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Publications

Over the years, we have contributed to various publications and have also published a number ourselves. These were both publications for a specialist audience as well as for a wider audience.

Below you can find a selection from this diversity of publications.

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Films

The unique film collection of CINEMATEK, one of the most important in the world, today consists of about 180,000 copies of about 72,000 different titles: fiction films, documentaries, feature films, newsreels, short films, ... in both analogue and digital form. The collection consists of international and Belgian titles and grows every year by an average of 2,000 copies.

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Our Collections

The Royal Belgian Film Archive collects and preserves a unique collection of films and has one of the richest and most diverse film collections in Europe (including countless non-fiction films and newsreels), which combined form a real visual memory of our history. Despite the focus within CINEMATEK on the Belgian film heritage, the archive has a large collection of international masterpieces from film history.

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Behind the scenes

CINEMATEK regularly enriches its collections thanks to deposits and donations received from Belgian distributors and producers, as well as collections from Belgian and foreign institutions and individuals. Before they can be stored in our air-conditioned warehouses, these items go through various stages:

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Belgian Film

Books, magazines and web pages were written there, also about Belgian cinema. Yet it is sometimes difficult to see the trees through the forest. One focuses strictly on topicality and promotion, the other on appreciation and criticism, still others on specific actors, authors or genres.

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Our Mission

CINEMATEK is an international film archive with a focus on Belgian, regional cinema; ‘local in an international context’. As a scientific institution, we want to share our archive and know-how with partners in the research field. As an institution of public utility, we want to share our passion for cinema with a broad educational and direct audience action.

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Partners & Festivals

CINEMATEK – THE ROYAL BELGIAN FILM ARCHIVE is a Public Utility Foundation. It is a bicultural institution, targeting both communities. The institution is subsidized by the Federal Ministry of Science Policy and also enjoys permanent support from the National Lottery. Together with various partners, CINEMATEK is the starting point to discover the "Belgian cinema".

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The Royal Belgian Film Archive (hereinafter abbreviated CINEMATEK) cares about your privacy and takes the handling of your personal information very seriously. CINEMATEK wants to communicate very transparently about how we treat the personal information that you transfer to us. Personal data is collected, processed and stored carefully and with respect, in accordance with this statement and all legal provisions regarding the processing of personal data.

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