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NEWS
03.02.2026
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In Brussels, Flagey hosts a limited retrospective of films by Kelly Reichardt, running through 19 February, on the occasion of the Belgian theatrical release of her latest film, The Mastermind (2025).

Obituaries
12.01.2026
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Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr has passed away on 6 January. As one of the most influential filmmakers of his generation, he forged one of the most uncompromising filmographies in modern cinema.

NEWS
06.01.2026
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Jean-Baptiste Thoret Releases Film on Godard on YouTube

In January 2017, Jean-Baptiste Thoret and Nicole Brenez travelled to Rolle to meet Jean-Luc Godard, then 86 years old, at his home. This long, open conversation later became the basis for a film that, for years, could not be released due to rights issues. On 3 January, Thoret released the film for free on YouTube, for an unspecified period of time.

CINEMATEK presents a major retrospective dedicated to Fritz Lang, running through 28 February. From the silent era to sound, from Weimar Germany to Hollywood, Lang’s work charts the evolution of cinema itself.

NEWS
22.12.2025
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From 12 to 14 December, film screening series Tusind Sole and the Danish Film Institute will host Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa.

NEWS
08.12.2025
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Bozar in Brussels presents a new “Close‑up” programme on Catalan filmmaker Albert Serra from 6 December 2025 to 4 January 2026, featuring four of his films alongside three additional titles chosen by Serra himself, in dialogue with the spirit of Francisco Goya.

NEWS
01.12.2025
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From 4 to 7 December, the Amsterdam Film Meeting returns to Filmhuis Cavia for its second edition.

NEWS
24.11.2025
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The Netherlands Institute for Cultural Analysis (NICA) organises the 1st Forum for Film Education (FFE) on 27–28 November 2025 at the University of Amsterdam’s Media Studies Department.

NEWS
17.11.2025
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At the ICA in London, Jean-Luc Godard: Unmade and Abandoned (25 November 2025 – 21 June 2026) examines projects Godard never realised. The programme brings to view his shelved film ideas, unmade television scripts and fragments that never grew into finished works.

NEWS
17.11.2025
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British filmmaker Peter Watkins passed away last week near Felletin, France, where he had lived for more than twenty-five years. He had just turned ninety.

Obituaries
03.11.2025
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Until the end of November, CINEMATEK dedicates its Artist in Focus programme to Belgian filmmaker Annik Leroy.

NEWS
27.10.2025
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NEWS
15.10.2025

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NEWS
15.10.2025