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NEWS
12.02.2025
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Frans van de Staak Retrospective at Punto de Vista Film Festival

For its 2025 edition, running from 24 February to 1 March, the Spanish film festival Punto de Vista will present a retrospective dedicated to the cinema of Dutch filmmaker Frans van de Staak.

NEWS
05.02.2025
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The Theatre of the Matters Hosts Retrospective in New York and Chicago

During the weekend of February 21–23, the itinerant film screening troupe The Theatre of the Matters will host Peasants of the Cinema: António Reis & Margarida Cordeiro, a programme dedicated to the cinema of António Reis and Margarida Cordeiro.

NEWS
22.01.2025
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Courtisane and Sabzian proudly present a new publication dedicated to the cinema of Portuguese filmmakers António Reis and Margarida Cordeiro.

To mark IFFR 2025 and the release of the third and final instalment of Wang Bing’s Youth films, IDFA’s Het Documentaire Paviljoen and IFFR will present Wang Bing’s complete Youth trilogy on Sunday, 9 February.

NEWS
04.02.2025
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BFI Southbank Hosts Complete Retrospective of Akerman’s Work

After the successful retrospective at CINEMATEK in Brussels, Chantal Akerman’s oeuvre moves to London for a complete retrospective in February and March at BFI Southbank.

NEWS
31.01.2025
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American filmmaker, musician and artist David Lynch (1946-2025) passed away on Wednesday 15 January.

NEWS
17.01.2025
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Le Cercle du Laveu, un espace communautaire centenaire situé dans le quartier du Laveu à Liège, se trouve à un tournant critique alors que son bâtiment est mis en vente.

NEWS
14.01.2025
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The Belgian documentary filmmaker, editor and lecturer Bram Van Paesschen unexpectedly passed away on Friday 10 January in Brussels, at the age of 45. 

Obituaries
13.01.2025
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Eye Filmmuseum presents a nationwide release of two digitally restored films by Georgian-born filmmaker Mikhail Kalatozov (1903–1973). Both films will be screened in Dutch cinemas starting 9 January and will also be available on Eye Film Player.

NEWS
06.01.2025
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En 2025, l’Union de la Presse Cinématographique Belge (UPCB) célèbrera son 100e anniversaire avec un programme de projections spéciales à la CINEMATEK.

In 2025 viert de Unie van de Belgische Filmpers (UBFP) haar 100-jarig bestaan met een speciaal vertoningsprogramma in CINEMATEK.

Sabzian is taking a break. We’ll be back on 6 January. Best wishes and Happy New Year!

NEWS
23.12.2024
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As every year, Âge d’Or returns to CINEMATEK for a weekend dedicated to subversive and experimental cinema, taking place on 14 and 15 December. This edition presents a programme of seven sessions organized around three distinct themes.

NEWS
12.12.2024
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The State of Cinema event on 11 December has sold out. To meet demand, Loznitsa will deliver his lecture a second time on Thursday, 12 December, at 19:00, prior to the Belgian premiere of his latest film, The Invasion (2024).

NEWS
09.12.2024
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In the coming months, CINEMATEK, in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut and Sabzian, will present an (almost) complete retrospective of Ulrike Ottinger’s oeuvre – a rare event, as her films have been seldom shown in Belgium over the past half-century.

NEWS
25.11.2024
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Bozar interviewt Sergei Loznitsa voor State of Cinema 2024

Op 11 december is Sergei Loznitsa te gast in Bozar voor Sabzian’s jaarlijkse State of Cinema en een Close-up-programma gewijd aan zijn werk. In aanloop van het evenement ging Bozar met hem in gesprek.

Bozar interviewe Sergei Loznitsa pour State of Cinema 2024

Le 11 décembre, Sergei Loznitsa sera invité à Bozar pour la State of Cinema annuelle de Sabzian et un programme Close-up consacré à son œuvre. En préparation de l’événement, Bozar s'est entretenu avec lui.

Bozar Interviews Sergei Loznitsa for State of Cinema 2024

On December 11, Sergei Loznitsa will be a guest at Bozar for Sabzian’s annual State of Cinema and a Close-up program dedicated to his work. In the lead-up to the event, Bozar spoke with him.

From 14 November to 1 December, Centre Pompidou honours Argentine filmmaker Lucrecia Martel with a retrospective. Martel will present her films, lead a masterclass, and curate a special screening.

NEWS
13.11.2024
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Together with Academy SLAC and HIW Filmclub, the Belgian collective R(a/u)pture presents a multi-day programme on 20, 27, 28, and 29 November in the city centre of Leuven, Belgium. The collective welcomes American filmmaker and collage artist Devin Horan as a guest of honour.

NEWS
08.11.2024
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Between October 30 and November 3, Filmhuis Cavia in Amsterdam will inaugurate the first edition of the Amsterdam Film Meeting, a diverse new film programme that spans a range of styles, forms, and cinematic schools.

NEWS
21.10.2024
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Sabzian Launches New Publication!

On the occasion of Seeing, Looking, Filming, the Johan van der Keuken retrospective presented by Sabzian and CINEMATEK, Sabzian launches a new print publication. The publication contains Van der Keuken’s original French text ‘Méandres,’ along with translations in Dutch and English.

NEWS
17.10.2024
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From 25 October to 8 December, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is organising a retrospective of the cinema of South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo.

NEWS
14.10.2024
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Until 23 October, the Palestine Film Institute presents Provoked Narratives, a programme featuring ten films made between 1967 and 1984 in various contexts, each using different grammars of resistance, all live and resonant to this day. All films are freely available to stream on the Palestine Film Platform.

NEWS
11.10.2024
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Le 9 octobre, Sabzian fête son dixième anniversaire.Pour marquer cet événement, Un chant d’amour (1950) de Jean Genet sera disponible pendant 24 heures dans notre Screening Room le mercredi 9 octobre à partir de 12h00 (CET).

Op 9 oktober viert Sabzian haar tiende verjaardag. Ter gelegenheid van die verjaardag is Un chant d’amour (1950) van Jean Genet 24 uur te zien in onze Screening Room op woensdag 9 oktober vanaf 12u00 (MET).

On October 9, Sabzian celebrates its tenth anniversary. To mark our anniversary, Un chant d’amour (1950) by Jean Genet will be available for 24 hours in our Screening Room on Wednesday, October 9 from 12h00 (CET).

Film Fest Gent, in its 51st edition this year, will host a retrospective and director’s talk with Brussels-based Palestinian filmmaker Michel Khleifi on October 10th.

NEWS
01.10.2024
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Filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul is the guest of honour for the Centre Pompidou's 2024-2025 season. Starting on October 2, the Centre will host a comprehensive retrospective and exhibition on the work of the Thai filmmaker.

NEWS
26.09.2024
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On the occasion of the appearance of Rebekah Rutkoff’s new book, Double Vision: The Cinema of Robert Beavers (2024), Anthology Film Archives presents the first comprehensive U.S. retrospective of Beavers’s work from September 26 to 29.

NEWS
16.09.2024
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Silent Film Festival in Bruges

From 26 to 29 September, the second edition of STOM!, a film festival dedicated to silent film, will take place in Bruges.

NEWS
16.09.2024
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The sixth edition of SHHH, the festival that celebrates the power and poetry of silent film, hosted by Monokino, will take place in Ostend from 13 to 14 September. This 6th edition is dedicated to The Social Life of Film, an international gathering of nomadic film platforms from various corners of the world.

NEWS
09.09.2024
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The Cinémathèque du documentaire at the Bibliothèque publique d’information of Centre Pompidou will showcase the complete filmography of Frederick Wiseman, screening all 46 of his films between September 2024 and March 2025 at the Centre Pompidou.

NEWS
05.09.2024
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Bozar has invited Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul to Brussels for a Close-up program, where he will present his first-ever performative VR project, showcase a selection of his films and film choices, and engage in a conversation about his work.

NEWS
04.09.2024
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French independent cinephile label Capricci is re-releasing sixteen films by Chantal Akerman in French cinemas, alongside the release of a Blu-ray box featuring Akerman's feature-length and short films – the most complete collection available worldwide to date.

NEWS
02.09.2024
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