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The applications were submitted by 99 cinemas from 16 different countries and represented a total requested budget of 2 410 332 € and stood out for their particularly high quality.

Launched in 2021 by Europa Cinemas with the support of Creative Europe/MEDIA, this flagship scheme aims to recognise and reward outstanding innovative and collaborative projects developed by members of the Europa Cinemas network, either at national or European level. Supported projects must generate a tangible impact on the film sector by fostering the circulation and visibility of European films, strengthening audience development - particularly among young audiences - and enhancing the skills, resilience, and competitiveness of cinemas. A key priority of the scheme is to encourage exhibitors to embed principles of inclusion and environmental sustainability within their practices. Europa Cinemas’ financial contribution can reach up to 120 000 € per project.

As the 6 projects selected in 2025 are coming to an end and the work and results achieved are being analysed to be shared with the whole network, nine exciting new projects representing 47 member cinemas have been selected in 2026 as part of the sixth edition of COLLABORATE TO INNOVATE for a total support amount of 946 799 €.

The selected projects focus on four main areas: cinema subscription schemes, audience development, technological innovation, and new cultural uses within cinemas.

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Supported Collaborate To Innovate projects :

Cineville Denmark (Den)
Coordinator: Reprise Teatret (Holte)
Partner cinemas: Biffen Nordkraft (Aalborg), Café Biografen (Odense), Café Slotsbio (Hillerød), Gloria (Copenhagen), Hundested Kino (Hundested), Nicolai Biograf & Café (Kolding), Park Teatret (Frederikssund), Vester Vov Vov (Copenhagen), Øst for Paradis (Aarhus), Grand Teatret (Copenhagen)

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Radiobox Cinema (Fr)
Coordinator: Cinéma Espace Renoir (Roanne)
Partner cinemas : Cinéma La Comète (Châlons-en-Champagne), Cinéma les Carmes (Orléans), Les Variétés (Marseille), Cinémas Studio (Tours), Cinéma Le Zola (Villeurbanne)
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Cinemas Immersifs (Fr)
Coordinator: Cinéma La Salamandre (Morlaix)
Partner cinemas : L’Arvor (Rennes), Le Lux (Caen), Le Concorde (La Roche Sur Yon)
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Gen-C: Cinema For The Next Generation (It)
Coordinator: Cinema Teatro Don Bosco (Rome)
Partner cinemas: Sala Esse (Florence), Cinema Agnelli (Turin), Club Amici del Cinema (Genova), Cinema Teatro Galliera (Bologna), Cinema Teatro Monterosa (Turin), CineClub Nickelodeon (Genova)
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Accessibility Mark : Cinema Without Barriers (Pol)
Coordinator: Kino Pałacowe (Poznań)
Partner cinemas: Kino Pionier 1907 (Szczecin), Kino Oskard (Konin), Kino Echo (Jarocin), Gdyńskie Centrum Filmowe (Gdynia)
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European Cinema Pass Serbia (Serbia)
Coordinator: Dvorana doma sindikata d.o.o. – mts Dvorana (Belgrade)
Partner cinemas: Kulturni centar (Gornji Milanovac), Leskovacki kulturni centar (Leskovac), Bioskop Vilin Grad (Nis)
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Inclucine 2 (Slovakia-Cz)
Coordinator: Kino Úsmev (Košice, Slovakia)
Partner cinemas: Bio Central (Hradec Králové, Czechia), Kino Světozor (Nové Město, Czechia), Kino Lumière (Bratislava, Slovakia)
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Kinebridge (Sp)
Coordinator: CineBaix (Sant Feliu de Llobregat)
Partner cinemas: Cinema Edison (Granollers), Cinemes Texas (Barcelona), Florida Zinemak (VitoriaGasteiz), Gorbeia Zinemak (Etxabarri Ibiña), Niessen Zinemak (Errenteria), Circui Urgellenc (Linyola).

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Re:Cine (Sp)
Coordinator: TBC
Partner cinemas: TBC

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Project Coordinator - Collaborate to Innovate : Nadia Wolf

nwolf@europa-cinemas.org 

+33 (0)1 42 71 83 64

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Press Enquiries: Charles McDonald

charles@charlesmcdonald.co.uk

+44 7785 246 377

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Picture: La Salamandre, Morlaix (DR)

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