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From Saturday 28 November to Saturday 6 December, Cineville and Leuven International Short Film Festival invite you to attend a different short film compilation every day: a bold and diverse selection  that showcase the very best of emerging film talent. Surrender to the female gaze, laugh along with the absurd scenes in Kitchen Chaos or dive into personal stories from the Palestinian enclave. Something new to discover every single day with your Cineville Pass!

Du samedi 28 novembre au samedi 6 décembre, Cineville et le Kortfilmfestival Leuven vous invitent à découvrir une compilation de courts métrages différente chaque jour : une sélection audacieuse et variée mettant en lumière les meilleurs talents émergents du cinéma. Laissez-vous emporter par Female Gaze, riez des scènes absurdes de Kitchen Chaos ou plongez dans des récits personnels en provenance de l’enclave palestinienne.

Kortfilmfestival Leuven 2025 du 29.11 au 06.12 au Cinema ZED 

Kortfilmfestival Leuven 2025

Van zaterdag 28 november tot zaterdag 6 december nodigen Cineville en het Internationaal Kortfilmfestival Leuven je uit om elke dag een andere kortfilmcompilatie bij te wonen. Een gedurfde en diverse selectie die het allerbeste van nieuw filmtalent laat zien. Laat je meevoeren door de Female Gaze, lach mee met de absurde scènes in Kitchen Chaos of duik in persoonlijke verhalen uit de Palestijnse enclave. Met je Cineville Pas valt er elke dag iets nieuws te ontdekken!

Kortfilmfestival Leuven 2025 van 29.11 tot 06.12

Kortfilmfestival Leuven 2025 from 29.11 to 06.12 at Cinema ZED 

The European Competition is an intriguing mix of liveaction fiction, animation and documentary. Out of more than 3,000 entries, seven programmes remained. The winner of this category immediately makes it to the longlist of the Oscars, the European Film Awards and for British candidates: the BAFTAs. Equally important: viewers also get a vote, thanks to the audience award.

European Competition 4

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

*A €4 supplement will be charged for attending a 35 mm screening.

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

Bugonia 35mm*

The film chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska, a pivotal time when the singer, on the cusp of global stardom, grappled with the pressures of success and the ghosts of his past. It explores his isolation, depression, and how the album—recorded on a simple 4-track recorder in his bedroom—became a dark, intimate reflection of broken lives in working-class America.

Bruce Springsteen's journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska.

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

This is the story of Godard who made “A bout de souffle”, told in the style and spirit in which Godard made “A bout de souffle”.

Nouvelle Vague

**About the cinema**
On the outside a magnificent building from 1913; on the inside an impressive and modern film palace for everyone.

**Accessibility**
Cinema theater 1, 2 and 4 are accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM). Cinema theater 3 is not accessible for PRM.

Palace

On the outside a magnificent building from 1913; on the inside an impressive and modern film palace for everyone.

**About the cinema**
Aventure offers a programme largely off the beaten track and ample room for discussion. Known as the cinema of documentaries, it is is your home away from home.

**Accessibility**
The cinema is not accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

Aventure

Aventure offers a programme largely off the beaten track and ample room for discussion. Known as the cinema of documentaries.

**About the cinema**
A beautiful arthouse cinema and exhibition space, located in a monumental building from 1939 and dedicated to cinema in all it forms.

**Accessibility**
Cinema theater 1 is accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM). Cinema theaters 2 and 3 are not accessible for PRM.

Galeries

An arthouse cinema and exhibition space, located in a monumental building from 1939 and dedicated to cinema in all it forms.

**About the cinema**
Nova stands for independent, contemporary and unseen films. The programme changes every two months and focusses on specific themes, festivals and special events.

**Accessibility**
The cinema theater is accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

Nova

Nova stands for independent, contemporary and unseen films. The programme changes every two months.

**About the cinema**
A household name in Brussels for more than half a century. Here you can see the latest films from great authors to independent makers.

**Accessibility**
Cinema theater 1 is accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM). Cinema theaters 2, 3, 4 and 5 are not accessible for PMR.

Vendôme

A household name in Brussels. Here you can see the latest films from great authors to independent makers.

**About the cinema**
Kinograph, CINEMATEK and Flagey are joining forces for your new favorite film spot in the most dynamic neighborhood of Ixelles: Cineflagey! From Wednesday to Sunday, they will screen new releases, classics, documentaries and forgotten films.

**Accessibility**
The cinema theater (Studio 5: Agnès Varda) is accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

Cineflagey

Kinograph, CINEMATEK and Flagey are joining forces for your new favorite film spot: Cineflagey!

**About the cinema**
The Royal Belgian Film Archive brings film history to life with daily screenings of unforgettable, influential and exciting titles from their extensive archive (and beyond).

**Accessibility**
Both cinema theaters (Ledoux and Plateau) are accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

Cinematek

The Royal Belgian Film Archive brings film history to life with daily screenings.

**About the cinema**
Taken over by the Grignoux in 1982, the cinema le Parc is located on the edge of Liège, near Bressoux. It has a magnificent auditorium with over 400 seats. Its large stage and high quality sound system also make it a choice venue for concerts. The café le Parc located in the same street allows you to have a drink before or after your session.

**Accessibility**
The cinema theater is accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

Le Parc

Cinema le Parc is located on the edge of Liège. It has a magnificent auditorium with over 400 seats.

**About the cinema**
The Churchill cinema is located in the centre of Liege, in a pedestrian area just a stone's throw from the Place Cathédrale. With its splendid Art Deco façade, it gives pride of place to auteur and independent cinema as well as to more "mainstream" productions. Two art galleries welcome painters and photographers.

**Accessibility**
The cinema theaters (salle rouge, salle bleue and salle verte) are accessible to persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

Churchill

Cinema Churchill is located in the centre of Liege. It shows independent cinema, classics and documentaries.

**About the cinema**
Probably the best known and most popular cinema in Liège, this complex has 4 cinemas for a total of 800 spectators and a brasserie, which serves as a place to relax, a small restaurant and also a concert hall. Located in the city centre, it is easily accessible by bus or bicycle. Three partner car parks offer a discount if you park your car there.

**Accessibility**
All the cinema theaters (1-4) are accessible for people with reduced mobility (PRM).

Sauvenière

Probably the best known cinema in Liège, this complex also offers a place to eat and relax. Located in the city centre.

**About the cinema**
Taken over by the Grignoux and completely renovated in 2016, the Caméo has 5 screens and a brasserie, the Caféo. Like the other Grignoux cinemas, it showcases the best recent films for young and old alike, and offers numerous event evenings (previews with directors and film crews, special evenings, conferences-debates with the associative world, etc.).

**Accessibility**
All the cinema theaters (1-5) are accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

Caméo

Caméo showcases the best recent films for young and old alike, and offers numerous event evenings.

**About the cinema**
Opened in 2017, Quai10 is a first-of-its-kind venue in Belgium that combines a cinema, a video games area and a brasserie within a state-of-the-art structure. Quai10 has 4 screens located in the city centre.

**Accessibility**
All the cinema theaters (1-4) are accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

Quai10 

Quai10 is a unique venue that combines a cinema, a video games area and a brasserie within a modern structure.

**About the cinema**
The Côté Parc theater is the largest but also the oldest. It is fully integrated into the Quai10 project.

**Accessibility**
The cinema theatre is accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

Quai10 / Côté Parc 

The Côté Parc theater is the largest but also the oldest. It is fully integrated into the Quai10 project.

**About the cinema**
Situated in the bustling heart of Brussels, at the Antoine Dansaertstraat near the Oude Graanmarkt, Cinema RITCS is the home theatre of the RITCS | Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound. It is the ultimate meeting place for film aficionados. Equipped with state-of-the-art digital film projectors and a magical silver screen seven metres in width, Cinema RITCS offers 123 seats (+2 wheelchair accessible ones) to experience a fascinating world of moving images. On top of that, many of their screenings are professionally introduced by RITCS-professors, filmmakers, cinephiles, students or other high-profile foreign or domestic guests.

*Accessibility**
The cinema theater is accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

Cinema RITCS

Cinema RITCS offers an eclectic variety of film classics, hidden cult gems, and new releases from Belgium and beyond.

**About the cinema**
A must-see cinema in Mons, the Plaza offers a program of quality international auteur films in a place of discovery, education, pleasure and exchange. The recently renovated cinema boasts four theaters with state-of-the-art equipment. It also has a special animation room for young audiences.

**Accessibility**
All the cinema theaters (1-4) are accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

Plaza Arthouse Cinema

A must-see cinema in Mons, with a program of quality films by international auteurs.

**About the cinema**
Cozy city cinema in the heart of Bruges with a curated selection of films that will make you think, laugh or be moved and appeal to young and old. Lumière Brugge offers a wide range of films, from new releases to timeless classics. Located in the center of Bruges, it is the ideal place to combine a movie with a visit to the city and the many cafes and restaurants nearby.

**Accessibility**
All the cinema theaters (1-4) are accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

**Reservations**
You can reserve a seat by selecting the Cineville rate in their webshop and entering your unique pass number (found below the barcode on your pass). You’ll receive an **e-ticket**, which you must **activate at the box office no later than 15 minutes before the film starts**.

Lumière Brugge

Cozy city cinema in the heart of Bruges with a curated selection of films that will make you think, laugh or be moved.

**About the cinema**
City cinema with a quality and varied film offer with a focus on contemporary films. You can also see classics and restored films, as well as family films. The cinema has a 35mm projector and regularly screens movies on film. Located in the south of Antwerp, it is the perfect place to have a drink or dinner before or after the film, in the FOMU café or in the nearby cafes and restaurants.

**Accessibility**
Both cinema theaters are accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

**Reservations**
You can reserve a seat by selecting the Cineville rate in their webshop and entering your unique pass number (found below the barcode on your pass). You’ll receive an **e-ticket**, which you must **activate at the box office no later than 15 minutes before the film starts**.

Lumière Antwerpen

City cinema with a quality and varied film offer with a focus on contemporary films.

**About the cinema**
In 2021, the doors of the new Mechelen city cinema swung open. In the beautifully renovated Oude Stadsfeestzaal, film lovers can enjoy cinema in a historic setting. The cinema brings a fascinating mix of new Belgian and European films, avant-premières in the presence of the filmmakers, family films, documentaries and restored classics.
Fancy a drink and/or snack after or before the screening? You can do so at LUX28, the cozy catering establishment on the walkways, overlooking the building's beautiful architecture.

**Accessibility**
All the cinema theaters (1-3) are accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

**Reservations**
You can reserve a seat by selecting the Cineville rate in their webshop and entering your unique pass number (found below the barcode on your pass). You’ll receive an **e-ticket**, which you must **activate at the box office no later than 15 minutes before the film starts**.

Lumière Mechelen

The cinema shows a mix of new Belgian and European films, avant-premières, family films, documentaries and classics.

**About the cinema**
City cinema with a diverse film selection, from in-depth documentaries, award-winning feature films and modern classics to unconventional genre films. Before or after the film, enjoy a drink in cinemacafe Bar KINO. Extra bonus, you can also just take your drink into the cinema theater.

**Accessibility**
Cinema theaters 1 and 2 are accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM). Cinema theater 3 is not accessible for PRM.

**Reservations**
You can reserve a seat by selecting the Cineville rate in their webshop and entering your unique pass number (found below the barcode on your pass). You’ll receive an **e-ticket**, which you must **activate at the box office no later than 15 minutes before the film starts**.

Cinema Cartoon’s

City cinema with a diverse film selection.

**About the cinema**
Quirky cinema, located in the heart of Leuven. In three cinemas you will discover the best films of the moment, a special youth program, fascinating documentaries, film classics, short films and more.

**Accessibility**
Both cinema theaters are accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

Cinema Zed - Vesalius

Quirky cinema, located in the heart of Leuven.

**About the cinema**
Quirky cinema, located in the heart of Leuven. In three cinemas you will discover the best films of the moment, a special youth program, fascinating documentaries, film classics, short films and more.

**Accessibility**
The cinema theater is accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

Cinema Zed - STUK 

Discover the best films of the moment, a special youth program, fascinating documentaries, film classics, short films and more.

**About the cinema**
Sphinx cinema is a meeting place for film lovers in the heart of Ghent. On the program: something for everyone and lots to discover. Open every day! 

**Accessibility**
Cinema theater 3 is accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM). Cinema theaters 1, 2, 4 and 5 are not accessible for PRM.

Sphinx cinema

Sphinx cinema is a meeting place for film lovers in the heart of Ghent.

**About the cinema**
De Cinema treats its viewers daily with a diverse film program: from historical gems on 35mm and films by up-and-coming talent, to topical documentaries and more experimental work from home and abroad.

**Accessibility**
Both cinema theaters are accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

De Cinema

De Cinema treats its viewers daily with a diverse film program.

**About the cinema**
A cinema for daredevils! KASKcinema in Ghent programs a surprising, tantalizing and adventurous selection of movies that are not shown in other cinemas. A literal heaven for any cinephile.

**Accessibility**
The cinema theater is accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM).

KASKcinema

KASKcinema programs a surprising, tantalizing and adventurous selection of movies that are not shown in other cinemas.

**About the cinema**
Ciné4 opened in 2020 right in the centre of Nivelles, close to the Grand Place. On its two screens you can discover both the best auteur cinema and a selection of movies for the whole family. On top of that you get a very warm welcome and the best possible screening conditions. 

**Accessibility**
Cinema theater 1 is accessible for persons with reduced mobility (PRM). Cinema theater 2 is not accessible for PRM.

Ciné4

At Ciné4 you can discover both the best of auteur cinema and a selection of movies for the whole family.

Studio Skoop

Le Stockel

TJ Ballantyne is the owner of the "Old Oak", a pub threatened with closure after Syrian refugees arrived in the village without warning. Soon, TJ meets a young Syrian girl, Yara, who owns a camera. A friendship is born between them...

The Old Oak

Totone, 18, spends most of his time drinking beers and scouring the Jura dances with his gang of buddies. But reality catches up with him: he has to look after his 7-year-old sister and find a way to earn a living. So he sets out to make the best Comté in the region, one that will win him the gold medal at the Concours Agricole and 30,000 euros.

Louise Courvoisier captures the boundless energy of youth and the challenges of growing up in rural France.

Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow)

Johanne, a high school student, falls madly in love with her French teacher and records her feelings in a diary. When her mother and grandmother read what she has written, they are both shocked by the details and impressed by the literary qualities of the text. As they debate whether to publish it, Johanne tries to control her romantic fantasies, and their different conceptions of love, sexuality and self-discovery become clear.

Johanne, a secondary school pupil, falls madly in love with her French teacher and records her feelings in a diary. 

Dreams

A rebellious convict is sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation in 1963 Oregon, and encourages his docile companions to take more control of their lives and defy the tyrannical head nurse.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

" _Put your soul on your hand and walk_  was my response as a filmmaker, to the ongoing massacre of he Palestinians. My personal way not to lose my sanity. A miracle happened when I met Fatem through a Palestinian friend. Ever since, she became my eyes in Gaza, while surviving under the bombs and documenting the war. And I, became her connection to the outside world, from her Gaza prison, as she puts it. We kept this line of life going for more than 200 days. The bits of pixels and sounds that we exchanged constitute the film that you see. Fatem's assasination on April 16, 2025, following an Israeli attack on her home has forever changed its meaning."

When Sepideh Farsi is denied entry to Gaza, young photojournalist Fatima Hassouna becomes her eyes and voice inside a devastated land. For over 200 days they share hope, fear, and raw images.

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue one of their own's daughter.

One Battle After Another

Nurse Floria keeps pace with the frantic rhythm of a surgical ward with unwavering dedication. Despite staff shortages, Floria cares for her patients with expertise and diligence. But as the night progresses, her work increasingly becomes a race against time.

Floria, a dedicated nurse, tirelessly serves in an understaffed hospital ward. However, one day her shift becomes a tense and urgent race against the clock.

Heldin

In Iran, a man believes he recognises his former torturer and decides to take revenge. A well-deserved Palme d'Or for Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who returns after his imprisonment with an uncompromising political polemic that questions the escalation of violence.

In Iran, a man believes he recognises his former torturer and decides to take revenge.

It Was Just an Accident (Un simple accident)

In 1938 Algiers, Meursault, a quiet and detached office worker, attends his mother’s funeral without showing any emotion. The next day, he begins an affair with Marie, a coworker, and resumes his routine life. But his existence takes a dramatic turn when he becomes involved in an absurd murder on a beach. His trial becomes a reflection on the absurdity of existence, his emotional detachment, and the colonial society of the time.

An indifferent man commits an absurd murder and faces an existential trial.

L'Étranger

Lucy works in an understaffed pediatric ward. When 4-year-old Adam is placed in her care, Lucy is confronted with his mother Rebecca’s refusal to leave his side, despite a judge’s restriction against her. For the sake of Adam, Lucy will do everything in her power to help this mother in distress.

Faced with the distress of a young mother and her son, a nurse decides to do everything she can to help them, even if it means defying her superiors.

L'intérêt d'Adam

Bugonia

When Fatima leaves her close-knit family in the suburbs to study philosophy in Paris, she finds herself caught between her religious upbringing and the freedom of student life in the city.

La Petite dernière

After an unexpected encounter, Fleur and Julian fall madly in love. Soon after Julian proposes, an ambitious, yet challenging idea starts to dawn on Fleur. Slowly but surely she works out a plan to get married in every country where she and her wife are allowed to do so. Fueled by their love and a rising sense of urgency, they take a leap of faith. After only four marriages, their journey comes to an inevitable, painful halt.

Julian

Four grandmothers from Molenbeek take up theatre and turn the lives of their families, their neighbourhood and even the whole country upside down.


Les Baronnes

Today, Alice finds herself before a judge and cannot afford to make any mistakes. She must defend her children, whose custody is being called into question. Will she be able to protect them from their father before it is too late?

On vous croit

Tereza, 77, has lived her whole life in a small industrialised town in the Amazon, until one day she receives an official government order to relocate to a senior housing colony. The colony is an isolated area where the elderly are brought to “enjoy” their final years, freeing the younger generation to focus fully on productivity and growth. Tereza refuses to accept this imposed fate. Instead, she embarks on a transformative journey through the rivers and tributaries of the Amazon to fulfil one last wish before her freedom is taken away – a decision that will change her destiny forever.

The Blue Trail

In 2075, a 10-year-old girl named Iris sees a mysterious boy dressed in a rainbow suit fall from the sky. His name is Arco. He comes from a distant, idyllic future where time travel is possible. Iris takes him in and does everything she can to help him return home.

European Competition 4

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Bugonia 35mm*

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

Nouvelle Vague