This month, a new generation of graduating film students from INSAS (Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle et des Techniques de Diffusion), RITCS Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound and KASK School of Arts present their work for the first time.

The sun is out and so is the cinema-goer. Sabzian made a list of cinema events for the summer (mostly outdoors), so you don’t have to miss the silver screen in the summer break.

On 8 June, Le p’tit ciné (Festival en ville!, Regards sur les docs) is hosting a special screening of the newly restored film Couple, Regards, Positions (1982), by Nadine Wandel and Boris Lehman, at Cinéma Palace.

From 16 June to 17 September, Jeu de Paume in Paris is hosting a major retrospective of Dutch filmmaker and photographer Johan van der Keuken.

On the occasion of the publication of The Afterimage Reader (The Visible Press, 2022) and in collaboration with CINEMATEK, Courtisane presents 12 screenings of films, mostly from CINEMATEK’s collection, that revive the British magazine Afterimage (1970-1987). Each screening is linked to an issue of the magazine.

From 2 to 3 June, the first installment of Echoes of Dissent will take place at beursschouwburg in Brussels. The program is the first part of a series of gatherings gravitating around the question: How to think of the sonic as a site of dissent? 

Austrian actor Helmut Berger, known for his long collaboration with Italian director Luchino Visconti, passed away last week at the age of 78.

Navire Argo, a French non-profit organization, has plans to create a vibrant new filmmaker’s hub in the former Éclair laboratory near Paris, dedicated to preserving photochemical film.

French writer, essayist and critic Philippe Sollers passed away last week on May 6 at the age of 86.

From July 9 to 15, Cinea invites you back to Antwerp for their yearly Zomerfilmcollege.