Alice Guy

Alice Guy was born on July 1, 1873, in Saint-Mandé and spent her early childhood between Switzerland, Chile, and France.

After an introduction to the Magic Lantern and the interpretation of short stories, children are invited to draw their stories on transparent paper, bring them to life with sound effects, and project them. Magical lights and imagination await young and old alike!

Pedro Almodóvar

Raúl is a cult filmmaker in the midst of a creative crisis. When tragedy strikes one of his closest collaborators, he draws inspiration from it to write his next film. Little by little, he imagines Elsa, a filmmaker in the midst of writing a script, whose journey begins to mirror his own.

Damien Chazelle

From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart.

Jane Pollard, Iain Forsyth

In Broken English, Marianne Faithfull looks back on her life and career shortly before her death, using archival footage, interviews, and music clips.

Hannes Verhoustraete

A poetic essay film on the colonial gaze and the magic lantern. This early type of image projector was used in Belgian colonial propaganda, showcasing the good works of the Church, State and industry.

Hasan Hadi

The 1990s. As Iraqis struggle to survive the war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein demands that every school in the country bake a cake to celebrate his birthday. Nine-year-old Lamia is entrusted with this daunting task.

 At the end of the 19th century, many inventors sought to develop devices for group viewing, as Edison’s kinetoscope remained a personal device with insufficient brightness.

On December 28, 1895, the first screening of the Lumière Cinematograph took place. It showed a train arriving at a station, workers leaving a factory, and images of distant lands. These were silent, black-and-white clips lasting barely a minute, projecting the world onto the big screen.

At the end of the 19th century, many inventors sought to develop devices for group viewing, as Edison’s kinetoscope remained a personal device with insufficient brightness.

From slapstick silent comedies to the first forays into sound cinema, this program brings together some of the major figures in the history of the seventh art.

The first moving images had barely been created in kinetoscopes when inventors from all over the world tried to project them onto a screen for a whole audience.

Today, the Palace has been around for eight years and has clearly found its place in Brussels cultural life. In fact, this venue has been around for 145 years. Today, it has regained its place in Brussels cultural life.

Today, the Palace has been around for eight years and has clearly found its place in Brussels cultural life. In fact, this venue has been around for 145 years. Today, it has regained its place in Brussels cultural life.

Isabelle Rey

Where does the mind go when it seems to slip away from our world? What is the reality of life for people living with Alzheimer’s? “In Their World” goes beyond simply acknowledging the disease to listen and observe more deeply. Being with them, to better understand.

Gus Van Sant

On February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a "dead man's wire" from the trigger to Tony's own neck.

Lynne Ramsay

Grace (Jennifer Lawrence) and Jackson (Robert Pattinson) are the picture of youthful happiness. They move into an old house in Montana, which they renovate and where they enjoy the natural surroundings. Soon, they are expecting their first child. But Grace is not happy.

Steven Spielberg

What if you found out we’re not alone? What if we showed you, proved it to you, would that scare you? People have a right to the truth. It belongs to seven billion people. Every second brings us closer to the inevitable… Disclosure Day.

Asghar Farhadi

In search of inspiration for her new novel, Sylvie spies on her neighbors across the street. When she hires young Adam to help her with her daily tasks, she has no idea that he will turn her life and work upside-down, until the fiction she had imagined begins to overshadow all of their realities.

Denis Villeneuve

The twins Jeanne and Simon Marwan are stunned when they receive two letters from their late mother, Nawal, at the notary’s office. One letter is addressed to their father, whom they believed to be dead, and the other is for their brother, whose existence they never knew.

Quentin Tarantino

“The Bride” is left for dead after her former boss and lover, Bill, lures her to a wedding rehearsal, shoots her in the head, and steals her unborn child.

Marie Caudry, Aurore Peuffier, Nina Bisyarina, Martin Clerget

Four bears, four tales, four seasons: whether they are huge, sleepy, or greedy, bears can also be tender. Alongside them, a mischievous baby bird, a little rabbit fond of hazelnuts, and a sentimental bird experience extraordinary adventures.

Rémi Durin, Bram Algoed, Eric Montchaud

A program of three short films where imagination takes flight!

Pierre Salvadori

Paris, early 20th century. Suzanne, a penniless carnival performer, pretends to be a psychic to “help” the painter Antoine. Since the death of his wife Irène, Antoine has turned to alcohol and lost his inspiration.

Pierre Salvadori

Paris, early 20th century. Suzanne, a penniless carnival performer, pretends to be a psychic to “help” the painter Antoine. Since the death of his wife Irène, Antoine has turned to alcohol and lost his inspiration.

HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT Henri-Georges Clouzot

It’s easy to get to the dusty little Mexican town of Las Piedras. Not so easy to leave. Many have come from far and wide looking for work, only to succumb to boredom and misery, devoured by the heat, insects and local bootleg.

Jean-Claude Rozec, Patrik Pass, Léon Vidmar, David Sukup

During a weekend at her grandfather’s house, eight-year-old Suzanne discovers she has a talent for storytelling. To bring a touch of magic into the house and ease the pain of their grandmother’s absence, she draws her brothers Tom and Derek into the fabulous stories she makes up as the days go by.

Anna Cazenave Cambet

After a painful divorce, Clémence embarks on a journey of self-discovery. When she tells her ex-husband that she is in romantic relationships with women, he files a petition to strip her of parental rights over their son.

Pieter-Jan De Pue

In Eastern Ukraine, childhood neighbors find their lives violently derailed by a shifting frontline. Natasha, a promising boxing talent, becomes a military paramedic. Angela, who lost her parents at a young age, survives by moving goods to both sides of the front.

Louis Malle

1968. Emile 'Milou' Vieuzac lives with his mother in the middle-class family home in Gers. She dies abruptly of an heart attack which leads to the family gathering. While the student riot takes place in Paris, the family is arguing about the heritage...

Cole Webley

In the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis, a father desperately tries to protect his children from a society that has taken almost everything from him. One morning, he wakes up his children, Ella and Charlie. Without explanation, he takes them on a long road trip through the Midwest.

László Nemes

Na SON OF SAUL en SUNSET keert László Nemes terug met ORPHAN. De film speelt zich af in Boedapest, na de Hongaarse opstand van 1956.

Carla Simón

Marina (Llúcia Garcia) is 18 years old and became an orphan at a young age. To get a signature for a scholarship application, she travels to the Atlantic coast of Spain to visit her paternal grandparents, whom she has never met before.

Ildikó Enyedi

In a botanical garden, a tree watches and observes, a patient witness to several centuries. In 1908, it follows Grete, who struggles to survive in an environment that ignores her. In the 1970s, it sees Hannes awaken to love and the world of plants.

Felix van Groeningen

Steve is 22 years old. He’s short and muscular. He’s a winner who’s afraid of losing, and he’s in jail because of a job that went wrong. Sky is also 22; she loves banana splits and talking to her fish. She cries four times a day, feeling guilty. “That’s just how girls are,” she says.

Rodrigo Sorogoyen

The acclaimed film director Esteban Martínez (Javier Bardem) is a legend, both for his films and for his past, which is marked by violence and excess. For his new project, he offers his daughter Emilia a role, under the pretense of wanting to help her with her stalled acting career.

David Frankel

Almost 20 years after making their iconic turn as Miranda, Andy, Emily and Nigel—Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci return to the fashionable streets of New York City and the sleek offices of Runway Magazine in the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2006 phenomenon that defined a

Kristoffer Borgli

A few days before their wedding, Charlie and Emma's romantic relationship is turned upside down when Emma reveals a disturbing secret from her past.

Muriel d Ansembourg

For Alec, who is struggling with a toxic relationship with his father Dylan, a porn actor, desire and pornography are one and the same. It becomes increasingly difficult for him to hide his true self as he grows closer to Nina, a classmate.

Harris Dickinson

In this powerful directorial debut by Harris Dickinson (“Babygirl”, “Triangle of Sadness”), homeless drug addict Mike (Frank Dillane) tries to get his life back on track after a spell in prison. He finds work, a roof over his head and even a tentative new relationship.

Ilker Çatak

Aziz, a lecturer at Ankara University, receives the ‘yellow letter’ arbitrarily informing him of his dismissal. When his wife Derya, a famous actress at the National Theatre, receives one in turn, it is the final blow for the couple.