The Network of Independent Canadian Exhibitors (NICE) has published the results of an industry-wide survey on The State of Independent Film Exhibition in Canada.

As the only industry body dedicated to independent film exhibition in Canada, NICE knows that the sector is critically overlooked and misunderstood.

In order to address these gaps, NICE conducted a survey to quantify the current state of film exhibition. The study was conducted from December 19, 2023 through February 9, 2024.

This survey was available to all 181 members of NICE in both English and French. The results capture the experience of 67 independent film exhibitors across all regions, in communities large and small.

In 2021, there were approximately 350 independent cinemas in Canada (source). With 65 of the respondents being year-round, brick-and-mortar independent cinemas, this is a nationally representative sample with a high degree of statistical significance.