Cinematek

CINEMATEK
Established 1938
Location Brussels, Belgium
Type Cinema

CINEMATEK (Dutch: Koninklijk Belgisch Filmarchief;[1] French: Cinémathèque royale de Belgique;[2] English: Royal Belgian Film Archive[3]) is a Film archive in Brussels, Belgium.

The archive was established in 1938 under the name Royal Belgian Film Archive[3] by Henri Storck, André Thirifays, and Piet Vermeylen.

Its collection include works on film by Man Ray, Duchamp and Léger.<ref name="Le Soir - 28 July 1997 - Le directeur de la cinematheque apres l'incendie du Palais de Chaillot, "C'est un desastre, mais..."">Cordy, Jacques (28 July 1997). "Le directeur de la cinematheque apres l'incendie du Palais de Chaillot, "C'est un desastre, mais..."". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 15 February 2014.</ref>

The Royal Belgian Film Archive is currently known as "Cinematek".[1][2][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "CINEMATEK? Het Koninklijk Belgisch Filmarchief". Cinematek. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "CINEMATEK? La Cinémathèque royale de Belgique". Cinematek. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Paul Geitner (11 May 2001). "Belgium's Vast Film Archive Fights for Self-Preservation". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Guy Duplat and Alain Lorfèvre (2 July 2011). "Le nouveau visage de la Cinémathèque". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 15 February 2014.

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