42 awards, training and education for the cinema industry worldwide, with dates, cities and organisers.
42 events shown
30 June 2026 – 2 December 2026 · Nottingham, United Kingdom
Six-month course for cinema and festival marketers. It opens with two in-person days in Nottingham, runs four online sessions and closes with two in-person days in Liverpool on 1-2 December 2026. It covers audience data, branding and retention, and is open to BFI FAN members.
Awards, training and educationIndependent Cinema Office with Indigo, funded by BFI FANOfficial site
2 October 2026 · United Kingdom · Online
Annual awards for volunteer-led film societies and community cinemas, in categories for programming, marketing, access, green practice and emerging groups. The 2026 ceremony is live-streamed at 12pm on 2 October.
Awards, training and educationCinema For AllOfficial site
12 October 2026 · Bergen, Norway
One-day regional seminar for cinema staff in western Norway, part of Film & Kino's programme of regional competence-building seminars (travel costs refunded for member cinemas).
Awards, training and educationFilm & KinoOfficial site
15 October 2026 – 16 October 2026 · Paris, France
Two-day management course on operating an art-house cinema, including business development and energy efficiency, delivered by exhibition consultants.
Awards, training and educationSCARE – Syndicat des Cinémas d'Art, de Répertoire et d'EssaiOfficial site
23 October 2026 – 31 October 2026 · Tokyo, Japan
A nine-day training workshop in Tokyo for emerging film programmers from ASEAN countries and Japan, including TIFF and TIFFCOM access. Afterwards participants curate Japanese film programmes in their home countries.
Awards, training and educationThe Japan FoundationOfficial site
24 October 2026 · Berlin, Germany
Award ceremony for municipal cinemas and film-culture initiatives (27th edition in 2026), held during the Film Restored festival, with a programme of international repertory ideas for cinemas. Free to attend with registration.
Awards, training and educationKinematheksverbund (with Deutsche Kinemathek and BkF)Official site
30 October 2026 – 17 November 2026 · Mexico City, Mexico
A hybrid seminar (three online sessions plus four in-person days during FICUNAM, 6–9 November) on exhibition, programming and audience development, aimed at programmers, curators and exhibitors. Now in its 16th edition and running for 15 years.
Awards, training and educationFICUNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)Official site
2 November 2026 – 5 November 2026 · Santiago, Chile
Locarno Pro's intensive workshop for young professionals in sales, marketing, distribution, exhibition and programming, held during the Santiago International Film Festival (SANFIC).
Awards, training and educationLocarno Film Festival (Locarno Pro) with SANFICOfficial site
5 November 2026 – 8 November 2026 · Mexico
Locarno Pro's intensive workshop for young professionals in sales, marketing, distribution, exhibition and programming, run in Mexico. Relevant to junior programmers and cinema marketers at Mexican circuits and independent screens.
Awards, training and educationLocarno Film Festival (Locarno Pro)Official site
2 December 2026 · Cologne, Germany
Federal awards ceremony for German cinemas with culturally outstanding annual programmes, including prizes for children's, documentary and short-film programming. Winning cinemas receive cash prizes; applications close in June.
Awards, training and educationBeauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM)Official site
6 December 2026 · London, United Kingdom
Award for UK cinemas at the heart of their communities, supported by Kia. Audiences vote for the longlist (nominees announced 3 November) and a jury picks the winner at the BIFA ceremony on 6 December 2026. Entry is free and raises a venue's profile.
Awards, training and educationBritish Independent Film AwardsOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually Throughout the year · France
Training modules for cinema operators on creating or transforming a cinema, green transition, architectural projects, anchoring a cinema in its territory and day-to-day management and animation.
Awards, training and educationADRC – Agence pour le Développement Régional du CinémaOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually Irregular themed editions (Tech, Educational); latest Feb 2025 · last held 26 February 2025 · Italy
Two-day training event for Italian exhibitors and their programming, marketing and management staff, with panels, case studies and talks. The 2025 Tech edition (Arcadia cinemas, Stezzano and Melzo) was co-organised with the EDCF convention.
Awards, training and educationANEC with ANICA (supported by the Italian Ministry of Culture's cinema directorate)Official site
Next dates not announced · usually April, annually · last held 2 April 2026 · Beirut, Lebanon
Locarno Pro's intensive workshop for young professionals in sales, marketing, distribution, exhibition and programming, hosted by Beirut's Metropolis art-house cinema for young Arab film professionals.
Awards, training and educationMetropolis Cinema Association with Locarno Film FestivalOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually June, annually · last held 8 June 2026 · Brazil
Locarno Pro's intensive workshop for young professionals in sales, marketing, distribution, exhibition and programming, run in Brazil. A strong option for junior cinema programmers and marketers to build skills and a regional network.
Awards, training and educationLocarno Film Festival (Locarno Pro) with Olhar de Cinema, MECI and Projeto ParadisoOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually Late August–September, annually (application deadline in spring) · last held 24 August 2026 · Berlin, Germany
One-week residential training for arthouse exhibitors covering business planning, digital marketing and data, green cinema and technology, with mentoring and networking. Aimed at young exhibitors and people opening or relaunching an independent cinema.
Awards, training and educationCICAE – International Confederation of Art CinemasOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually April, final night of CinemaCon · last held 16 April 2026 · Las Vegas, United States
Closing-night CinemaCon awards through which the exhibition industry honours talent behind theatrical releases. A networking evening for delegates rather than an exhibitor award.
Awards, training and educationCinema United / CinemaConOfficial siteFull guide
Next dates not announced · usually July, annually · last held 6 July 2026 · Bogotá, Colombia
Locarno Pro's intensive workshop for young professionals in sales, marketing, distribution, exhibition and programming, held within the Bogotá Audiovisual Market. Suited to early-career programmers and cinema marketing staff.
Awards, training and educationLocarno Film Festival (Locarno Pro) with Bogotá Audiovisual MarketOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually July, annually · last held 13 July 2026 · San José, Costa Rica
Locarno Pro's intensive workshop for young professionals in sales, marketing, distribution, exhibition and programming, held within the Costa Rica Media Market for professionals from Central America and the Caribbean.
Awards, training and educationLocarno Film Festival (Locarno Pro) with Comisión Fílmica de Costa RicaOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually November-December (last run 2025) · last held 4 November 2025 · United Kingdom · Online
Short online course on building sponsorship and corporate partnerships for cinemas and film festivals, with speakers from TIFF and Sheffield DocFest. It helps venues bring in non-box-office income.
Awards, training and educationIndependent Cinema Office / BFI FANOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually May–August, annually (online) · last held 6 May 2026 · Mexico City, Mexico · Online
A 20-week online certificate course on the business of film, covering financing, distribution, exhibition, programming and audience metrics, taught by executives from Cinépolis, Cinemex and the studios. Useful professional development for cinema programming and marketing staff.
Awards, training and educationCANACINE with TecmilenioOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually Self-paced, enrolment open year-round · United States · Online
Self-paced online version of the association's flagship concession manager certification, covering recreational foodservice fundamentals. Relevant to cinema F&B managers.
Awards, training and educationEntertainment Food & Beverage Association (EF&B) with CineTRAINOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually May (first edition 2026) · last held 12 May 2026 · Tokyo, Japan
A new award voted by more than 3,000 cinema staff across Japan for the film they most want audiences to see on the big screen. Winners get re-release screenings in cinemas, a way for exhibition staff to drive programming and promotion.
Awards, training and education'Eigakan ni Ikou!' (Let's Go to the Cinema) Executive CommitteeOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually June, annually (during Il Cinema Ritrovato) · last held 20 June 2026 · Bologna, Italy
Five-day hands-on lab for around 40 European exhibitors on audience development, digital marketing, programming and data, held during Il Cinema Ritrovato. Aimed at cinema staff who want practical, peer-led training.
Awards, training and educationEuropa Cinemas with Cineteca di BolognaOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually Late October, every two years (with SEMINCI) · last held 29 October 2025 · Valladolid, Spain
Biennial autumn lab for European exhibitors, run alongside SEMINCI, covering audience diversification, digital marketing and programming strategies. Next edition not yet announced.
Awards, training and educationEuropa Cinemas with Valladolid International Film Festival (SEMINCI)Official site
Next dates not announced · usually November, annually · last held 19 November 2025 · Kempten, Germany
Bavaria's annual programme-award ceremony for cinemas (77 cinemas awarded in 2025), preceded by an industry warm-up evening. Recognises outstanding annual film programmes with cash prizes.
Awards, training and educationFFF Bayern (FilmFernsehFonds Bayern)Official site
Next dates not announced · usually Always open (self-paced e-learning) · Online, Norway · Online
Free online course for staff at Film & Kino member cinemas that follows the guest journey from social media to the foyer and exit, teaching front-of-house sales and service.
Awards, training and educationFilm & KinoOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually Runs about six months, from around March · last held 29 March 2025 · Singapore, Singapore
A six-month development programme for aspiring Singapore-based film programmers covering research, curation and programme writing. Participants end by curating a public programme.
Awards, training and educationAsian Film Archive and ObjectifsOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually June, annually · last held 5 June 2026 · Netherlands
Knowledge day for the Dutch film-education network, bringing together film theatres, teachers and filmmakers to share practice on reaching young audiences and school programmes. Useful for cinema education and outreach staff.
Awards, training and educationNetwerk FilmeducatieOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually March, annually · last held 24 March 2026 · Warsaw, Poland
Conference on film education run in art-house cinemas, with case studies and workshops for cinema education staff; the 5th edition took place at Warsaw's Iluzjon cinema.
Awards, training and educationStowarzyszenie Kin StudyjnychOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually January, during the ICTA LA Seminar Series · last held 13 January 2026 · Universal City, CA, United States
Awards for Best New Build, Best Refurbishment and Best Use of Technology among North American cinemas, presented at a dinner during the ICTA LA Seminar Series.
Awards, training and educationInternational Cinema Technology Association (ICTA)Official site
Next dates not announced · usually November, annually (applications close end of March) · last held 4 November 2025 · Germany
Annual ceremony at which North Rhine-Westphalia's film fund awards around €1 million to cinemas for diverse programming of German and European films and children's and youth films.
Awards, training and educationFilm- und Medienstiftung NRWOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually 2026–2027 edition running · Italy
Mentoring and training programme for women entrepreneurs and staff in Italian cinema exhibition, aimed at closing the leadership gender gap; the 2026–2027 edition is under way.
Awards, training and educationANEC – Associazione Nazionale Esercenti CinemaOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually Annually (fully funded sessions in Strasbourg; one participant per EU member state) · Strasbourg, France
Fully funded training programme for 27 young cinema professionals (one per EU country) on promoting the LUX Audience Award films, with sessions in Strasbourg. Suited to early-career cinema marketing and programming staff.
Awards, training and educationEuropean Parliament with Europa CinemasOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually June, annually · last held 25 June 2026 · Schneverdingen, Germany
Annual ceremony at which the regional film fund awards cash prizes to commercial and non-commercial cinemas in Lower Saxony and Bremen for their programming (67 venues in 2026).
Awards, training and educationnordmedia – Film- und Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen/BremenOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually August, annually; 2027 edition announced for Jalisco · last held 26 August 2026 · Mexico City, Mexico
The Mexican film industry chamber's annual awards recognising the best-performing Mexican films at the box office and in audience terms. A key networking night for Mexican exhibitors and distributors; the 2027 edition has been announced for Jalisco.
Awards, training and educationCANACINE (Cámara Nacional de la Industria Cinematográfica)Official site
Next dates not announced · usually Autumn start, six-month programme; open webinars in January · last held 29 September 2025 · London, United Kingdom
Six-month programme in which cinema and festival staff run a real audience-development project at their own venue with expert support. It was supplemented in January 2026 by paid open webinars on memberships, audience retention and social media.
Awards, training and educationIndependent Cinema Office / BFI FANOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually Summer (open webinars); 12-month programme · last held 25 June 2025 · United Kingdom · Online
BFI FAN training for cinema leaders on financial planning, public and private fundraising, and funding capital developments. The 12-month programme was opened up through three paid webinars in 2025.
Awards, training and educationIndependent Cinema Office / BFI FANOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually Starts July; runs about eight months (30 sessions) · last held 24 July 2025 · Tokyo, Japan
The first full Cinema Management Workshop in 12 years, training cinema, cinematheque and festival staff in programming, audience development, screening law and the links between distribution, streaming, preservation and exhibition.
Awards, training and educationJapan Community Cinema CenterOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually July (course runs over several months) · last held 13 July 2026 · Tokyo, Japan
A lecture series for people running cinemas, festivals and screening programmes covering acquiring screening rights, subtitling and promoting small screenings, following the 2025 eight-month Cinema Management Workshop.
Awards, training and educationJapan Community Cinema CenterOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually Several sessions per season (e.g. 30 October 2025; 'Kino studyjne 360°' promotion training in 2026) · Warsaw, Poland
Recurring workshops for staff of Poland's art-house cinema network on topics such as teamwork and building a promotional ecosystem from brand to ticket sales, run alongside SKS network meetings.
Awards, training and educationStowarzyszenie Kin StudyjnychOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually Launched each June at CineEurope; year-long mentoring programme · Brussels, Belgium
Year-long mentoring scheme pairing women working in European cinema exhibition with senior industry mentors, with get-togethers at CineEurope and UNIC Cinema Days. The 10th edition launched in June 2026.
Awards, training and educationUNIC – International Union of CinemasOfficial site