FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DES CINÉ-CLUBS - FICC
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM SOCIETIES - IFFS
 
STATISTICAL SURVEY


with information from:
Czech Republic - England - France - Germany - Hungary - Ireland - Norway - Poland - Switzerland
 
Based on information from 12 national federations out of all European member federations of FICC/IFFS.
 
Bern / London, October 1998 (Robert Richter, Peter Cargin)

FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DES CINÉ-CLUBS - FICC
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM SOCIETIES - IFFS

MEMBER FILM SOCIETIES AND CINEMAS
 
Country
Federation
Number of members
Number of member film societies
Number of member cinemas
   
1994
1995
1996
1997
1994
1995
1996
1997
1994
1995
1996
1997
                           
CZ Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu, Praha
72
82
88
109
72
82
88
109
0
0
0
0
UK BFFS - British Federation of Film Societies, London    
200
200
   
200
200
0
0
0
0
F UNICC - Union National Inter Ciné-Clubs, Paris
180
190
200
200
180
190
200
200
0
0
0
0
F FCCM - Fédération des Ciné-Clubs de la Méditerranée, Béziers  
26
26
26
 
26
26
26
       
D Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit, Frankfurt    
154
(1 
158
   
5
     
144 
148
D BJF - Bundesverband Jugend und Film, Frankfurt
1046
(2 
1039
(3
1045
(4
1086
(5 
       
0
0
0
0
D IVFK - Interessenverband Filmkommunikation, Berlin    
120
                 
H Magyar Filmklubok és Filmbarátok Szövetsége, Budapest  
107
145
   
107
145
   
0
0
 
IR Federation of Irish Film Societies, Dublin
26
30
27
30
26
30
27
30
0
0
0
0
N Norsk Filmklubbforbund, Oslo
140
 
140
105
140
 
140
105
0
 
0
0
PL Polska Federacja Dyskusyjnych Klubów Filmowych, Warszawa    
120
     
120
     
0
 
CH Cinélibre, Zürich
71
72
70
70
(6 
     
37
     
25

Source: International Federation of Film Societies (RR/PC)
 

FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DES CINÉ-CLUBS - FICC
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM SOCIETIES - IFFS

DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES
 
Country
Federation
Running own distribution activity?
Formats of films 

distributed

Number of films in distribution 1997
Number of new films per year
           
CZ Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu, Praha YES: 

Department of National Film Archive + 
Project 100

35mm
160
5 -9
UK BFFS - British Federation of Film Societies, London NO
35mm
16mm
(7
   
F UNICC - Union National Inter Ciné-Clubs, Paris YES: 

La Cinémathèque de l'UNICC

35mm
16mm
58 - (8

123 - (9

15
F FCCM - Fédération des Ciné-Clubs de la Méditerranée, Béziers        
D Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit, Frankfurt YES
35mm
16mm
7
1
D BJF - Bundesverband Jugend und Film, Frankfurt YES: 

BJF Clubfilmothek

16mm
322
30
D IVFK - Interessenverband Filmkommunikation, Berlin NO
35mm
(10
   
H Magyar Filmklubok és Filmbarátok Szövetsége, Budapest NO
35mm
16mm
Video
   
IR Federation of Irish Film Societies, Dublin NO
16mm
(11
   
N Norsk Filmklubbforbund, Oslo YES: 

Arthaus

35mm
16mm
ca. 500
(12
25
PL Polska Federacja Dyskusyjnych Klubów Filmowych, Warszawa YES
35mm
   
CH Cinélibre, Zürich YES
35mm
16mm
3
 

Source: International Federation of Film Societies (RR/PC)

 
 
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DES CINÉ-CLUBS - FICC
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM SOCIETIES - IFFS

ADMISSION
 
Country
Federation
Information covering % of all members
Business Year
Admissions 
of the member film societies and cinemas
       
1994
1995
1996
1997
CZ Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu, Praha
100
Sept.- June
88505
92806
96043
136294
UK BFFS - British Federation of Film Societies, London
100
Jan. - Dec.    
1100000
(13 
1100000
(14 
F UNICC - Union National Inter Ciné-Clubs, Paris
100
Sept. - Aug.
216000
(15
228000
(16
240000
(17
 
F FCCM - Fédération des Ciné-Clubs de la Méditerranée, Béziers      
48750
47760
47920
D Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit, Frankfurt
100
Jan. - Dec.    
2300000
(18
2450000
(19
D BJF - Bundesverband Jugend und Film, Frankfurt
100
Jan. - Dec.
185030
(20 
234532
(21 
202658
(22 
226577
(23 
D IVFK - Interessenverband Filmkommunikation, Berlin
100
July - June        
H Magyar Filmklubok és Filmbarátok Szövetsége, Budapest
50
Jan. - Dec.        
IR Federation of Irish Film Societies, Dublin
100
Sept. - Aug.
34140
38730
42069
ca. 70'000
N Norsk Filmklubbforbund, Oslo
not 100%
Jan. - Dec.    
66000
(24
78000
(25
PL Polska Federacja Dyskusyjnych Klubów Filmowych, Warszawa
80
-    
250000
(26
 
CH Cinélibre, Zürich
approx. 60%
July - June  
223859
203592
 

Source: International Federation of Film Societies (RR/PC)
 
Note
1   incl. 5 film festivals
2 approximately 10% are individuals, 90% are film societies
3 approximately 10% are individuals, 90% are film societies
4 approximately 10% are individuals, 90% are film societies
5 approximately 10% are individuals, 90% are film societies
6 incl. 3 film festivals, 3 institutions, 2 distributors (not counting federation's distribution activity)
7 film gauges used for exhibition
8 in 35mm prints
9 in 16mm prints, incl. some 50 short films
10 film gauges used for exhibition
11 film gauges used for exhibition
12 incl. some 250 short films
13 conservative estimate
14 conservative estimate
15 estimate based on samples
16 estimate based on samples
17 estimate based on samples
18 estimate based on samples
19 estimate based on samples
20 admission for films in distribution with BJF's "Clubfilmothek" only , no information about admission for films from other distributors
21 admission for films in distribution with BJF's "Clubfilmothek" only , no information about admission for films from other distributors
22 admission for films in distribution with BJF's "Clubfilmothek" only, no information about admission for films from other distributors
23 admission for films in distribution with BJF's "Clubfilmothek" only, no information about admission for films from other distributors
24 estimate based on samples
25 estimate based on samples
26 estimate