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”).
Catégories: Events
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.
2016-2017 season : our cultural events (in English)
The season of cultural events curated by mk2 brings to the public challenging events encouraging debate and creative discovery. Breaking the walls between the arts, created with quality collaborators and contributors, this programm proposes 5 major themes.
A musical and poetic encounter with Charles Chaplin (In French)
Once a month, from October 2016 to June 2017, the singer, poet and writer Edgar Sekloka Une fois par mois, d’octobre 2016 à juin 2017, le chanteur, poète et écrivain Edgar Sekloka will perform at the mk2 Gambetta, along with his musicians and a well-known guest. Every session will offer a first-ever music creation revisiting a Charles Chaplin’s movie.
mk2 releases the 2K version of Kieslowski’s Decalogue in France on June 29 (in French)
10 films, 10 commandments, « A masterpiece » (New York Times). 20 years after the polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski passed away, mk2 releases ‘the Décalogue’ restored in 2K, his monumental work made of 10 films (around 55 minutes each)
A Gus Van Sant retrospective at mk2 (in French)
Alongside the Cinémathèque Française’s Gus Van Sant exhibition and the release of his new film on April 27th, mk2 programs a retrospective of his work, from April 13th to April 26