French filmmaker and actor Marcel Ophüls passed away at the age of 97.

Starting 18 May, Art Cinema OFFoff, in collaboration with Courtisane, Cinema Parenthèse and iMal, presents a four-part film programme dedicated to the experimental cinema of Arthur and Corinne Cantrill.

This spring, CINEMATEK and Courtisane are hosting a retrospective of American filmmaker Billy Woodberry.

This month, Japan Society presents the first part of a rare retrospective on Japanese director Mikio Naruse, Mikio Naruse: The World Betrays Us, commemorating the 120th anniversary of the master Japanese filmmaker’s birth.

From 30 April to 11 May, Bozar in Brussels focuses on the work of the South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo. Sabzian is giving away duotickets for several of the planned screenings!

From 30 April to 11 May, Bozar focuses on the work of Hong Sang-soo in a Close-up. During this incomplete retrospective, Bozar is screening nine of his films, accompanied by guest speakers. 

On Saturday 26 April 2025, Visite Film Festival #12 is taking place at Out of Sight in Antwerp, offering a programme of several films, performances and conversations. 

From July 6 to 12, Cinea is organising a new edition of the Zomerfilmcollege, a yearly summer film school taking place in De Cinema in Antwerp that offers seven days of lectures and film screenings, centered around two film historical themes.

From 15 to 30 April 2025, Youna Rault and film club Contre-plongée are organising a retrospective on Jocelyne Saab in cooperation with l’Association Jocelyne Saab, highlighting her early and lesser-known work, which will take place at la Filmothèque du Quartier Latin and the cinema 3 Luxembourg in Paris. 

​From April 3 to 30, Eye Filmmuseum is hosting The Lady with the Torch, a film program that celebrates the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures.