Cinematek

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.

CINEMATEK
Established1938
LocationBrussels, Belgium
TypeCinema

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.[4]

The Royal Belgian Film Archive is currently known as "Cinematek".[1][2][5]

References
  1. "CINEMATEK? Het Koninklijk Belgisch Filmarchief". Cinematek. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. "CINEMATEK? La Cinémathèque royale de Belgique". Cinematek. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. Paul Geitner (11 May 2001). "Belgium's Vast Film Archive Fights for Self-Preservation". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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