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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.
Le 9 octobre, Sabzian fête son dixième anniversaire.Pour marquer cet événement, Un chant d’amour (1950) de Jean Genet sera disponible pendant 24 heures dans notre Screening Room le mercredi 9 octobre à partir de 12h00 (CET).
Op 9 oktober viert Sabzian haar tiende verjaardag. Ter gelegenheid van die verjaardag is Un chant d’amour (1950) van Jean Genet 24 uur te zien in onze Screening Room op woensdag 9 oktober vanaf 12u00 (MET).
On October 9, Sabzian celebrates its tenth anniversary. To mark our anniversary, Un chant d’amour (1950) by Jean Genet will be available for 24 hours in our Screening Room on Wednesday, October 9 from 12h00 (CET).
Film Fest Gent, in its 51st edition this year, will host a retrospective and director’s talk with Brussels-based Palestinian filmmaker Michel Khleifi on October 10th.
Filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul is the guest of honour for the Centre Pompidou's 2024-2025 season. Starting on October 2, the Centre will host a comprehensive retrospective and exhibition on the work of the Thai filmmaker.
On the occasion of the appearance of Rebekah Rutkoff’s new book, Double Vision: The Cinema of Robert Beavers (2024), Anthology Film Archives presents the first comprehensive U.S. retrospective of Beavers’s work from September 26 to 29.
Silent Film Festival in Bruges
From 26 to 29 September, the second edition of STOM!, a film festival dedicated to silent film, will take place in Bruges.
The sixth edition of SHHH, the festival that celebrates the power and poetry of silent film, hosted by Monokino, will take place in Ostend from 13 to 14 September. This 6th edition is dedicated to The Social Life of Film, an international gathering of nomadic film platforms from various corners of the world.
The Cinémathèque du documentaire at the Bibliothèque publique d’information of Centre Pompidou will showcase the complete filmography of Frederick Wiseman, screening all 46 of his films between September 2024 and March 2025 at the Centre Pompidou.
Bozar has invited Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul to Brussels for a Close-up program, where he will present his first-ever performative VR project, showcase a selection of his films and film choices, and engage in a conversation about his work.
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