Following the publication of the first Dutch translation of the writings of the influential French film critic Serge Daney (published by Octavo), BAM organises a series of events on the state of cinephilia and film critical thinking today in collaboration with Sint-Lukas, KASK and RITS and with the support of Bozar, ERG  and Courtisanmore

From June 25th until September 11th the exhibition FREESTATE II in Oostende will present a survey of the work of 21 young Belgium-based artists (°1976 and later). Courtisane programmers Stoffel Debuysere and Maria Palacios Cruz are part of the curatorial team and have selected the work of Pieter Geenen, Ief Spincemaille, Jasper Rigole and Sung-A Yoon.more

Since the beginning of May, there is a new film theatre in Gent: KASKcinema. Courtisane is one of the various organisations which will contribute to its round the year programme.more

In the context of the Videoex Festival (21-29 May 2011, Zürich (CH)), on the occasion of this year’s special focus on “guest city” Brussels, Courtisane presents four programmes of Belgian works. more

The final version of Sylvain George's Qu'ils reposent en révolte (Des figures de guerres), which premiered at the Courtisane Festival, was just awarded as best film in competition at BAFICI 2011 (Buenos Aires). Congratulations!

The 10th edition of the Courtisane Festival for film, video and media art closed on Sunday 3rd April 2011. At the award ceremony, the festival jury −  Marina Kozul (HR, organiser/curator), Adam Pugh (UK, curator/writer/organiser) and Vincent Meessen (BE, visual artist/curator) − announced the Belgian and international winners. Directly afterwards the winning works were shown again. more

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The influential but rarely shown films of Robert Beavers will not only be screened at the Courtisane Festival but also at Cinematek in Brussels where a selective retrospective of his work will be presented the week following the festival, from April 5th to April 9th. Not to be missed!more

10th edition
30.03.2011 – 03.04.2011
Kunstencentrum Vooruit, Cinema Sphinx, Film-Plateau & KASK, Gent (BE)
The Courtisane festival celebrates its tenth anniversary. A reason to be proud, but not an excuse to slow down. Courtisane looks forward towards the future, with both feet firm in the present. The search for relevant and alternative cinematographic forms and experiences brings once again this year a number of surprises.more

In 2011 the Courtisane Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary ! On February 28 we invite you to celebrate it  with us at Art Cinema OFFOff in Ghent where we will present a surprise selection of films and videos shown at the festival during the past 10 years, as well as a sneak preview of what the next edition has in store.more

After Empire (Herman Asselberghs), Marxism Today (Phil Collins), Qu'ils reposent en révolte (des figures de guerre) (Sylvain George), Meditations on Revolution (Robert Fenz), ...more

On top of the yearly selection of recent film and video works by Belgian and international artists, Courtisane celebrates the work of several 'Artists in Focus' : a committed activist filmmaker (Sylvain George), a poet of 16mm film (Robert Fenz) and a seminal avant-garde filmmaker (Robert Beavers). more

On Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th December 2010, Courtisane takes part in an exhibit in Ghent (Halvemaanstraat 62, Sint-Amandsberg) called POLAR EXPOSITION, featuring work by (mostly Ghent based) painters, photographers and graphic artists.  We'll screen 'Parallax' by Inger Lise Hansen ... more

Courtisane is looking for enthusiastic interns and volunteers for the organisation of the next edition of the festival, which will take place from 30 March 30 to 3 April in various locations across the city of Ghent.more

The call for the 10th Courtisane festival that will run from 30 March to 3 April 2011 is closed. Thanks for the gigantic flood of ... !

A recent jury member at Courtisane Festival, young Belgian filmmaker Sofie Benoot  will be presenting her latest work Blue Meridian at Beursschouwburg in Brussels on 24 September. Blue Meridian is Sofie's first long feature documentary film after completing her studies with Fronterismo, also screened at the Courtisane festival. And we can't wait to see it !more

Beursschouwburg welcomes Courtisane on 13 october for a fundraising event in the context of the S.H.O.W. (Shit Happens on Wednesdays) series. The video programme "Here We Here Now", food & drinks on sale, and Courtisane DJs to dance the night away. Come support Courtisane!

Missed Paul Clipson during Courtisane festival? You get a second chance! The man who does wonders with 8mm is coming to Brussels the 25th of september, a coproduction by Bozar and Courtisane. Clipson will be wandering through Europe, you can catch him at Lightcone (Paris), the Dutch Filmmuseum (Amsterdam), Elu par cette crapule (Le Havre) and Cherry Kino (Leeds).more

Trickland by Isabelle Tollenaere, winner of the national competition of this year's Courtisane festival, will be screened at FID Marseille as part of the thematic programme "Les Sentiers" curated by Nathalie Guimard and Vincent Tuset-Anres (Fotokin).more

Artist and composer Erik Bünger presents on 11 april (17:00 at Witte Zaal) A Lecture on Schizophonia (=That which makes dogs bark at speakers, children look for the man behind the box and savages demand their captured souls returned) (2008), an audiovisual performance with the formal qualities of a lecture. The term Schizophonia, coined by the sound theorist R. Murray Schaefer in 1977, stems from the nervous split that is created when the sound is separated by its source. Bünger invites us on a travel with clips from popular film and music, where past and present are mysteriously combined.more

Duncan Cambell wins the International Competition a second time with 'Make It New John', after getting the award last year with 'Bernadette'. The winner of the National Competition is also not a stranger to Courtisane. 'Trickland' by Isabelle Tollenaere charmed and convinced the jury the most. This is also the second time Isabelle is the National Competition winner.more

Night Vision & Surface Tension, for those who weren't there: this is what you missed!more

In collaboration with 'de kijkdoos', Courtisane organises a Sunday afternoon workshop (21.03 13:00-16:30) for children who attend the Baby Matinee screening. And in the meantime, parents can enjoy some of the festival programmes. A not-to-be-missed opportunity! more

Night Vision presents a series of performances, films and an installation at Vooruit which attempt to capture the night in all its obscurity, somewhere between light and darkness, visible and invisible. The night is not a black mass that blinds our sight.more

The Origin of Painting is a key work in Disinformation's oeuvre, a literally impressive sound and light installation which allows visitors to make an impression of their silhouette. This work not only refers to the myths associated to the creation of painting, but also to the atomic shadows on the walls of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.more

David O’Reilly (EI, 1985)kicks off the festival at Sphinx (17.03, 20:00). He is without a doubt one of the rising stars in the animation firmament. Based in Berlin, he evenly divides his valuable energy between commercial work (for, among others, music acts such as U2 and M.I.A.) and utterly personal experimentations which recklessly exploit the potential of 3D computer animation. His “turbodrama” Please Say Something was awarded a Golden Bear at the Berlinale 2009. We're really curious!more

Concerts by Oneohtrix Point Never and No Fun Acid: the official start of this years exhibition ... Digest Sound runs till 11 april at Witte Zaal. Erik Bünger will perform his Lecture on Schizophonia at the finissage. But don't wait until then to go and have a look!more

Digest Sound opened festively on sunday 14.03 at 18:00 with a concert (20:00) by Oneohtrix Point Never, a representative of the glo-fi/chillwave/hypnagogic-legion, and No Fun Acid, deconstructed acid for people who can't dance. Free!more

Who, what and when ... You'll find it here!

David O'Reilly is one of our artists in focus, a rising star in the animation community, won an award at the Berlinale and made a video for U2 ...

Everything you need to know about David O'Reilly in this essay!

We allready announced David O'Reilly and Morgan Fisher as Artist in Focus. Now we're adding David Gatten, who explores the intersection of the printed word and the moving image. This Artist in Focus is part of the Vital Signs programme that looks into the limits of communication ...

Paul Clipson & William Fowler Collins, Phantom Limb & Earth's Hypnagogia, Disinformation, Pieter Geenen, Dominique Petitgand, Paul Abbott, Seymour Wright, Ross Lambert, Morgan Fisher, David O'Reilly, David Gatten, Matt O'dell, Barry Hale, Joe Banks, Carlos Giffoni, Oneohtrix Point Never ...more

From now on, follow the who, what & why of Courtisane on our blog, browse through the media archive and overview of past and upcoming events, and stay tuned to the programme updates. Soon we'll add a fully searchable database containing all films, performances and artists presented at the Courtisane festival on previous years.