Premiere: Alexander Deprez & Nathalie Nijs – Edelweiss Piraten [Sold Out!]

Kortrijk premiere of the new spectacle by Alexander Deprez and Nathalie Nijs

Studio E en de Gentse kunstfilm

Chantal Akerman x Niña Weijers: Book presentation + Films

Talk with the writer Niña Weijers, author of the foreword in the new, Dutch translation of Chantal Akerman’s book My Mother Laughs. Followed by a rare screening of L’Enfant aimé (1971) and Dis-moi (1980). In collaboration with Paard van Troje.

Première: Dany Deprez - Mexican Dog + Imre De Cauter & Matthias Dewilde

Dany Deprez presents his new expanded film performance with live improvisation by Imre De Cauter and Matthias Dewilde (Matterhorn Well)

Metamkine: 16mm live cinema & music

Hailing from Grenoble, Metamkine have been on the international scene with their performances of cinema and electro-acoustic music since 1987.

Guest: Gautam Valluri

The Paris-based filmmaker Gautam Valluri (Labo L’Abominable/​Navire Argo) is coming to OFFoff to present an overview of his work. In collaboration with LUCA School of Arts Gent — Atelier Mixed Media.

VAF Wildcards Filmlab: KASK meets LUCA

A selection from the newest crop of graduation films from KASK Gent and LUCA Brussels that were presented for the VAF Wildcard Filmlab honoring more experimental work.

Charo Calvo: Cinéma pour l’oreille

‘Cinema for the ear’ by the Ghent-based composer, sound designer and teacher Charo Calvo.

Guests: George van Dam & Mathieu Hendrickx

George van Dam and Mathieu Hendrickx explore the visual translation of a score. They present their new film K.141 — Scarlatti as an opening to Goldberg Variations (2020).

Premiere: Alexander Deprez & Nathalie Nijs – Edelweiss Piraten

Premiere of the new film by Alexander Deprez and Nathalie Nijs

Els van Riel & Jelle Martens + Chimera

Cine-concert: Jelle Martens engages in a live dialogue with two films by Els van Riel

Avant-première: Annelein Pompe – Where Are You, Faby Books?

First screening of the new film by Annelein Pompe

Premiere: Alexander Deprez & Nathalie Nijs – Edelweiss Piraten [Sold Out]

Premiere of the new film by Alexander Deprez and Nathalie Nijs [Sold Out]

Kino Climates: Closing event

Closing screening of the four-day meeting of Kino Climates, a network of alternative cinemas and filmclubs across Europe. With live music by Ambroos De Schepper

Night of the Experimental Film 2023

Art Cinema OFFoff celebrates its 20^th anniversary with a special edition of the Night of Experimental Film.

Around Beautiful Eyes + Live music

Taking Henri Storck’s For Your Beautiful Eyes (1930) as a cue, Steven Jacobs compiled a program of eight films in which eyes are prominently present. With live music by Casper Jacobs and Arturo Simoen.

Jasper Rigole: Seven Types of Sea + Live music

Seven Types of Sea is a collaboration between filmmaker, visual artist and archivist Jasper Rigole and musicians Thomas Smetryns, Marieke Berendsen and Jacob Vanneste. The project is a film screening with live music, the blueprint for a film in the making.

Jeune cinéma!

Xavier García Bardón is coming to OFFoff for an evening around the mythical Festival International du Jeune Cinéma in Hyères with three films, including a screening of The Bloodthirsty Fairy (1968) of the Brussels experimental filmmaker Roland Lethem. 

Hannes Verhoustraete: Broken View + Floris Vanhoof

An evening around the magic lantern including Hannes Verhoustraete’s new essay film in combination with Floris Vanhoof’s Fossil Locomotion that’s inspired by the techniques of this early type of projection device.

João César Monteiro: Snow White + Tibaldus

João César Monteiro’s Snow White (2000) on 35mm film, preceded by a brief play by theater collective tibaldus from Robert Walser’s source text, Fairy Tales (Snow White).

Double bill: Ere erera baleibu icik subua aruaren + Answering the Sun

Club Solo x OFFoff: Closing Event

In collaboration with OFFoff, a unique series of 16mm film programs took off at Club Solo, Breda from 2014 onwards, under the title Essential Cinema. On Saturday, October 28, we will celebrate our very last program together with a grand, day-long edition.

Baaaa: Inauguration new cinema seating

A film program around sheep in celebration of our new cinema seating made from local sheep’s wool. Including Artavazd Pelechian and Vittorio De Seta on 35mm film!

OFFoff@Film Fest Gent: City Dudes

At the invitation of OFFoff, the director-cinematographer Sean Price Williams and the critic Nick Pinkerton present one of their secret City Dudes screenings outside of New York for the first time!

OFFoff x het balanseer: Rainald Goetz x Jean D.L.

Interacting with musician and video artist Jean D.L., Sebastian Roth reads from his new Dutch translation of Rainald Goetz’s debut novel Insane.