On Wednesday 11 December 2024, the Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa presented his State of Cinema at Bozar in Brussels. Every year, Sabzian asks a guest to write a State of Cinema, and to choose a film that connects to it. This way, once a year, the art of film is held against the light, an invitation to reflect on what cinema means, could or should mean today. He chose the film La bête (2023) by Bertrand Bonello to accompany his State of Cinema address.

The text of Loznitsa’s lecture is available on Sabzian in Russian as well as in Dutch, French and English translation.