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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.
In samenwerking met Een Hart Voor Vluchtelingen toont S.M.A.K. de film Sometimes one hour, sometimes three hours van KASK-student Maaike Jaspers. Van 22 april tot 14 mei is de film te zien in de Barco zaal van het S.M.A.K. te Gent.
Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art – in Berlin is hosting a Kira Muratova retrospective until 23 april.
Recently Belgian streamingplatform Avila released a new collection dedicated to the short experimental work of Belgian film pioneer Charles Dekeukeleire.
At the invitation of CINEMATEK and as prelude to C0N10UR, an eight-week exhibition in the city of Mechelen scheduled for next autumn and curated by Auguste Orts, some of the artists participating in the biennial event will present film works: Elephy, Mieriën Coppens & Elie Maisin, Annik Leroy, Rosine Mbakam and Subversive Film.
From April 20 to 23 Het Bos in Antwerp hosts the exhibition Reel Real Double Time by visual artist Ans Mertens.
Pelliculot, in collaboration with the Bruges Library, UGent, and CINEMATEK, has put together a trilogy centered around the film La kermesse héroïque (Jacques Feyder, 1936). With an exhibition, lecture, and film screening, they aim to shed new light on this controversial film.
Raoul Servais, a Belgian pioneer of animation film, passed away on March 17 at the age of 94.
On the occasion of the 2023 edition of Courtisane, we browsed through our archive and compiled this reading list for the upcoming festival.
Every year, the collective Elles Tournent organises the Elles tournent / Dames draaien Festival where women directors are invited to present their films and exchange with the public. This year the festival takes place from 22 to 27 March.
Café Lumière: An Homage to Cinema is een nieuwe cinefiele website gelanceerd door filmonderzoekers Ive Verdoodt en Tim Deschaumes. De website wil vluchtige kijkervaringen een meer bestendig karakter geven en bij uitstek filmische momenten vieren.
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