Union Internationale du Cinéma
The Union Internationale du Cinéma ( UNICA ) is the independent international organization for
- Promotion of the production of films and videos as instruments of international understanding
- Support for international cultural cooperation and for the recognition of the independence and freedom of expression of the member federations.
- Representation of the member federations at UNESCO .
She is a member of the responsible UNESCO Council. The highest body of UNICA is the General Assembly, in which all member federations have the right to participate and vote. UNICA is headed by a committee composed of 10 members and elected for three years by the General Assembly.
The UNICA film archive was established in 1938 and currently contains over 900 film and video works. The oldest work dates from 1935. The film and video copies of the archive have been provided free of charge by their manufacturers and the relevant federations. The member federations have access to a catalog with detailed information on the archive titles.
On request, UNICA supports international film festivals that undertake to comply with the patronage rules. A special UNICA medal is offered for these events and is awarded by the organizers.
The national federations are kept informed of the latest developments in the market through UNICA News , an information sheet published three or four times a year in different languages. Other publications are also issued on special occasions.
The General Assembly is an annual forum where the member federations meet to discuss and decide on matters that are important for the future development of UNICA.
The highlight of the annual UNICA meeting is the world championship, at which each federation presents a selection of films made during the previous year. Prizes are awarded by an international jury, which also includes professional filmmakers; the most interesting works are awarded gold, silver or bronze medals. The UNICA Jeunesse competition is intended for filmmakers up to 25 years of age. It is included in the country programs. The World Minute Movie Cup is also open to non-members. It is a competition for films up to 1 minute in length. The final discussion of the jury, in which the annual award-winning films are decided, is open to the public.
The audience has the opportunity to meet the filmmakers at this event and to discuss the films shown. The discussions are carried out with the help of simultaneous interpreters. There are also forums on various topics of interest to the participants and UNICA members who meet here to exchange ideas and experiences.
The UNICA Committee and the organizers of the Congress endeavor to encourage contacts between filmmakers, the public and non-members.
The program of a congress also includes various leisure activities and other social events.
UNICA congresses held so far
- 1931 Brussels ( Belgium ) - 1st International Amateur Film Competition. Participation from 5 countries.
- 1932 Amsterdam ( Netherlands )
- 1933 Paris ( France ) - 17 federations take part in the 3rd competition chaired by Louis Lumiere
- 1935 Barcelona ( Spain ) - 1st International Congress of Amateur Filmmakers
- 1936 Berlin ( Germany ) - Decision to establish an international federation
- 1937 Paris (France) - UNICA founded during the World Exhibition
- 1938 Vienna ( Austria ) - Foundation of the film archive
- 1939 Zurich ( Switzerland ) - The Congress is in conjunction with the Swiss National Exhibition two months before the start of World War II conducted
During the Second World War and 1945 there were no UNICA congresses.
- 1946 Lugano (Switzerland) - revival of UNICA
- 1947 Stockholm ( Sweden ) - The Congress presents the first statutes of the organization
- 1948 Marienbad (CS)
- 1949 Campo de 'Fiori ( Italy )
- 1950 Bad Mondorf ( Luxembourg )
- 1951 Glasgow ( Great Britain ) The official emblem is introduced
- 1952 Barcelona (Spain)
- 1953 Brussels (Belgium)
- 1954 Lisbon ( Portugal )
- 1955 Angers (France) - The term amateur or non-professional film is defined as “a work made by an individual or a group who does not work for profit or for financial gain”
- 1956 Zurich (Switzerland)
- 1957 Rome (Italy)
- 1958 Bad Ems (Germany)
- 1959 Helsinki ( Finland ) - UNESCO admitted UNICA as a member of IFTC on February 23
- 1960 Evian-les-Bains (France)
- 1961 Mulhouse (France)
- 1962 Vienna (Austria)
- 1963 Hanover (Germany) New statutes, KOBENHAVN - NYBORG ( Denmark ) - Annual Congress
- 1964 Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- 1965 Dubrovnik ( Yugoslavia )
- 1966 Marienbad (CS)
- 1967 Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Spain)
- 1968 Salerno (Italy)
- 1969 Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
- 1970 Sousse ( Tunisia ) - 1st Congress outside Europe
- 1971 Montreux (Switzerland)
- 1972 Estoril (Portugal)
- 1973 Ostend (Belgium)
- 1974 Cologne (Germany) - 1st “UNICA-Jeunesse” competition
- 1975 Thorn ( People's Republic of Poland )
- 1976 Baden (Austria) renamed “Union Internationale du Cinéma non-professionnel”
- 1977 Maastricht (Netherlands)
- 1978 Baku ( Soviet Union ) - 1st “Topic of the Year” competition
- 1979 Turku (Finland) - New statutes and rules
- 1980 Baden (Switzerland)
- 1981 Siófok ( Hungary )
- 1982 Aachen (Germany) - Lecture on video art
- 1983 Saint-Nazaire (France)
- 1984 Karl-Marx-Stadt ( GDR )
- 1985 Mar del Plata ( Argentina )
- 1986 Tallinn (Soviet Union)
- 1987 Graz (Austria)
- 1988 Zagreb (Yugoslavia) - introduction of video
- 1989 Baden-Baden (Germany)
- 1990 Västerås (Sweden) - 1st World Minute Movie Cup
- 1991 St. Gallen (Switzerland)
- 1992 Lido degli Estensi (Italy)
- 1993 Villa Carlos Paz (Argentina)
- 1994 Hradec Králové (Czech Republic)
- 1995 Bourges (France) - 100th anniversary of the film
- 1996 Almelo (Netherlands)
- 1997 Warsaw (Poland)
- 1998 Zillertal (Austria)
- 1999 Lappeenranta (Finland)
- 2000 Roermond (Netherlands)
- 2001 Tallinn ( Estonia )
- 2002 Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
- 2003 Warsaw (Poland)
- 2004 Veitshöchheim (Germany)
- 2005 Blankenberge (Belgium) - renaming to "UNION INTERNATIONAL DU CINÉMA"
- 2006 Gyeongju ( South Korea )
- 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš ( Slovakia )
- 2008 Hammamet (Tunisia)
- 2009 Danzig (Gdańsk) (Poland)
- 2010 Einsiedeln (Switzerland)
- 2011 Luxembourg (City) (Luxembourg)
- 2012 Russian ( Bulgaria )
- 2013 Fieberbrunn (Austria)
- 2014 Piešťany (Slovakia)
- 2015 Saint Petersburg ( Russian Federation )
- 2016 Suceava ( Romania )
- 2017 Dortmund (Germany) August 2017
Planned UNICA congresses
- 2018 Blansko (Czech Republic) [obsolete]
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