The International Union of Cinemas, the European cinema trade grouping, has launched the seventh edition of its Women’s Cinema Leadership Program, a 12-month mentoring scheme for women in cinema exhibition.
Twelve talented female cinema professionals will get an exclusive opportunity to learn, enjoy networking opportunities and receive career advice from outstanding women executives from across the cinema landscape, each recognized for their leadership and business success.
The program remains UNIC’s flagship initiative to help address the current gender imbalance at senior levels of the industry and works to encourage and empower female professionals as the industry looks to realize its full potential. The 2023/24 edition welcomes the following key female leaders and rising female professionals from the cinema exhibition landscape, representing 11 countries and 22 companies.
Welcoming this latest edition of the program, UNIC CEO Laura Houlgatte said, “Since its launch in 2017, the program has created a community of more than 120 inspiring female professionals. It’s been immensely rewarding and humbling to witness their empowering journey – we are grateful to all of them for their passion, commitment, and trust.
“There is still a long way to go to achieve full diversity and inclusion in management roles in the industry and we all need to do our part. Thank you to each one of these fantastic women for their dedication and belief in the transformative power of this program and to Imax and Vista Group for their support for in this initiative.
“Welcome to our new mentees and mentors – what an exciting group of women leaders ready to learn and inspire. May this experience open doors, shatter glass ceilings and forge lasting relationships. And to our graduating cohort – this was only the beginning. Thank you for everything, congratulations and wishing you all the best.”
Visit the association’s website for a complete list of mentors and mentees The International Union of Cinemas/Union Internationale des Cinémas www.unic-cinemas.org.