Offscreen Film Festival 2026 | Offscreen
Under the Offscreenings banner, we present no fewer than 18 new and unreleased films, any one of which could be a cult favourite of tomorrow. Our lovingly curated line-up includes the tense Argentinian coming-of-age story The Virgin...
In 1939, after a brutal civil war, General Francisco Franco seized control of Spain. Backed by the military and the Catholic church, he ruled for decades with an iron fist, banning opposition and expunging dissent. But in the early 1960s, an economic downturn forced...
John Woo was born in Guangzhou, China, in 1946. In the late-1960s he arrived in Hong Kong, where he began to work as an assistant director at Shaw Brothers Studio. Meanwhile, in his spare time, he was absorbing the subversive spirit of films from the French Nouvelle...
Under this heading we present a small but incisive selection of six American "political" genre films from the 1970s that now seem more pertinent than ever. These fictions are complemented by the 2024 documentary Suburban Fury, which provides historical...
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Cinema Nova, where Cineketje, in collaboration with Filem'On, presents a selection of short films for the delectation of Offscreen's youngest viewers (aged 4 and over). The screening will be followed by a craft...
Treat yourself to a journey back in time to the glory days of the old-school picture show with our annual Sunday afternoon Matinee. This year you're invited to ride the whirlwind into the all-singing, all-dancing kingdom of Oz, aka 1970s Manhattan, in The Wiz...
Movie lovers will be able to add to their collections on Saturday March 21 at Offscreen's second-hand film fair. Here you will find posters, Blu-rays, DVDs, VHS cassettes, books and lots of other film paraphernalia, all at very low prices. The fair will take place from...
Harry Kümel will be at Cinema RITCS in person to present a double-bill of his cult film Daughters of Darkness and the spellbinding full-length film version of The Coming of Joachim Stiller.
Nearly fifty years after the first sequel to The Exorcist was reviled by critics and audiences alike, we present this cult film maudit alongside a new documentary about the making of the film.
Under the banner Cinéma Bis Belge Offscreen presents an annual focus on a Belgian filmmaker, producer, or distributor specialising in B-movies, exploitation, or genre cinema.This year, we focus on Luc Monheim (1941-1986), a sculptor and art...
The world of cult cinema is simultaneously subversive, strange and wonderful. It is a popular film culture that blurs genres, crosses boundaries and is not easily categorised. Offscreen’s tagline has long been “Join the Cult!”, but what exactly is "cult" in relation to...
In an impeccable casting coup, David Bowie plays an alien. Mustering Earth's resources in a bid to save his home planet, he gets blindsided by romance, alcohol and the ruthlessness of the US government. Roeg serves up a dazzling cinematic UFO incorporating wrinkles in...
