Picl secures revenues for cinemas and festivals during lockdown

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Over the course of the last two weeks, the number of participating cinemas grew from 23 to 31, with a few more currently on the waiting list. The initiative now covers almost 90% of Dutch independent cinemas and has sold ten times more tickets than last month. Picl has been organizing day and date releases since it was founded in … Read More

Dutch film Industry supports Picl

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2018 was a good year for Picl! Together with 20 cinemas, we have put the Dutch and European arthouse film on display. And with success: the number of views has almost doubled! While Picl’s first year was mainly about building and researching, 2018 was the year in which we finally won the trust of the industry. For example, more and … Read More

Picl views have doubled in 2nd year

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In 2018 – the second year Picl is active in the Netherlands – the views for the platform that connects cinemas and VOD have doubled. Most interesting is that in 2018, also the independent cinemas attract remarkably more visitors. The medium and small movie theaters that focus on more artistic films have had an excellent year. They attracted nearly 3 million visitors … Read More

Picl wins European Design Award

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At the European Design Awards on June 2th in Oslo, Picl – and their creative Agency Grrr – won a European Design Award in the important category digital identity and website. More information… 

ECVI presentation for Nettkino partners Oslo

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All ECVI members presented their findings and experiences for Nettkino partners, cinemas and distributors in Oslo, Norway on May 29th 2018. Celebrating the 20st birthday of cultural agency Kulturmeglerne, all ECVI partners were invited to join a day full of inspiration and exchange of experiences and ideas. The day started with presentations about innovation in the cultural sector, where Picl was presenting facts, … Read More

Very succesful 1st year of Picl

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The first year of Picl is a fact! We are incredibly proud of what is now a new, additional distribution model for arthouse films that is unique and fully supported by the Dutch film industry. And not only that; arthouse lovers now have easier access to Dutch and European quality films and know to find them on Picl. Picl was … Read More

Cinema meets VOD at Europa Cinemas Conference

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Joséphine Létang, Anke van Diejen and Noortje van de Sande, presented their findings with La Toile and Picl at the recent Europa Cinemas conference to an audience of interested independent cinemas. They presented promising first results, enthusiastic participating cinemas and  talked about cinemas in the 21st century, extending the life cycle of films, revenue share and most important: keeping your audience … Read More

18 cinemas to join Picl in The Netherlands

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18 of the most important independent cinemas in the Netherlands have now joined Picl. With this, 18 theaters are offering their premiere films and documentaries in their screening rooms as well as on demand via Picl. At the same time. Since early this year, Picl (formerly known as Filmthuis) has had a big increase in the number of views. Especially … Read More

More cinemas join Picl

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Cinemas De Verkadefabriek in Den Bosch, Filmtheater Alkmaar and Cinema Middelburg have joined Picl and will be offering their films online via Picl as well. This makes the number of participating cinemas no less then 17! Since the beginning of this year, Picl has seen a significant increase in the number of views. The number of views increased by eighty percent in the … Read More

Innovation Survey Europa Cinemas

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Very interesting read, this Innovation Survey, written by Michael Gubbins (SampoMedia) and Tara Judah and commissioned by Europa Cinemas with the support of Creative Europe / MEDIA, is a study of actions and attitudes towards innovation among 93 independent cinemas in 26 countries. The main objective of the report is to identify areas where innovation can advance the network’s core … Read More