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Art House Convergence Community-Based, Mission-Driven Movie Theaters.

15/05/2026

For real? No kidding? Seriously? Should I really sign up my cinema to participate? 🤔

Yes! For access to unique booking opportunieis, exclusive screen assets with Boots Riley, and inclusion on our map of participating cinemas across the world, you should sign up at arthousetheaterday.com. 🍿

If you are an independent cinema anywhere in the world that is open on July 30th, you don't want to miss out on being a part of the cinema party. Let us all celebrate the things that art house and independent theaters and independent films contribute to our cultural landscape! 🥳

More information at the link in our bio 🔗

Art House Theater Day poster drop! 🔥The official AHTD poster was designed by Kyle Calvert (), and “was inspired by what ...
07/05/2026

Art House Theater Day poster drop! 🔥

The official AHTD poster was designed by Kyle Calvert (), and “was inspired by what art houses do best: merging the best and brightest of global, repertory, and indie film into a cohesive and enlightening theatrical experience."
Plus, we think it’s beautiful. As beautiful as seeing a movie in your local art house theater! 😄

We've also added new titles to the 2026 slate! 🥁🍿

The AHTD Programming Team (Rebecca Fons, Stephanye Watts, Bradley Smith, and Alissa Humphrey) have selected four new titles for the slate. Joining the previously announced SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (Outsider Pictures), are two 50th anniversary films from legendary directors Sidney Lumet and Michael Shultz: NETWORK (Park Circus, Amazon MGM Studios) and CAR WASH (Universal Pictures). Two new titles from visionary directors, Johanne Gómez Terrero and Virgilio Villoresi: SUGAR ISLAND (Artmattan Films) and ORFEO (Oscilloscope Laboratories) round out the lineup. (Additional titles may be announced at a later date and while we encourage participation through our official slate, you are welcome to celebrate and sign up for AHTD with your own programming, too!)

We invite all independent CINEMAS to JOIN THE CINEMA PARTY! Booking information can be found at arthousetheaterday.com or at the link in our bio. Make sure to sign up by June 1st to receive official assets (including promotional spots from Boots Riley) and to be included on our public map of participating venues. 🔗

Save the Date for AHTD 2026 — Thursday, July 30th!

ICYMI — Applications for 's Arthouse Cinema Training are open through this Wednesday, April 29th!From CICAE:Join the 23r...
27/04/2026

ICYMI — Applications for 's Arthouse Cinema Training are open through this Wednesday, April 29th!

From CICAE:
Join the 23rd edition of the Arthouse Cinema Training — the only international program dedicated to independent and arthouse cinema exhibition.

📍 Berlin
📅 24–30 August 2026
🌍 50 participants from around the world
💡 One intensive week of ideas, tools & meaningful connections

If you work in — or planning to open — an arthouse cinema, design film programs, or involved in festivals, distribution, or cultural institutions, this training is for you!

Apply by Wednesday, April 29th!
More info: cicae.org/activities/training or at the link in our bio 🔗

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Art House Convergence is excited to offer a full scholarship to CICAE’s Arthouse Cinema Training in Berlin for one attendee who is a current AHC member in good standing/works at a current member theater. Members, please check our recent emails for more information on this!

22/04/2026

Have you heard the news? 🗞️ It's a Cinema Party! 🎉
Join at independent cinemas across the country on Thursday, July 30th, 2026 for Art House Theater Day!

Art House Theater Day (AHTD) is an annual program of AHC that brings audiences together to celebrate all that art house theaters - and independent film - contribute to our cultural landscape: ambitious and innovative art that provokes, challenges, entertains, and inspires.

Join us for this celebration of independent film and save the date to visit your local partipating cinema on this day and as many days in between!

If you are a cinema worker reading this, you may sign up your venue for participation where you will recieve exclusive assets to promotional materials, booking information, and inclusion on our official AHTD map! 🗺️

Check the link in our bio or visit arthousetheaterday.com for more information. 🔗

More news coming soon, so stay tuned. 📻

The AHC team had a blast at - linking up with lots of our members, distributors and supporters! The Independent Theater...
20/04/2026

The AHC team had a blast at - linking up with lots of our members, distributors and supporters! The Independent Theater Owner Coalition meeting is an important and lively element of CinemaCon; congrats to AHC member theaters and who received special spotlights and thanks to Michael O’Leary for the AHC shoutout in his CinemaCon welcome. Our collaborative relationship with is importantly, as we work towards the goals of preserving the theatrical experience for cinemas of all kinds.

14/04/2026

👋 Hello from Mascha!
Save the date for Art House Theater Day — July 30th, 2026! 🎉

Thanks to our friends at , European Arthouse Cinema Day ambassador and film director Mascha Schilinski encourages you to save the date for our annual Art House Theater Day this July. We have some exciting news to share soon, so keep an eye out. 😎

If you are a cinema representative, don't forget to sign up your theater for official participation in this nationwide event. You can find the sign up form at the link in our bio. 🔗

If you are a fan of movies and the theatrical experience, save the date for July 30th and plan to go to your local independent cinema to celebrate! You can find our official map of participating cinemas in the coming months at arthousetheaterday.com or also by a link in our bio. 🔗

"Dare to look deeper through stories that question, move, and connect us in ways only cinema can." 📽️

🚨ICYMI — Last month, Time Out released its list of the 100 Greatest Cinemas in the World. Of those, a few of our member ...
10/04/2026

🚨ICYMI — Last month, Time Out released its list of the 100 Greatest Cinemas in the World. Of those, a few of our member cinemas made the list.

We appreciate the work all of the independent cinemas in our network do in their local communities and enjoy seeing some of them recognized among the best in the world.

Special shoutout to our member cinemas , , , , and for making the list. You guys rock! 🎉

You can check out Time Out's full list at the Members In the News link in our bio. 🔗

With now less than a month left to register for IND/EX at a lower rate - we felt it time to unveil some of the session t...
02/04/2026

With now less than a month left to register for IND/EX at a lower rate - we felt it time to unveil some of the session titles for another one of our focused programming tracks!

Swipe to explore what we have in store for PROGRAMMING so far ➡️

Like our OPERATIONS & ACCESSIBILITY track, many of these are structured beyond your typical talk backs. These sessions are designed for collaboration, hands on learning, and more — with additional sessions in this track to be announced later!

🔗 Follow the link in bio to register for IND/EX now! Don't wait!

🚨ATTENTION CINEMAS🚨Curious what your audiences have to say on all things at your theater? 🤔By signing up your cinema for...
27/03/2026

🚨ATTENTION CINEMAS🚨
Curious what your audiences have to say on all things at your theater? 🤔

By signing up your cinema for the National Audience Survey, you allow your patrons to share their experiences and find out why they visit your space (among countless other notable points). As a part of our results, your cinema's individual data gets aggregated for industry-wide statistics on the independent cinemas across the US all while better understanding your specific audience.

This research is critical to our collective work and we can't do it without your participation! 🫵

Check out some highlights we found out in 2025 ➡
And sign up your cinema by following the link in our bio 🔗

This survey is conducted in partnership with Avenue ISR.

🚨 AHC needs your help! 🚨 SURVEY DEADLINE EXTENDED!If you run an independent cinema, we'd love to hear from you with this...
20/03/2026

🚨 AHC needs your help! 🚨 SURVEY DEADLINE EXTENDED!
If you run an independent cinema, we'd love to hear from you with this survey. If you don't, share it with someone you know who does. 🤩

The cinema operations survey is designed to collect basic data about—and for—the art house community. Your participation in this survey is critical! This data is instrumental in the everyday work of all art house exhibitors, from audience development to grant writing, from securing on-screen advertisers to better understanding our local and national communities. 🍿📽

Some important things to note:
-Only one response per organization will be accepted.
-All resulting reports, publications, presentations, and any other public sharing of the data collected from this report will anonymize all participating organizations.
-You do NOT need to be an AHC member to complete the survey.
-If necessary accommodations require you to take this survey verbally – either via phone or video chat – please contact [email protected].
-Once you begin the survey you can stop and return to it later. To do so, use the same link you initially accessed the survey with.
-You have the opportunity to opt into an AHC giveaway; your status in the giveaway is not determined by your survey data or participation.
-With data gathered ahead of time, this survey will take approximately 25 minutes to complete.

The deadline for completion of this survey is March 31st! 🍿⏱

We recommend to avoid using mobile devices to complete the survey, but you can follow the link in our bio to find the survey. 🔗

Art house cinemas bridge the gap between independent films and their audiences, becoming the natural home for filmmakers...
11/03/2026

Art house cinemas bridge the gap between independent films and their audiences, becoming the natural home for filmmakers aligning with mission-based, community-focused theaters across the map.

Join AHC , along with Kolby Ari of , Annalisa Shoemaker of , and Timothy Petryni of to learn best practices for connecting with independent cinemas, with - or without - a traditional distributor!

Session held on Friday, March 13th, 2026 @ 11:30 AM CT @ SXSW!

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