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The UNiCA History

Work in progress ...

over the next few years by Thomas Kräuchi

Digital paper archive
Digital film archive
50th anniversary -> pdf

unica-web.one

1931

1937

1946

2022

BRUXELLES (BEL)
1st International Amateur Film Competition with participation from five countries

UNiCA - Union Internationale du Cinéma

was founded
at the Paris World's Fair (FRA)

There was a restart in Switzerland,

after the second World War,

with the UNiCA Congress in Lugano (CHE)

A new start in Locarno (CHE)

82nd Film Competition
between Nations and Congress

unica1937.org

unica.movie

Our History

2020 BIRMINGHAM (GBR) cancelled due to COVID-19

2021 WARSZAWA (POL) cancelled due to COVID-19

2022 21.-27.8. LOCARNO (CHE)
- KHERSON (UKR) postponed to 2024

2023 10.-16.9. COMACCHIO (ITA)

2024 18.-23.8. POZNAN/POSEN (POL)

- KHERSON (UKR) cancelled due to the war

2025 17.-22.8. Birmingham (GBR)

2026 30.8.-4.9. Lugano (CHE)
- Skopje (MKD) cancelled due to logistical problems

2027 31.10.-5.11. Cannes (FRA)

Amateur Cinema is 100 Years old - PDF en

Das Amateurkino ist 100 Jahre alt - PDF de

Le cinéma amateur à 100 ans - PDF fr

“EL CINE AMATER” (JEDN - JOSE ERNESTO DÍAZ-NORIEGA) - 1965

Our
Congresses

Film Competitions from 1931 to 2019 - ONLINE HISTORY

Film Competitions from 1931-2023 - PDF

CHF 2026 Lugano - General Assembly

Thomas Schauer, Marcus Siebler, Rolf Leuenberger, Thomas Kräuchi, Serge Michel, Viorel Ieremie

GBR 2025 Birmingham - General Assembly

on the right, seated from top to bottom:
Thomas Schauer, Tini Schuurmans, Thomas Kräuchi, Rolf Leuenberger, Marcus Siebler, Serge Michel, Viorel Ieremie

POL 2024 Poznan - General Assembly
Thomas Kräuchi, Viorel Ieremie, Jaroslav Kolčava, Wolgang Allin, Mitze Chapovski, Wolfgang Freier, Public, Serge Michel, Public,
Rolf Leuenberger (just taking this picture), Marcus Siebler, Tini Schuurmans, Andrzej Przeżdiecki (covered by Tini)

ITA 2023 Comacchio - General Assembly
Thomas Kräuchi, Rolf Leuenberger (just taking this picture), Marcus Siebler, Tini Schuurmansr, Viorel Ieremie

CHE 2022 Locarno - General Assembly

Marcus Siebler, Viorel Ieremie, Wolfgang Allin, Thomas Kräuchi, J.Essing, Rolf Leuenberger, Andrzej Przeziecki, Tini Schuurmans

DEU 2017 Dortmund
People who have contributed a lot to UNiCA over the years

Jan Essing, Jacqueline Pante, Dave Watterson, Max Hänsli, Georges Fondeur, Arie De Jong

BUL 2012 Pyce/Ruse - General Assembly
Artashes Hovanessian, Wolfgang Freier, Alois Urbanek, Rolf Mandolesi, Jeanne Glass,

Georges Fondeur, Jan Essing, Thomas Kräuchi, Stanislaw Puls, Zeljko Balog, Rolf Leuenberger

CHE 2010 Einsiedeln - Excursion to Lucerne
Mitze Chapovski, Odilion Dupont, Jozef Van Gompel, Jan & Dave Watterson, Jean-Claude Lejosne, Claire Auda; Zvonimir Karakatic

CHE 1946 Lugano
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)