Sabzian is taking a break. We’ll be back on 6 January. Best wishes and Happy New Year!

As every year, Âge d’Or returns to CINEMATEK for a weekend dedicated to subversive and experimental cinema, taking place on 14 and 15 December. This edition presents a programme of seven sessions organized around three distinct themes.

The State of Cinema event on 11 December has sold out. To meet demand, Loznitsa will deliver his lecture a second time on Thursday, 12 December, at 19:00, prior to the Belgian premiere of his latest film, The Invasion (2024).

In the coming months, CINEMATEK, in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut and Sabzian, will present an (almost) complete retrospective of Ulrike Ottinger’s oeuvre – a rare event, as her films have been seldom shown in Belgium over the past half-century.

Op 11 december is Sergei Loznitsa te gast in Bozar voor Sabzian’s jaarlijkse State of Cinema en een Close-up-programma gewijd aan zijn werk. In aanloop van het evenement ging Bozar met hem in gesprek.

Le 11 décembre, Sergei Loznitsa sera invité à Bozar pour la State of Cinema annuelle de Sabzian et un programme Close-up consacré à son œuvre. En préparation de l’événement, Bozar s'est entretenu avec lui.

On December 11, Sergei Loznitsa will be a guest at Bozar for Sabzian’s annual State of Cinema and a Close-up program dedicated to his work. In the lead-up to the event, Bozar spoke with him.

From 14 November to 1 December, Centre Pompidou honours Argentine filmmaker Lucrecia Martel with a retrospective. Martel will present her films, lead a masterclass, and curate a special screening.

Together with Academy SLAC and HIW Filmclub, the Belgian collective R(a/u)pture presents a multi-day programme on 20, 27, 28, and 29 November in the city centre of Leuven, Belgium. The collective welcomes American filmmaker and collage artist Devin Horan as a guest of honour.

Between October 30 and November 3, Filmhuis Cavia in Amsterdam will inaugurate the first edition of the Amsterdam Film Meeting, a diverse new film programme that spans a range of styles, forms, and cinematic schools.