Cinemaximiliaan

Cinemaximiliaan is a platform with and by newcomers in Belgium. The initiative started in an improvised camp at the Maximiliaan Park in Brussels with daily film screenings. Cinemaximiliaan quickly grew by the commitment of a vast network of volunteers, amongst them many newcomers. Cinemaximiliaan brings films in many remote asylum centers around Belgium on a regular basis, where there is a need for encounter and cultural exchange. Also we organise film screenings with encounters and debates in private homes, in cinema’s and in cultural venues. It is like an itinirant livingroom where people can feel at home and find a place to exchange and work together. The project house in Molenbeek is the beating heart of Cinemaximiliaan where people stay over after events. It is here that artistic productions are developed: music for silent films and a platform for the production of short films. Cinemaximiliaan builds bridges for encounters and co-creation through which newcomers can continue their path in a new homeland.