Cinéma LUX (Caen)

Name

Cinéma LUX (Caen)

Legal name

Cinéma LUX

Website

https://cinemalux.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cinéma LUX is a non-profit art house cinema in Caen, France, operating three screens (439 seats) since 1960 with Art & Essai and Europa Cinemas designations. It serves local residents, cinephiles, schools, and corporate clients through ticket sales, a videoclub subscription service, private room rentals, and outdoor screenings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art House Cinema

NAICS

Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins) (512131), Video Tape and Disc Rental (532282)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830), Services-Video Tape Rental (7841)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent & Art-house Cinemas (MPADAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Screenings & Venue Rentals (Corporate, Parties) (MPADAKAJ), Special Event Screenings & Pop-up Cinemas (MPADAKAE), Non-Theatrical Distribution (Educational, Airlines, Cruise, Community) (MPADAJAJ)

Keywords

• Art house cinema
• Film screenings
• DVD rental service
• Private room rentals
• Film education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Caen

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cinema Ticket Sales: Standard admission tickets for film screenings across 3 screens with diverse programming including art house, classics, new releases, and special events
2. Videoclub Rentals: DVD rental service with 1,400 titles covering cinema history. Two subscription models: annual membership with per-rental fees, or all-inclusive annual subscription
3. Private Room Rentals: Private cinema room rental for events including corporate screenings, Christmas parties, birthday celebrations, with catering and reception space available
4. Education Services: Film education programs for schools including guided screenings, pedagogical materials, and special programming for young audiences
5. Outdoor Screenings: PANORALUX summer outdoor cinema program and Mon Quartier d'été neighborhood screenings across Caen

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cinéma LUX is an independent art house cinema operating three screening rooms (439 seats total) in Caen, France, showing curated new releases, classics, retrospectives, and European cinema under its Art & Essai and Europa Cinemas designations. Beyond film exhibition, it runs a Vidéoclub with 1,400 DVD titles on annual subscription, rents cinema rooms to corporate and private groups, delivers film education programs for schools, and organizes outdoor community screenings and an amateur short-film program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vidéoclub LUX: A DVD rental service located in the cinema lobby offering over 1400 titles covering film history from Georges Méliès to Nicolas Winding Refn. Offers two subscription formulas: Cinéphile (5€ per year + 2.50€ per rental) and Cinévore (50€ per year with no additional fees). Member of the Réseau pour la Diffusion de la Diversité en DVD since 2010.
• Les Courtes Séances

Products and services

• Art House Cinema Screenings Curated film screenings across three cinema rooms (179, 204, and 56 seats; 11m, 11m, and 5m screens) featuring art house films, classics, retrospectives, new releases, and European cinema, with accessibility features for mobility-impaired patrons. Tickets sold via on-site box office and the TicketingCine online platform.
• Vidéoclub LUX (DVD Rental Service) Physical DVD rental service located in the cinema lobby with a catalog of 1,400 titles covering cinema history from Georges Méliès to Nicolas Winding Refn. Two annual subscription formulas: Formule Cinéphile (5€/year membership + 2.50€/rental) and Formule Cinévore (50€/year all-inclusive). Members of REDDD network since 2010.
• Private Cinema Room Rentals (Espace Prestation)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• REDDD (Réseau pour la Diffusion de la Diversité en DVD)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Network for DVD diversity distribution supporting independent videoclubs in accessing diverse film catalog
• TicketingCinecoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party online ticketing platform providing digital ticket sales infrastructure for online reservations and showtime management
• Europa CinemascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean cinema network supporting art house and European film programming with financial and promotional assistance to member cinemas
• University of Caen (Université de Caen Normandie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for university film screenings including Connaissance du Monde series and Amphi Daure auditorium usage for film events

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cinéma Omnia République: Independent art-house cinema in Rouen, Normandy, with similar programming and heritage positioning. Directly comparable as a regional French art-house venue serving a comparable mid-sized city.
• Cinéma Le Reflet Médicis: Independent Parisian art-house cinema in the 5th arrondissement, focused on auteur programming, retrospectives, and director Q&As — directly aligned with Cinéma LUX's positioning.
• Diagonal Cinéma: Independent art-house cinema in Montpellier holding Art & Essai and Europa Cinemas certifications, comparable single-site model with educational and repertory programming.
• L'Arlequin: Paris art-house cinema operated by the Les Cinémas de Pantin network, Art & Essai and Recherche label holder, with comparable single-site repertory programming and event-rental offerings.
• Cinéma Le Champo: Historic art-house cinema in the Latin Quarter of Paris (since 1938), also holding the Art & Essai label. Directly comparable to Cinéma LUX as a heritage single-location venue focused on auteur cinema, retrospectives, and repertory programming.

Regional players

• Cinémas Indépendants de Caen (collective): Local Caen-area independent cinema collective. Comparable regional footprint and independent operator model directly competing in the same local market.
• Le Studio (Orléans): Independent art-house cinema in Orléans, France, with Art & Essai certification and repertory programming — comparable mid-sized-city independent model in a different French region.

Broad incumbents

• MK2: Major French independent cinema chain with strong art-house positioning across Paris and other cities. Comparable programming philosophy but operates at chain scale with multiple sites and broader distribution capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCrjwoWcUNEMLpWbIDgI_y7A
• Facebookfacebook.com/cinemalux
• Instagraminstagram.com/cinema_lux_caen/?hl=fr
• TikToktiktok.com/@jac.lux
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cin%C3%A9ma-lux-caen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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