Nova Cinema (Brussels)

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Nova Cinema
Cinéma Nova
Cinema Nova 01.JPG
Entrance to the Nova Cinema
Nova Cinema (Brussels)
Address3, rue d'Arenberg, 1000 Brussels
Brussels
Belgium
Coordinates 50°50′54″N4°21′22″E / 50.848342°N 4.356084°E / 50.848342; 4.356084
Capacity 200
Website
www.nova-cinema.org

Nova is a non-profit cinema in Brussels, Belgium, managed by the cooperative Supernova Coop.

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History

The cinema opened in January 1997. [1] [2] [3]

The cinema honoured Belgian director Jean Harlez in early 2014, when it screened Harlez' most famous film, Le Chantier des Gosses  [ nl ], for seven weeks. [4]

In January 2024, as part of a program leading up to its acquisition of a new long lease on its premises 31 March 2024, Cinéma Nova opened its program with a screening of Le chantier des gosses, along with Harlez' first, Quand chacun apporte sa part (1954). Both Harlez and his wife Marcelle Dumont, who was screenwriter for the films, were present at the screening. [5]

Description

Supernova Coop is the cooperative associated with the cinema. The cinema is located at 3 rue d'Arenberg. [5]

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