Laura Houlgatte

By Laura Houlgatte, CEO, UNIC UNIC is dedicated to communicating the value of a vibrant cinema-going culture and its resulting economic, cultural, and social contributions. Our core mission is to celebrate and promote the diversity of the European cinema sector—and...

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, Boxoffice Pro Editorial Director Daniel Loria and Deputy Editor Rebecca Pahle were joined by UNIC CEO Laura Houlgatte-Abbott, who broke down the still-evolving situation in Europe. Several countries there have been subject...

CineEurope is going digital. The annual convention of UNIC, the trade association representing European cinemas, was forced to shift its event online after Covid-19 made it infeasible to hold its usual yearly event in Barcelona. “Two afternoons online can’t replace...

As cinemas across Europe continue to be affected by the financial fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, Boxoffice Pro hosted a LIVE Session with the executive leadership from UNIC, Europe’s trade body for cinemas, to discuss the state of European exhibition....