Cinema Le Méliès

Name

Cinema Le Méliès

Legal name

Cinéma Le Méliès

Website

https://meliesmontreuil.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cinema Le Méliès is a six-screen public art-house cinema in Montreuil, France, operated by the Est Ensemble territorial authority. It serves local residents with curated films, accessibility services, school programs, and an on-site restaurant.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art-house cinema

NAICS

Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins) (512131), Motion Picture and Video Exhibition (51213), Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent & Art-house Cinemas (MPADAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Screening Rooms & Cinematheques (Nonprofit/Institutional) (MPADAKAF)

Keywords

• Art-house cinema screenings
• Independent film programming
• Accessible cinema services
• School film education
• Cultural venue operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreuil

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from admission tickets across 6 screens with 1,105 seats. Standard ticket price €7, reduced €5, youth €4, special €4. Additional 3D surcharges. All tickets available for online pre-booking.
2. Prepaid Subscriptions / Multi-Entry Cards: Sale of prepaid cinema cards (Cinépass/Carte Cinéma pré-payée) in bundles of 5 entries (€24) or 10 entries (€38 for under-26s, €45 general) valid for 1 year across all Est Ensemble cinemas.
3. Le Comptoir Restaurant: On-site brasserie and restaurant (Le Comptoir Méliès) offering lunch service (plat du jour and monthly menu), afternoon tea-time with homemade pastries, and evening tapas platters. Open Tuesday to Friday 11:30–21:00, Saturday and Sunday.
4. Opera/Theatre Screenings: Special ticket pricing for live opera and ballet screenings (Royal Opera London, Royal Ballet London): full price €16, reduced €13, conservatory students €4.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Six-screen public art-house cinema in Montreuil, France, screening curated art-house, repertory, and international films across 1,105 seats with 4K/2K digital projection. Operations span daily film programming, specialty cycles (Japanim, Aux Frontières du Méliès, Maestra, Circuit Courts), school and youth programs, opera/ballet broadcasts, accessibility screenings (audiodescription, hearing loops, VAST, Ciné Relax, Bébé Bienvenus, Séances Séniors), and an on-site brasserie (Le Comptoir Méliès). Distribution is handled through the Ciné Boutique online platform, the box office, the Pass Culture app, and cross-cinema prepaid cards valid across the 9-cinema Est Ensemble public network.

Product overview

Cinema Le Méliès operates as a single-site, six-screen art-house cinema (the largest public art-house cinema in Europe) with 1,105 seats across 3,230 m² in Montreuil, France. The core product is the cinema itself (Le Méliès), offering film screenings across six screens with 4K and 2K digital projection. Adjacent to the cinema is Le Comptoir, an on-site brasserie providing dining services. The cinema differentiates through diverse programming streams including art-house and independent film releases, heritage/repertoire programming with retrospectives and restorations, young audience programming (Jeune Public) with school screening programs, and specialty cycles such as Japanim (Japanese animation), Aux Frontières du Méliès (genre cinema), Maestra (women filmmakers), and Circuit Courts (local short films). Accessibility services include VFSTF subtitling for hearing-impaired audiences, audio description for visually-impaired audiences, VAST technology via third-party apps, Ciné Relax for neurodivergent audiences, and sessions for seniors and babies. Additional offerings include Théâtre et Opéra live broadcasts from London, Cours au Méliès film analysis courses, outdoor summer screenings, and special event nights (Nuit du Méliès). The cinema is part of the Est Ensemble public territorial network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Le Comptoir Méliès: On-site restaurant and café offering lunch service, afternoon tea time with homemade pastries, and evening tapas.

Products and services

• Cinéma Le Méliès — Art-House Cinema Screenings Six-screen public art-house cinema with 1,105 seats across 3,230 m² offering art-house, repertory, and international film screenings for the general public and families in Montreuil and the Est Ensemble territory.
• Le Comptoir Méliès Restaurant and Brasserie On-site brasserie offering lunch service with daily specials, afternoon tea-time with homemade pastries, and evening tapas platters, open Tuesday to Friday 11:30–21:00 and weekends.
• Ciné Relax — Relaxed Accessibility Screenings Adapted screenings for autistic, multiply-disabled, and intellectually or cognitively impaired patrons, with lowered sound, gradual lighting changes, trained volunteer staff, and accessible pricing.
• Audiodescription Screenings for Visually Impaired Patrons All cinema screens equipped with audiodescription devices; patrons can borrow headsets free of charge from reception for adapted screenings.
• VFSTF Screenings for Hearing-Impaired Patrons Sessions adapted for hearing-impaired audiences with French subtitles for the deaf (VFSTF) and magnetic induction loops for sound amplification.
• Séances Séniors — Senior Screenings Senior-friendly screenings on the first and third Friday of each month, with on-screen presentation and post-screening social exchange with refreshments in the lobby.
• Bébé Bienvenus — Baby-Friendly Screenings Adapted screenings for parents with infants under 7 months, with no trailers, reduced sound volume, dimmed lighting, and baby changing facilities.
• Théâtre et Opéra — Live Broadcast Screenings Live broadcast screenings of operas and ballets from the Royal Opera House London and Royal Ballet London with reduced rates for conservatory students.
• Jeune Public — Youth and School Film Programming Family and youth-oriented film programming with dedicated children's screenings and school screenings under national programs (Ma Première Séance, École et Cinéma, Collège au Cinéma, Lycéens et Apprentis au Cinéma).
• Royal Opera and Royal Ballet Live Broadcasts Ticketed live opera and ballet broadcasts from the Royal Opera House London and Royal Ballet London, with full-price €16, reduced €13, and conservatory student €4 pricing.
• Prepaid Multi-Entry Cards (Cinépass / Carte Cinéma pré-payée) Prepaid 5- or 10-entry cards valid for 1 year across all 9 Est Ensemble cinemas, priced at €24 (5 entries), €45 (10 entries general), and €38 (10 entries under-26).
• Japanim — Japanese Animation Programming Dedicated programming of Japanese animation featuring heritage classics and current anime films and series adaptations as released in France.
• Aux Frontières du Méliès — Genre Cinema Cycle Twice-monthly Saturday cycle presenting unreleased, festival-discovered genre films and director-driven cinema at genre boundaries.
• Maestra — Women Filmmakers Cycle Monthly Sunday program highlighting women filmmakers from around the world, presented and commented by Melissa Blanco.
• Circuit Courts — Local Short Film Programming Monthly Saturday morning short film programming showcasing films shot in the territory by and for local residents of Montreuil and surrounding areas.
• Cours au Méliès — Film Analysis Course Monthly film analysis course examining sequences frame-by-frame on the big screen, providing university-level cinema education for the general public.
• Heritage/Repertoire Programming and Retrospectives Heritage film programming including retrospectives, restorations, and re-releases, with archive coverage of past programs going back over 140 editions.
• Nuit du Méliès — Marathons and Themed Event Nights Twice-yearly cinema night events (summer and Halloween), featuring marathon screenings and themed entertainment programming.
• Cinéma en Plein Air — Outdoor Summer Screenings Outdoor screening series organized across the Est Ensemble network during summer months, with free admission and screenings starting at dusk.
• Online Ticketing — Ciné Boutique Proprietary online ticket reservation system (montreuillemelies.cine.boutique) integrated across the Est Ensemble network allowing pre-booking of seats for upcoming screenings.

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Est Ensemble (Établissement public territorial Est Ensemble)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEst Ensemble is the public territorial authority that owns and operates the Le Méliès cinema along with 8 other cinemas, forming France's largest public cinema network. The network coordinates programming, ticketing (Ciné Boutique), and marketing across all member cinemas. Le Méliès is the flagship of the network.
• Renc'Art au Méliès (association of cinema viewers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenc'Art au Méliès is the official viewers' association of the cinema, organized as a cinephile community that meets, discusses films, and participates in cinema life. Website: rencartaumelies.org. Contact: [email protected].
• Mission Handicap de la ville de MontreuilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal disability mission of Montreuil partnering with Le Méliès for the Ciné Relax accessible screening program for people with cognitive and behavioral disabilities.
• Handicaps Ensemble (association)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDisability advocacy association co-producing the monthly Ciné Relax accessible screenings for people with autism, intellectual, cognitive, or psychiatric disabilities.
• CCAS de la ville de Montreuil (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal social action center partnering with Le Méliès to organize monthly senior-specific screenings open to all retired Montreuil residents, with post-screening discussions and refreshments.
• Conseil des Ainés de MontreuilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenior citizens' council of Montreuil collaborating on senior screening programming and community outreach.
• Passerelle (project by Collaborate to Innovate / Europa Cinemas / Media programme)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing the first edition of Challenge Futur@Cinema, Le Méliès partnered with Passerelle — a website (passrel.fr) created for socio-cultural structures in priority neighborhoods to promote Art et Essai films and help animators discover quality programming.
• Cinémas 93coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCinémas 93 is the departmental cinema network coordinating national school film programs (Ma Première Séance, École et Cinéma, Collège au Cinéma) in Seine-Saint-Denis. Le Méliès participates in all these programs.
• ACRIF (Association des Cinémas de Recherche et d'Intervention de la Fédération des œuvres laïques)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACRIF coordinates the Lycéens et apprentis au cinéma program for Île-de-France region. Le Méliès participates as a screening venue for high school and apprentice audiences.
• Direction de la Petite Enfance de la mairie de MontreuilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal early childhood directorate partnering with Le Méliès to organize Bébé Bienvenus (Baby Welcome) screenings for parents with infants under 7 months.
• Les Loupiotes (association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent/community association co-organizing the Bébé Bienvenus baby-friendly screening program with Le Méliès and the Direction de la Petite Enfance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MK2 (Pathé Mk2 / MK2 SA): MK2 is a leading French cinema operator historically focused on art-house, repertory, and independent film exhibition across multiple Paris locations (Bibliothèque, Beaubourg, Parnasse, etc.). Directly comparable to Le Méliès in its art-house programming DNA, though MK2 is a private commercial chain rather than a public entity.
• Cinéma Le Champo: Le Champo is a legendary two-screen art-house cinema in the Latin Quarter of Paris, opened in 1938, focused on repertory, auteur cinema, and director retrospectives. Directly comparable to Le Méliès in programming philosophy (Art et Essai, repertory cycles, cinephile audience), though smaller in scale and Paris-central rather than suburban.
• Cinéma du Panthéon: Cinéma du Panthéon is a small independent art-house cinema located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, programming auteur and repertory films. Comparable to Le Méliès as a single-operator art-house venue targeting cinephile audiences, though it operates on a much smaller footprint (typically 1–2 screens).
• Cinéma Reflet Médicis: Reflet Médicis is a four-screen art-house cinema in Paris's Latin Quarter operated by the independent group Les Écrans de Paris, focused on independent, international, and repertory programming. Comparable to Le Méliès as a multi-screen independent/art-house operator targeting cinephile audiences, though smaller in capacity.
• Est Ensemble (other network cinemas): Est Ensemble operates 8 other public cinemas across Seine-Saint-Denis (Bobigny, Bondy, Noisy-le-Sec, etc.) using the same Ciné Boutique ticketing system and cross-valid prepaid card. Directly comparable as sister sites within the same public network, sharing infrastructure, programming coordination, and audience loyalty with Le Méliès.

Broad incumbents

• UGC (Union Générale Cinématographique): UGC is one of France's two largest cinema chains, operating a broad portfolio of multiplexes across France with a mix of mainstream and art-house programming. Comparable as a French cinema exhibition operator, but UGC's scale, commercial focus, and UGC Illimité subscription product place it as a broad incumbent rather than a like-for-like art-house peer.
• Pathé: Pathé is a historic French cinema operator and producer operating one of the largest cinema chains in France and Europe. Comparable as a French cinema exhibition incumbent, though Pathé's portfolio is dominated by large multiplexes and blockbuster-first programming rather than the art-house/repertory focus that defines Le Méliès.

Others

• Europa Cinemas: Europa Cinemas is the European network of cinemas specializing in European and art-house film exhibition, providing programming support, funding, and visibility to member theaters. Comparable as an ecosystem-level peer — Le Méliès participates in Europa Cinemas-style initiatives (e.g., the Challenge Futur@Cinema / Passerelle project) and operates in the same art-house exhibition space.
• Cinémas Indépendants Parisiens: Cinémas Indépendants Parisiens is a collective of independent Parisian art-house cinemas coordinating programming, ticketing, and audience development. Comparable as an ecosystem peer sharing the same art-house/cinephile audience segment and repertory programming philosophy, though operating commercially rather than as a public entity.

Emerging players

• MUBI: MUBI is a global streaming platform and theatrical distributor specializing in art-house, independent, and repertory cinema, with curated daily programming and limited theatrical releases. Comparable as a player in the art-house film ecosystem serving overlapping cinephile audiences, though operating via a digital-only/distribution model rather than physical exhibition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/cinema.lemelies.montreuil
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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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