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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.
Iranian filmmakers Mohamad Rasoulof, Mostafa Al-Ahmad and Jafar Pahani, have been detained and are currently being persecuted as a result of their work in Iran.
Recently the Polish Film Institute and Wytwόrnia Filmόw Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych (Documentary and Feature Film Studios) launched a new streaming platform entitled 35mm.online, making available a large amount of Polish films freely available online.
After two years of absence, Cinema Palace's summer film programme Sun Screens is finally back!
Cineville launches a new subscription granting you access to as many great films as you like in three independent cinemas in Brussels, and soon others.
This month, a new generation of graduating film students from LUCA School of Arts, INSAS (Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle et des Techniques de Diffusion) and KASK School of Arts present their work for the first time.
On June 8, French writer, philosopher, art critic, and cinema theorist Jean-Louis Schefer passed away at the age of 83.
After three years of temporary occupation, the Brussels-based community cinema Kinograph will close its doors at the end of June. To say farewell, they invite you to a weekend of screenings, encounters, talks and parties.
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