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The fourth edition of Palestine Cinema Days Around the World, organised by Filmlab Palestine, will take place on 2 November 2026, marking the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. The initiative brings Palestinian cinema to audiences worldwide, inviting cinemas, universities, cultural centres and community groups to organise screenings that highlight Palestinian stories, histories and lived experiences.
On 6 November, Art Cinema OFFoff returns with a new edition of the Night of the Experimental Film, taking over the concert hall at Het Bos in Antwerp. The programme brings together analog multi-projection, live music, film performances and installation, with a focus on works that push the boundaries of cinema.
From 22 October to 13 December, the ICA in London presents a major retrospective of Shōhei Imamura, one of post-war Japan’s most distinctive filmmakers. More than 25 years after the UK’s last major Imamura retrospective, the programme brings together new restorations, rarely seen works, contextual screenings and guest introductions, alongside a new monograph on his work.
From 22 October to 11 November, EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam presents The Elegant Beasts of Yuzo Kawashima, a programme of five films by the Japanese director in new 4K restorations.
This month, the Museum of Modern Art in New York presents The Craft: Claire Atherton, a retrospective celebrating four decades of the French editor’s work.
On Friday, 16 October, the documentary platform Tënk comes to Cinema Nova to celebrate its 10th anniversary with “Boxing Against the Male Gaze,” a special evening organised in collaboration with En Ville and Cinema Nova.
CINEMATEK has been selected as one of twelve finalists in the Heritage Tombola, a project organised by the National Lottery, Prométhéa, the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage and museumPASSmusées. Their project, “10 Decades of Belgian Cinema,” aims to digitally restore twelve films spanning a century of Belgian film history – from the 1910s to the 2010s, crossing languages, genres and artistic movements.
MoMA Celebrates Film-Makers’ Cooperative and Millennium Film Workshop
Through 8 October, a new season at MoMA titled Long Live the Underground! traces the enduring legacy of New York’s underground cinema through the Film-Makers’ Cooperative and Millennium Film Workshop.
Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán passed away in Paris on 15 September at the age of 85. Born in Santiago in 1941, he devoted much of his life and work to preserving the memory of Chile’s recent history.
Belgisch kunstenaar en televisiemaker Stefaan Decostere lanceert een crowdfundingcampagne voor een overzichtspublicatie over zijn werk en teksten.
Georganiseerd door Sabzian en rekto:verso
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From 20 to 27 September, the second edition of Estranhos Encontros: São Paulo International Film Festival presents, for the first time in Brazil and Latin America, a retrospective devoted to Dutch filmmaker Frans van de Staak (1943–2001).
Becoming Sea
From 18 to 20 September, Ostend-based film festival Shhh returns with Becoming Sea, an immersive exploration of the body as landscape and landscape as body.
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New Book Releases
Sabzian’s seasonal roundup of recently published and forthcoming film publications.
Belgian Premieres and Festivals
Each month, Sabzian lists upcoming Belgian premieres, releases and festivals.

