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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.
Kino Slang, the film blog of Andy Rector, is currently showing Jean-Marie Straub’s CORNEILLE–BRECHT as part of its online quarantine series.
Filmmakers from all around the world brought together by Docnomads, a joint masters degree program in Europe focused on documentary filmmaking, are organising film screenings in Brussels to raise money for Ukraine.
Dans le cadre de la résidence annuelle organisée par le GSARA, un/e artiste sonore travaillant le son de manière artisanale et un/e artiste visuel/le travaillant le film analogique sont invitées à collaborer ensemble sur la thématique de l’ART BRUT, avec l’œuvre d’Ariane Bergrichter comme point de départ.
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.
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