UniFrance films will be honored with the “CineEurope Independent Film Award” at CineEurope 2013, it was announced today by Robert Sunshine, Managing Director of the convention.
“It is a great pleasure for CineEurope to be able to acknowledge and pay tribute to UniFrance films for their over 60 years’ work in promoting and bringing French films to the worldwide market,” stated Sunshine. “Because of the importance of independent film in the marketplace, we are delighted to establish this award and to have selected UniFrance films as the first year recipient. This will become an annual award that will be given out as part of CineEurope’s Award Ceremony.”
“I am delighted to see our colleagues at UniFrance recognised for their decades of hard work in promoting French films to the world. I am particularly grateful for their support in recent times in our work to further broaden the range of films being shown at CineEurope in order that we may continue to attract the widest possible range of colleagues from across the European industry,” stated Phil Clapp, Chief Executive Cinema Exhibitors' Association, and President, UNIC
CineEurope will take place from June 24-27, 2013 at the Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona (CCIB) in Barcelona, Spain. It will feature screenings of upcoming Hollywood films, sponsored events, timely and informative seminars and the CineEurope Trade Show. CineEurope is produced by Prometheus Global Media, owner of leading entertainment publications and events including Billboard and the Billboard Music Awards, The Hollywood Reporter, Backstage, Adweek, the CLIO Awards as well as ShowEast and CineAsia.
CineEurope is the Official Convention of the Union Internationale des Cinémas/International Union of Cinemas (UNIC).
