ARPi
ARPi
Publié par Eda Uner le Friday 10 January 2025
Artistic independence: The central role of writers/directors/producers in Belgian cinema
To ensure the influence of Belgian cinema and the creation of diversified, sustainable and viable film productions by our creators, we are defending the status of independent directors/producers. This status is essential to guarantee freedom, artistic independence and greater horizontality in practices, by controlling financial imperatives and the economic means of production.
Artistic freedom and independent production
Market dynamics and the complex sub-national architecture of the film industry in Belgium give rise to sectoral inequalities and even job insecurity. Faced with a competitive economic dynamic that concentrates resources, thereby encouraging conformism and uniformity in audiovisual productions, we advocate independent cinema. Independent cinema allows us to free ourselves from commercial or political command systems, by offering original, high-quality artistic production and the emergence of alternative narratives capable of appealing to a variety of audiences.
For a pluralist and singular cinema: Fighting against the standardisation of productions
We defend creative freedom in the face of rigid categorisation and the imposition of normative criteria that alienate film productions. These practices contribute to the compartmentalisation of narratives and artistic de-singularisation, leading to a loss of diversity. Yet the inclusiveness of representations and the singularity of narratives are essential to the eclecticism of national cinema, reflecting Belgian pluralism.
Cinema: A medium for democracy
We believe in culture as the foundation of our democracies, and see art as an eminently collective activity. In this sense, cinema helps to enrich democratic debate and has a real transformative power over ways of thinking and social environments. We support cinema as a medium for transmitting stories and as a place where people can meet, live and forge social links. Cinema must therefore also serve as a platform for a plurality of voices and perspectives.
Building bridges for a more visible and diverse Belgian cinema
We are helping to develop links between professionals in the Belgian film industry in order to combine synergies to promote the quality of audiovisual productions. This solidarity, which is both productive and life-saving, needs to be strengthened by building bridges with international players. This is essential to guarantee the visibility of Belgian film productions. ARPi is therefore committed to forging links of solidarity with other sister organisations, promoting mutual enrichment and the common defence of the interests of our creators.
Human-scale cinema: Reconciling culture and the economy
Human-scale cinema can play a crucial role in reconciling culture and the real economy, while integrating today’s issues for a sustainable social impact, thus meeting the cross-cutting needs of culture, the environment and society. In favour of creating opportunities and cultural openness, ARPi supports a diversified and viable film industry for Belgian professionals in the sector.
We want to be a structure of opportunities for the creation of synergies between creators, thus promoting a diversified and sustainable Belgian cinema.
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Avif Prodcutions
Publié par Eda Uner le Monday 9 December 2024
The story of Avif begins with a meeting. On the set of a film shooting, three people with a passion for cinema and audiovisual creation, each with their own world and personality, met for the first time. What could have been a simple collaboration quickly became obvious: our shared artistic vision, our complementary skills and our desire to tell stories led us to set up our own production company together.
Avif was born of this meeting. More than just a structure, Avif is a space for creation and expression, committed to producing works that are in line with a rigorous editorial line: telling human, authentic and committed stories, while innovating in form and content.
We produce films, documentaries, music videos and any other audiovisual project that reflects our vision. Each project is conceived as a unique adventure, driven by our conviction that the audiovisual medium is a powerful means of making voices resonate, raising social issues and reaching audiences.
At Avif, each work is an encounter, an opportunity to share ideas and emotions. We believe in the power of collaboration and the importance of a clear artistic vision. Together, we create projects that resonate and inspire.
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STUDIO LAB’UT
Publié par Alexis Smouts le Tuesday 23 July 2024
Founded in 2004, Studio Labut is an innovative structure dedicated to the production, transmission and training of children and adults in the field of audiovisual communication technologies and innovations.
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Saarlaendisches Filmarchiv e.V. (SFA)
Publié par Alexis Smouts le Monday 6 May 2024
The Saarländische Filmarchiv e.V. (SFA), headquartered in Saarbrücken, was founded in 1998 with the main aim of carrying out scientific research into the region’s film heritage, collecting it professionally, preserving it through long-term archiving and making it available to the public. The SFA has always been a service provider for production and post-production, science and administration, e.g. in the fields of curating, subtitling, translation, interpreting, script development, consultancy and expertise, the supply of film extracts and so on. In 1999, the SFA began developing a concept for a multilingual European media university, which it has been updating ever since.
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Nancy International Film Festival
Publié par Victor Casimir le Wednesday 21 February 2024
A general festival (1st edition in 1995) run by the Aye Aye VO association / Festival International du Film de Nancy welcomes an international program and, at each edition, puts the spotlight on cross-border production through the programming of short films in competition produced and shot in this region: Grande Région programming. For many years now, the Festival International du Film de Nancy has also programmed feature-length films, both fiction and documentary, produced and shot in the Grand Est region, or even the wider region.
Throughout the year, the association also carries out image education initiatives for a wide range of audiences of all ages. She is a regular contributor to schools.
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Short Screens
Publié par Victor Casimir le Monday 24 April 2023
Since 2009, Short Screens has been offering thematic screenings of short films on the big screen in the heart of Europe’s capital, or occasionally in the provinces, or outside Belgium’s borders (Paris, Barcelona).
Short Screens has already had the pleasure of showing over 700 short films, with an eclectic program in terms of both genre and form; a thematic selection of films from yesterday and today, the fruit of the creativity of Belgian and foreign auteurs. With a host of guests (filmmakers, actors, producers) who regularly drop in to chat with the public after the screenings.
Short Screens also regularly organizes screenings of radio documentaries, live music, singing, readings and storytelling, as well as ciné concerts.
And since 2018, Short Screens has been organizing its mini-festival at the end of August, “Les Shorts d’été”.
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Petit Mulot Production
Publié par Alexis Smouts le Thursday 16 December 2021
Petit Mulot Production has for vocation the research of funds in order to be able to concretize the realization of the project of animated film “Series of an Informed Letter”.
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Balimage – Association film et art média à Bâle
Publié par Célia Janus le Tuesday 5 October 2021
Balimage promotes the importance of film and media arts in the Basel region. The association has more than 120 members who work in the field of film and media arts. Balimage is committed to the promotion of the film and media arts industry and represents its interests to political bodies and authorities. Balimage is the “meeting point” of the film scene – offering services, exchanges, debates and networks for the industry. Balimage wants to make film and media arts in the Basel region visible and accessible to a wider audience.
Balimage events:
- “Basel Film Night” at the Allianz-Cinema-Openair on Münsterplatz in Basel (approx. 1000 people) in August
- Basler Filmtreff (meeting of the Basel film community) about 8 times a year in the city cinema
- Participation in the award ceremony of the Basel Film Prize
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La Quadrature du Cercle
Publié par Célia Janus le Friday 3 September 2021
La Quadrature du Cercle is a network of cinema programmers working in the Belgian non-profit sector, in Brussels and Wallonia.
Today, the network brings together more than 50 members active in cultural centers, local cinemas, arthouse cinemas, film clubs, media education associations, etc.
In total, La Quadrature du Cercle members program just over 5,000 screenings and attract over 200,000 spectators a year. Every year, La Quadrature du Cercle coordinates La Tournée des Magritte du Cinéma, the Fête de la FWB/volet cinéma and the “CinéMômes” festival for young audiences.
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Filmverband Südwest
Publié par Célia Janus le Wednesday 1 September 2021
The Filmverband Südwest e.V. is a professional association, giving the freelancers and service providers of the motion picture industry in south-west Germany a voice. We are working closely with local funding and broadcaster to improve the working conditions for freelancer and strengthen the industry in the Southwest.
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