On the occasion of the 2022 edition of Courtisane, we browsed through our archive and compiled this reading list for the upcoming festival.

In the Maria-Christina street in Laeken, a former art deco cinema is in for a major renovation. Some local residents fear for the future of the building.

Kira Muratova’s film Dolgie provody [The Long Farewell] (1971) will be made available to watch until April 5 on the French Cinémathèque’s online streaming platform Henri as an act of solidarity with Ukraine.

Cinema Sphinx will re-release the film Donbass in their theaters from March 2, in collaboration with Imagine Films, as an expression of support for the people of Ukraine.

Pier Paolo Pasolini was born one hundred years ago, on the 5th of March, 1922. To celebrate his centenary, several screenings, programs and exhibitions are organised in Belgium and abroad.

Starting from March 3rd, the annual Classics Restored Festival hosted by Cinea takes place in Ghent, Antwerpen and Kortrijk, screening recently restored films from all over the world.

On the 4th and 5th of March, Kaaitheater hosts Ciné Place-Making, a two-day study circle on place-making in film curated by artist and researcher Robin Vanbesien.

Five arthouse cinemas in Brussels announced the launch of a new monthly subscription.

In het kader van de lopende tentoonstelling Circonstances over de Franse pedagoog Fernand Deligny organiseren filmmaker Mattijs Driesen en pedagoog Nancy Vansieleghem van LUCA School of Arts een workshopreeks in het Gentse Museum Dr. Guislain.

Home Cinema, the collective responsible for the occupation of the renowned Cinema La Clef in Paris, is under threat of expulsion since the beginning of February. In response, a campaign has recently been launched to prevent it.