Annual Film Competition between Nations and Congress
International Union of Cinema - UNICA
1931 Bruxelles, 1st International Amateur Film Competition, 5 countries partecipated
Members are national organizations that represent the filmmakers of their country
The UNICA was founded in 1937 in Paris and is a member of the ClCT at UNESCO
Last update 24.01.2023
Benvenuti in settembre 2023 a Comacchio in Italia
Rolf Leuenberger, presidente UNICA
Rolf Leuenberger (CHE) UNICA President since 1.11.2021
Benvenuti Bienvenue Willkomme Bienvenido Bine ați venit Welkom Vítejte na Üdvözöljük Välkommen Ласкаво просимо Добро пожаловать მოგესალმებით Witamy
BEL - Blankenberge 2005 - Rolf Leuenberger, Georg Schörner, Diana Nenandic, Dave Watterson,
Pawel Levski, Julien Loncke, Michel Creten - 7 Jury Members
A-Fieberbrunn 2013 - Daniel Caracci, Wim Aegerts, Wolfgang Allin, Reinhardt Steininger, Greta Varts, Ladislav Frantis, Bernhard Lindner &
Rolf Leuenberger - 7 Jury Members & 1 Jury Coordinator
CZ-Blansko 2018 - Martin Stoll, Tarmo Hotanen, Alfons Hereu, Thomas Schauer, Mike Whymann &
Rolf Leuenberger - 5 Jury Members & 1 Jury Coordinator
CH-Locarno 2022 - Sandor Buglya, Jacqueline Pante, Thomas Schauer &
Tini Schuurmans - 3 Jury Members & 1 Webmaster
21 - 27 August Locarno (CHE)
82nd Film Competition
between Nations and Congress
There was a restart in Switzerland,
after the second World War,
with the UNICA Congress in Lugano (CHE)
UNICA - Union Internationale du Cinéma
was founded
at the Paris World's Fair (FRA)
BRUXELLES (BEL)
1st International Amateur Film Competition with participation from five countries
and a 36-month forced break
a new start in 2022 in Locarno Switzerland
2020 BIRMINGHAM (GBR) cancelled
2021 WARSZAWA (POL) cancelled
2022 KERSON (UKR) cancelled
LOCARNO (CHE)
2023 10.-16.9. COMACCHIO (ITA)
CH-Lugano 1946 - The event went off brilliantly and with great camaraderie. Switzerland, Film Amateurs and especially the Lugano Club,
under the leadership of Messrs Wullschleger and Vicari, deserve our warmest thanks. E. Weissenberger (interim Secretary General)
CH-Einsiedeln 2010 - Mitze Chapovski, Odilion Dupont, Jozef Van Gompel, Jan & Dave Watterson, Jean-Claude Lejosne, Claire Auda; Zvonimir Karakatic
BUL-Ruse 2012 -Artashes Hovanessian, Wolfgang Freier, Alois Urbanek, Rolf Mandolesi, Jeanne Glass,
Georges Fondeur, Jan Essing, Thomas Kräuchi, Stanislaw Puls, Zeljko Balog, Rolf Leuenberger
D-Dortmund 2017 - Jan Essing, Jacqueline Pante, Dave Watterson, Max Hänsli, Georges Fondeur, Arie De Jong
NL-Zeist 2019 (Hilversum) - Rolf Leuenberger
CH-Locarno - S.Materna, Marcus Siebler, Viorel Ieremie, Wolfgang Allin, Thomas Kräuchi, J.Essing, Rolf Leuenberger, Andrzej Przeziecki, Tini Schuurmans
Video by Dieter Leitner
Video by Barnabás Tóth
Video by Thomas Speckhofer
