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Launched in 2018 in partnership with the European Commission, European Cinema Nights celebrates the richness and diversity of European cinema and highlights the EU’s MEDIA programme’s role in supporting film culture and the audiovisual sector.
In 2025, the initiative expands globally with EULAC Cinema Nights - a special edition in collaboration with cinemas across Latin America and the Caribbean. Timed alongside the EU-CELAC Summit taking place on 9 and 10 November 2025 in Santa Marta, Colombia, this bi-regional celebration will showcase the power of audiovisual cooperation between the two regions.
Throughout November, nearly 30 cinemas across 16 Latin American and the Caribbean countries will screen co-productions uniting European and Latin American voices. On the European side, from 1 to 5 December, 93 cinemas from all EU Member States will join, spotlighting films born from such international collaboration.
The initiative is jointly organised by the Creative Europe MEDIA programme, the European External Action Service, and Europa Cinemas, in cooperation with the Conference of Ibero-American Audiovisual and Cinematographic Authorities (CAACI).