Knokke, Belgium. A small mundane coastal town, home to the beau-monde. To compete with Venice and Cannes, the posh casino hosts the second âWorld Festival of Film and the Artsâ in 1949, organised in part by the Royal Cinematheque of Belgium. To celebrate cinemaâs 50 year existence, they put together a side program showcasing the medium in all its shapes and forms: surrealist film, absolute film, dadaist films, abstract film,⊠The side program would soon become a festival in its own right: âEXPRMNTLâ, dedicated to experimental cinema, and would become a mythical gathering of the avant-gardeâŠ
2016-10-08