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we have been preserving and screening films since 1938…
CINEMATEK
Today in our Theatres
LEDOUX LEDOUX
Sunday 25.01
15:00
CINEMA’KET!
Zathura : Une aventure spatiale ⁄ Zathura: A Space Adventure ⁄ color ⁄ 100' ⁄ ST - OND: FR - NL
Jon Favreau, USA 2005, Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard
From 6 years
17:00
Fritz Lang ⁄ Lectures, introductions, workshops...
Henry Fonda for President ⁄ color ⁄ 184' ⁄ ST - OND: EN
Alexander Horwath, Austria, Germany 2024
En présence de Alexander Horwath (réalisateur).
+ GUEST
A personal essay about the United States, viewed through the life and work of a movie actor. Henry Fonda and the roles he played merge into a dazzling and conflicted figure. A very private man who thought he had “no good answers to anything” becomes the unlikely motor of a parallel history. His voice, recorded during his last interview in 1981, and his onscreen avatars guide us through America’s…
21:00
Derek Jarman
Caravaggio ⁄ color ⁄ 92' ⁄ ST - OND: NL
Derek Jarman, UK 1986, Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Tilda Swinton
PLATEAU PLATEAU
Sunday 25.01
18:00
Classics
Plus dure sera la chute ⁄ The Harder They Fall ⁄ B&W ⁄ 106' ⁄ ST - OND: FR - NL
Mark Robson, USA 1956, Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling
20:00
Nicole Le Garrec
Quand tu disais Valéry ⁄ color ⁄ 125' ⁄ V: FR ⁄ ST - OND: —
René Vautier, Nicole Le Garrec, France 1976
Version restaurée (DCP).
CINEMATEK
Much more than movie theatres
Exhibitions
Wunderkammer
In the Wunderkammer, the history of film is brought to life through various interactive showcases, starting from the Chinese shadow play to the cinematograph of the Lumière brothers.
Our Collections
Chantal Akerman Collection
CINEMATEK not only conserves all the films of this masterful director, but also manages her entire archive.
Library
Library
The library has a rich collection of books, specialized magazines, press clippings, photos and posters about film and cinema. Consult the online catalogue.
Shop
Webshop
Discover the Collection of DVDs and books published by the Royal Belgian Film Archive, CINEMATEK, available for sale online
Dossiers
Additional context for film programs, filmmakers, and our own activities.
DOSSIERS
Filmmakers
Call for Papers: Jacques Feyder
19.01 2026
CINEMATEK is pleased to announce its participation in the international conference dedicated to Belgian-French film director Jacques Feyder, a prominent European filmmaker of the 1920s and 1930s. Although widely acclaimed during his lifetime, Feyder’s contribution to film history has since been largely overlooked. This conference aims to re-examine his work, his influence, and his place within European and global cinema.
DOSSIERS
Archives
Research within the CINEMATEK archive has recently identified Diwata ng Karagatan (Goddess of the Sea), a long-lost Filipino film directed by Carlos Vander Tolosa in 1936. Believed to have been missing for nearly ninety years, not only is it considered a national treasure, it is recognised as one of the oldest surviving titles in Philippine cinema.
DOSSIERS
Filmmakers
Nurşen Bakır & Frans van de Staak
Conversations about art, poetry, cinema, and philosophy.
30.10 2025
I was editing my short film Thrift which I shot in New York, in the editing room of an artist collective in Amsterdam. In those days, Amsterdam was a paradise for artists on a budget, especially for collectives.
DOSSIERS
CINEMA’KET
From glass slippers and dancing feet to worn-out trainers and bare toes, this summer shoes and feet are in the spotlight at CINEMA’KET. And of course, that calls for a cheerful colouring page, full of shoes from our film programme. Can you recognise them all?
