Antwerp

Bruges

Brussels

Charleroi

Ghent

Hasselt

Leuven

Liège

Mechelen

Mons

Namur

Nivelles

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 7

The bread oven, or “backes” in local Plattdeutsch parlance, occupies a central place in Recht, a small village in the Eastern Cantons, where director Julien Kartheuser's paternal grandparents hail from.

These communes, formerly known as “redeemed cantons”, changed nationality four times during the 20th century, oscillating between Germany and Belgium. During the Second World War, great-grandfather Joseph was forcibly conscripted into the Wehrmacht when the region was annexed to the Third Reich. From the Russian front, he wrote hundreds of letters to his family, before disappearing without a trace in Latvia in 1945.

The recent rediscovery of these letters has revived a long-buried family memory, leading three generations to question their history and its link with that of their region. In this process, the “backes” stands out as a symbol, an intergenerational rallying point where the reunion with common roots and a shared identity is re-enacted.

Backes

Tarek, 27, an MMA hopeful, sees the opportunity to offer his mother and younger brother, Fouad, a better life by making a career in the United States. Fouad takes it in his stride, seeking his own path. To succeed in Brussels, they'll have to fight the pressure that surrounds them. Are our dreams a blessing or a curse?

Inspired by their own childhood, the Aït Hamou brothers offer this intimate portrait of the capital, its traps and its charms.

Daens

**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

**About the cinema**
Le Stockel, one of Brussels' last remaining neighbourhood cinemas, shows the best new films, from arthouse to more commercial titles.

This authentic cinema is located in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, a stone's throw from Dumonplein in Stokkel, and is open seven days a week. With its unique curved screen and 496 seats, you can experience film at its best here: on a grand scale and in optimal conditions.

Le Stockel

Le Stockel, from arthouse to more commercial titles.

**About the cinema**
Cinema ZED Hasselt is a distinctive arthouse cinema located by the water, housed in a former malt factory. It offers a carefully curated selection of independent films, documentaries, classics, and surprising international gems.

Here, cinema is experienced as it was meant to be: on the big screen, in a calm setting, without advertising and without popcorn. Pure cinema, with room for depth, festivals, and special screenings.

**Accessibility**
Cinema ZED Hasselt is wheelchair accessible.
There are **2 designated wheelchair spaces** in the auditorium.

Cinema Zed - Hasselt

A distinctive arthouse cinema located by the water, housed in a former malt factory.

The Last Picture Show

Splendor

The film recounts the week leading up to the TV series in which schoolgirl Laura Palmer sinks deeper and deeper into her addiction. Recognizable characters surprise with Lynch, while freaks come across as lifelike. Images inform less than they evoke emotion.

Twin Peaks : Fire Walk with Me

Jean Fournier, a young bank employee, discovers that one of his colleagues, Caron, is an inveterate gambler who has just won big at the casino.

La Baie des Anges

From 8 years

A portrait of a family and a neighbourhood in Tokyo at the end of the 1950s, where underneath a rather peaceful exterior there are disagreements and misunderstandings. Like Minoru and Isamu, who decide to go on strike because their parents don't want to buy a television set. Silence, talking to say nothing and body language are used as gags.

Ohayo

The jewel of poetic realism, here in a fully restored version. A fabulous Michel Simon, as a grumpy, eccentric sailor, in the surrealist bric-a-brac of his barge.

L'Atalante

Sarah (Jennifer Connelly), a romantic young girl feeling uncomfortable in her family, escapes by reading fantastic tales. One night, her favorite book, The Labyrinth, opens the door to another world. Sarah sees her younger brother, Toby, kidnapped by a troupe of goblins under the orders of the magnetic and cruel Jareth (David Bowie). She sets off to rescue the child and enters the labyrinth that leads to the kidnapper's palace.

Labyrinth

In his final - and most daring - cinematic statement, Jarman the romantic meets Jarman the iconoclast in a lush soundscape pulsing against a purely blue screen, laying bare his physical and spiritual state. 

Blue

Chihiro, a 10-year-old girl, is on her way to her new home with her parents. On the way, the family stops off at a theme park they find dilapidated. During the visit, the parents stop off in one of the buildings to sample some very appetizing food, which has appeared as if by magic. Unfortunately, the food turns them into pigs. Panic-stricken, Chihiro flees and finds herself alone in this phantasmagorical world, where she meets the enigmatic Haku, her only ally in this terrible ordeal... 

Le voyage de Chihiro (VF)

A Frenchwoman returns to her childhood home in Cameroon - formerly a colonial outpost - where she is flooded with memories, especially of Protée, her servant.

Chocolat (4K)

Along with her black cat Jiji, Kiki settles in a seaside town and starts a high-flying delivery service. Here begins her magical encounter with independence and responsibility, making lifelong friends and finding her place in the world.

Along with her black cat Jiji, Kiki settles in a seaside town and starts a high-flying delivery service.

Kiki la petite sorcière

Remo's self-destructive behavior overshadows his talent. Abril, an upcoming jockey is pregnant by Remo and has to decide between child or continuing to race. They both race for Sirena, a businessman who saved Remo's life in the past.

Kill the Jockey (El Jockey)

There Will Be Blood

Each life is a universe unto itself. The Life of Chuck tells the story of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz, in three chapters, back to front.

An inspiring, genre-transcending film that feels like a warm embrace, based on a story by Stephen King and awarded the audience award at the last Toronto Film Festival.

The Life of Chuck

Amélie, a Belgian child in Japan, explores life with her companion Nishio-san. Her third birthday becomes a turning point, marking the beginning of life-altering events that shape her understanding of the world.

Directors Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han bring to life Amélie Nothomb's autobiographical tale of a Belgian toddler awakening to the world in 1960s Japan.

Little Amélie (Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes)

A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.

Ghost in the Shell

An intimate exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art.

Joachim Trier reunites with his muse Renate Reinsve (“The Worst Person in the World”) in a film about grief and art as communication.

European Competition 7

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