Arts Centre Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium

Cinema is more than film alone, as Almost Cinema proves every year. At this festival organized by Vooruit and the Ghent Film Festival, artists from a variety of disciplines offer the audience a different take on cinema. With performances, concerts and an exhibition with surprising installations, they dissect the ordinary cinema experience as they experiment with sound, image, light, space and movement.

Almost Cinema 2010 has got a lot of great performances in store. Christoph Ragg & Joanna Bailie will play with the concept of the camera obscura. Zach Oberzan, a top-notch actor attached to the Nature Theater of Oklahoma, will present his own version of a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie. The project was also the perfect excuse to work on his relationship with his estranged brother. Stillivingrooms will bring old Super 8 films to life in an unusual setting. Andrea Belfi & Mirco Santi will project the images in a living room for an exclusive audience. Doors, windows and furniture will replace the traditional projection screen.

The full programme can be found here from September.

“an exciting trip through the halls of Vooruit” – Vooruit visitor Magnolia talking about Almost Cinema 2008 on www.vooruit.be

in collaboration with Filmfestival Gent