De Shanghai à Kobé, du studio Ghibli à Wong Kar-wai… cet hiver, mk2 veut vous faire voyager au-delà du temps et des frontières, pour découvrir, explorer, voir ou revoir de nombreux films d’Asie de l’Est. Au total, nous vous proposons près de 130 films, entre modernité et traditions.
Catégories: Events
Hommage to Marin Karmitz in Cannes
On the occasion of the Dinner for Professionals of the world film industry organized by the Festival de Cannes on Friday, May 11th, a tribute will be paid to Marin Karmitz for all his work in favor of auteur cinema.
mk2 VR will host the biggest VR film festival on April the 28th and 29th: Kaleidoscope Paris Volume 2 [in French]
Kaleidoscope PARIS is a community for VR Creators to explore the art and science of virtual reality. Holding quarterly Showcases, Kaleidoscope brings together local innovators to share their work, find collaborators, and experience Kaleidoscope’s Official Selection of groundbreaking, new projects. Discover the full list of the official selection on kaleidovr.com
Marin Karmitz and Caroline Broué’s book “Comédies” available in booshops (in French)
After Bande à Part (Grasset, 1995) and Profession Producteur (Hachette Littérature, 2003), a new book by Marin Karmitz, producer, distributor, cinema operator and founder of mk2, is available in bookshops since November 7th. Co-written with the French journalist Caroline Broué and published by Fayard, this book is entitled Comédies and recounts the unique path of an engaged man, witness and actor of the French political and cultural journey.
Contemporary art meets cinema thanks to mk2 and Le Fresnoy (in French)
From October 2016 to June 2017, young artists and directors produced by Le Fresnoy – National studio of contemporary arts along with artists-professors will show their work at mk2 Beaubourg. The cycle is named “Là où va le cinéma” (“where the cinema goes”).
2016-2017 program : 5 new seasons of lectures (in English)
Following on the success of their collaboration on last year’s history of art lecutres, mk2 and Des Mots et Des Arts explore new fields of knowledge for the 2016-2017 season. From september 2016 to June 2017, besides history of art, discover the history of cinema, the history of opera and the history of Paris in the mk2 cinemas in France.
A new digital ecosystem for the professionals (in English)
After releasing the new institutional website mk2pro, mk2 unveils mk2films.com and mk2agency.com. Through a new design and a simplified interface, these platforms dedicated to BtoB activities will facilitate the discovery of mk2 agency’s and mk2 films’ savoir-faire, offers and latest news.
mk2 puts the spotlight on YouTubers through the Popcorner events (in French)
September 29th will be the first time in France that YouTubers will make preview showing of their creations in a movie theater, before putting them online. Popcorner is a unique opportunity for the artists to share their passion with their fans.
A different perspective on news through our partnership with the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (In French)
From September 2016 to June 2017, mk2 offers the public to discover a movie brightened up with the commentary of a researcher from the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Through a playful and pedagogical approach of what’s happening, the 10 screenings of this year’s season will focus on the theme “the faces of power”.
Go exploring the universe with mk2 and Christophe Galfard (in French)
From September 2016 to June 2017, physicist and writer Christophe Galfard will give monthly pedagogical lectures unraveling the mysteries of our universe : from the Big Bang to black holes and the existence of aliens. A former student of famous Stephen Hawking, Christophe Galfard tries to make the world and its origins more accessible to the public.