Do you show movies in Canada?
Membership with NICE is open to Canadian independent cinemas, festivals and professional programmers offering curated film programs to public audiences.
Do you show movies in Canada?
Membership with NICE is open to Canadian independent cinemas, festivals and professional programmers offering curated film programs to public audiences.
New from NICE
Independents need support with: Capacity to grow
NICE is the industry body for independent film exhibition in Canada, collaborating across stakeholders to encourage growth. In order to create the positive future that
Independents need support with: ‘Clean runs’ from major studios
Some studios require two, three and four week runs for films on release. These are called ‘clean runs’ as they only accommodate a single film
Independents need support with: Cineplex and ‘zones’
Cineplex Dominance Cineplex represents 75% of Canadian theatrical box office market share. This is an outsized slice of the pie, especially when compared to the
Our members
Since 2018, independent film exhibitors across Canada have joined a central Google Group to share stories and resources. In the years since, NICE has grown into a national community of more than 100 independent film exhibitors, with membership stretching from Vancouver Island to PEI.
There is going to be a deep change in the cinema in our equipment, but there is also insecurity stemming from the changes in the distribution system and internet piracy. All things can change, but the values of cinema, the magic of narration, the poetry of the Seventh Art, is unalterable. Our century, despite the boom of the media, will be a century of loneliness. Only cinema can unite people.
Pictured on this page: Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, Toronto, ON. Photo credits: Gabriel Li; Dahlia Katz. Cinéma Moderne, Montreal, QC. Toronto Outdoor Picture Show, Toronto, ON. Photo credit: Nicola Betts. Film.Ca Cinemas, Oakville, ON.