Events

Sahil & Frank are organizing a bike trip to the botanical garden in Meise on Saturday 19th April. We meet first at Sahil’s & Frank's place, for a home cooked lunch.

On Saturday, Aprill 11th we were back at the Red-Cross Westakkers Asylum Center. Many of the first members of the Cinemaximiliaan community started their lives in Belgium through this temporary shelter.

Ear to the Earth Ensemble join us once again to lead and inspire the composition and recording of music.

We shared our stories through a performance at the Passa Porta Festival in the Beursschouwburg in a full house. We all resonated with the same human feeling that showed that our stories matter to each other. To be continued.

This iteration of Cinemaximiliaan’s Bridge Stories is presented for the first time as part of the Passa Porta Festival. Following 4 writing workshops with authors, poets, filmmakers and writers we will show a step of our collective creation in Beursschouwburg on SATURDAY 29th MARCH from 16:30 to 17:30. This is a co-production with NeedCompany and Passa Porta.

Next Sunday, March 23, we are organizing a rehearsal for the performance at Cinemaximiliaan (Manchesterstraat, 1080, Molenbeek). Lunch at 12:00, rehearsal at 13:30.

Next SATURDAY 15th of March, we host the fourth of the BRIDGE STORIES writing workshops, led by Nganji Mutiri. Join us at Cinemaximiliaan (Manchesterstraat, 1080, Molenbeek) at 12:00.

Join us for the third Bridge Stories writing workshop, led by Haleh Chinikar.

This SATURDAY we host the second of the BRIDGE STORIES writing workshops, led by poet, literary performer and activist Maxime Savoldi. Join us at Cinemaximiliaan at 11:00 and we'll head over to NeedCompany's residence, MILL.

Thank you Carmien for the workshop LAST SATURDAY!

We are excited to announce that NEXT THURSDAY 6TH FEBRUARY is the first of the weekly Arabic language classes led by the amazing Ahmed!

The new BRIDGE STORIES project begins next SATURDAY 1ST FEBRUARY with a site visit.

This SATURDAY we’re going to Ostend where we were kindly invited by Chambre D’O Festival to do two screenings! We will be hosted in the living room of a local Ostendenaar, home-screening style!

You’re invited to join us for the kick off of the new year at Cinemaximiliaan on SATURDAY 18TH JANUARY. Communal dinner will take place at 18:00 and from 20:00 we’ll enjoy tunes from amongst the animals, prncjdg and Hot-T.

Throughout our winter visits in December, we screened some films in different asylum centers and here in the house, at Cinemaximiliaan. Both kids and adults enjoyed the screenings, drinks and the popcorn too! Films: Intouchable (2011) - screened at Fedasil Molenbeek on 05/12/2024. Shrek ii (2004) - screened at Samusocial on 10/12/2024. Way Down (2021) - screened at Cinemaximiliaan on 11/12/2024. Spy (2015) - screened at Cinemaximiliaan on 12/12/2024. The Master Plan - screened at Steenokkerzeel on 16/12/2024.

We are screening Undocumented Love by Fatma Osman in Cinemaximiliaan in collaboration with P(A)F represented by Colin Roustan, who will also be cooking for us!

we will be at the second Culture & Mental Health international conference in Ghent, discussing the work of Cinemaximiliaan and showing a short clip of Me Miss Me. If you’re interested in coming along - let us know! The conference is also taking place on Thursday 28th November - you can check the whole programme here - https://www.museumdrguislain.be/culturementalhealthprogramme - and let us know if you’re interested in attending.

On SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER, CMX volunteers, Sahil and Frank are organising another BIKE TOUR of Brussels to catch the last of autumn colours in the forest. This will incorporate a first stop at the bridge for a reading of the stories and poems written during the first BRIDGE STORIES project. Following this we will continue on bikes to Ter Kamerenbos/Bois de la Cambre.

We were invited to show the resultant short films from our Filmed Letters Workshops at the Falckenberg Gallery in Hamburg.

Planning meeting for the winter film screenings at Asylum Centres with a yoga session

All friends and volunteers are invited to help with the repairs to the project house!

Cinematek kindly invited us to programme a film from their archive. Journalist and filmmaker, Rola Zamzameh, helped curate the evening, choosing 'The Report' from Kiarostami. A panel conversation with filmmaker Maryam K. Hedayat & film scholar Gawan Fagard will aim to critically position Kiarostami's first feature film within the Iranian political and social context of the period, two years prior to the Islamic Revolution. The evening will begin with a tour of the film museum.

Group trip to Gent to watch the screening of Hold on to her by artist, filmmaker & friend of Cinemaximiliaan, Robin Vanbesien.

The (auto)biographical documentary Ana + Yek (Moroccan Arabic for "me + you"), co-directed with Romy Mana, captures in a uniquely candid way the changes both Sanaa and her relationship with Zohra go through. Intimate and moving.

Cinemaximiliaan volunteers, Frank and Sahil are organising, an exciting bike-walking tour through Brussels with the theme "Newcomers in Brussels". During this tour, we will reflect on some important places in the city that are connected to the lives of newcomers.

For the last evening of Cinema Trottoir we'll be moving across the canal to Le Grande Halle/ De Grote Hal. Come join us for a night of music and film.

Cinemaximiliaan's Cinema Trottoir continues with another saturday of dinner & a screening. Come and share with us an amzing evening.

Join us for dinner and a screening of "Trumpets in the Sky" and "Bonboné" (Rakan Mayasi)

On the last day of August, the third session of Cinema Trottoir takes place. Join us for dinner and a screening of "The Land of the Enlightened" (Pieter-Jan De Pue)

Come and join us for dinner and surprise followed by a screening of "Zodiac" (Hans Buyse and Titus De Voogdt).

Join us for dinner and a screening of "Hit the Road" (Panah Panahi)

For this year’s connection to Ostend, or Seanemaximiliaan as it has become known, we are travelling to Ostend to meet with old friends to take part in Gwendolyn’s performance/exhibition/situations on the beach. Cinemaxiiliaan’s Mervat & Lubnan will be part of the team leading us through the interactive pieces. Join us at 10:30 at CMX to go to Ostend and spend the day together.

On SATURDAY 3RD AUGUST we have been invited to bring together the residents of Westakker and their neighbours together for an OPEN AIR CINEMA. 

Join us for a Short Film Festival Night at Pianofabriek, a collaboration between Cinemaximiliaan, System D and CityLab. With the Brussels première of the Cinemaximiliaan production “A Troubled Man” by Karam Asoos (2023, 20’) and the participative project “In the Palm of My Hand” by Jules Mathôt and Cinemaximiliaan (2024, 10’)

Join us this SATURDAY for the closing event of the season of Charleroi Danse in collaboration with Cassonade and ourselves.

Join us for a film screening at the asylum center for children and young people Sint-Pieters Woluwe. Grab some popcorn and watch a family and friends movie with us.

We're going to screen Kung Fu Hustle for the residents at a solidarity housing project in Ixelles. Dinner will be provided afterwards.

Filmmaker ROMINA ARATA DE NORDENFLYCHT will host the fifth of six Film Workshops. Participants are encouraged to film their letters using a mobile phone, offering freedom and spontaneity to the creative process.

Film screening of In the Palm of My Hand by Cinemaximiliaan & Jules Mathôt from 20:00 to 20:30 at CMX House. Dinner at 19:00

Film screening of The Mind Game by Sajid Khan Nasiri, Els van Driel, Eefje Blankevoort on Friday, 31st May at 6 pm at Cinéma Europa. Food from Cassonade.

Film screening of The Godmother by Marzena Sowa on Friday, 30th May at 5:30 pm at Cinema Europa in the foyer of the Bourse Building. Food from Cassonade.

We have the third SILENT FILMS LIVE MUSIC concert coming up for SINKSEN FESTIVAL, hosted by BUDA KUNSTENCENTRUM in Kortrijk on Saturday 18th May starting at 21:30.

Filmmaker ROMINA ARATA DE NORDENFLYCHT will host the third of six Film Workshops. Participants are encouraged to film their letters using a mobile phone, offering freedom and spontaneity to the creative process.

Filmmaker ROMINA ARATA DE NORDENFLYCHT will host the second of six Film Workshops. Participants are encouraged to film their letters using a mobile phone, offering freedom and spontaneity to the creative process.

On Thursday we will all enjoy the inspiring documentary about our longest volunteer Lubnan Al-Wazny, directed by CMX founder Gwendolyn Lootens at Quartier cinema in Leuven. We meet at 5 PM at the CMX Project House and travel to Leuven together.

Filmmaker ROMINA ARATA De Nordenflycht will host the first of six Film Workshops. Participants are encouraged to film their letters using a mobile phone, offering freedom and spontaneity to the creative process.

We will meet after the protest for solidarity with Palestine at CMX and eat together, listen to talks and poetry by Palestinian author Ahmed Saleh.

We invite you to the first of two INSTRUMENT BUILDING and MUSIC WORKSHOPS run by EAR TO THE EARTH ENSEMBLE on SATURDAY 2ND MARCH, 11AM - 5PM. We are happy to welcome two members of the group, classical violinist, Ruth Mareen @ruth_mareen, and percussionist and artist, Porter Ellerman @porter.ellerman Ellerman for this project.

on SATURDAY 17TH FEBRUARY we are hosting the follow-up workshop for the Brussels City of Stories letter writing workshop in collaboration with @muntpunt@passaporta and @le_140.

On SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10th at 11AM, Palestinian Artist, Iyad Sabbah @sabbahiyad, will be hosting the Workshop 'Some Tales' where we will create an artwork together.

Join us for AN ACT OF SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE hosted by the students of @ritcs.school.of.arts, @kask_masterfinearts and @luca.cinema /LuCi (LUCA cinema club) at @ritcs_cafe on THURSDAY 1ST JANUARY from 19:00 onwards. The screening will be at 20:15.

We are very excited to announce the Brussels premiere of the SILENT FILMS LIVE MUSIC project at @abconcerts on SUNDAY 28TH JANUARY.

We warmly invite you again to the SILENT FILM CONCERT on the JANUARY 28TH, 7pm @abconcerts

On SATURDAY 27TH JANUARY, we invite you to attend the Oostende Film Festival to show our support for two short films directed by Cinemaximiliaan.

SAMEN NAAR 2024!