghe)
SerbiaEuro Fest for KidsKombank Dvorana (Belgrade)Leskovacki kulturni centar (Leskovac), Kulturni centar (Gornji Milanovac)
INT – Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, HungaryRegional Synergy for New Cinema Going ExperienceEurocinema (Subotica)Belvarosi Mozi (Szeged), Kino Velebit (Koprivnica), Mestni kino Ptuj (Ptuj)
SwedenData Sharing: A New Way of Building Audiences for Small and Medium Sized Arthouse CinemasTollereds Biograf Folkets Bio (Tollered)Bio Kaskad (Bromma), Bio Roxy (Örebro), Biografen Zita (Stockholm), Borås Bio Röda Kvarn (Borås), Cnema (Norrköping), Folkets Bio Umeå (Umeå), Fyrisbiografen (Uppsala), Royal (Luleå)

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