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21/10/2026

Don't miss the unique screening of Andrzej Wajda's iconic film Kanal this Sunday in Leuven! Context will be provided by one of the most knowledgeable experts in Polish film, Kris Van Heuckelom.

25 October 2026

Kanal

🕖 17:00 | 📍 Cinema ZED - Vesalius, Leuven

Andrzej Wajda. Poland, 1957. 95 min. Fiction.

Kanał was the first film ever made about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, and it follows a group of Polish resistance fighters and civilians trying to escape through the city’s sewers. It won the Special Jury Prize at Cannes in 1957, making the Polish director Andrzej Wajda internationally known. This Sunday, you have the rare chance to see this founding work of Polish cinema on the big screen in Leuven.

Kris Van Heuckelom, Professor of Cultural Studies and Polish Studies at KU Leuven, will introduce the film and place it in its historical and cultural context.

Link to the tickets in the first comment.
Polish Institute Brussels Peter Vermeersch Van Heuckelom Kris Albena Shkodrova Maryna Shevtsova Cinema ZED Leuven KU Leuven

20/10/2026

Tonight!

🕖 17:00 | 📍 Cinema ZED - Vesalius, Leuven

TRACES

Alisa Kovalenko & Marysia Nikitiuk. Ukraine / Poland, 2026. 85 min. Documentary.

This evening’s screening of the Ukrainian documentary Traces offers a poetic and dramatic account of women confronting sexual violence committed by Russian aggressors in Ukraine. It is a story of harrowing experiences, but also of survival, told in memorable images. Co-director Alisa Kovalenko has herself survived such violence. The film does not tell her story, but you will be able to hear from her in person what it means to make an entire film about such a grim and heavy subject when the experience is rooted in your own mind and body. Belgian filmmaker, maker of Nerma’s Question, an award-winning documentary about war violence in Bosnia, will talk with her. Their conversation will be followed by a Q&A.

Link to the tickets in the firs comment.
Polish Institute Brussels Cinema ZED Leuven Albena Shkodrova Peter Vermeersch Van Heuckelom Kris Maryna Shevtsova

20/10/2026

Two original drawings by graphic artist Victoria Lomasko are among the prizes, available to those of you who obtain four stamps = attend four films of our Eastern European Film Weeks. Cards obtainable at CinemaZed's desk in Leuven - and hurry up, only 5 films until the end of the festival!

13/10/2026

Tomorrow!
This screening is free. Register on the link in the first comment.
📅 14 October 2026, 18:30 —Justus Lupsiuszaal, Erasmushuis (118-04) , Blijde-Inkomststraat 21 , 3000 Leuven
After a fabulous start, there are more films to enjoy in the programme of the Eastern Europen Film Weeks - all accompanied by insightful introductions by filmmakers and film scholars.
Don’t miss tomorrow’s screening at the Erasmushuis. Not only will you be able to watch the eye-opening documentary Last Letters from My Grandma free of charge, but you will also hear film director Olga Lucovnicova in conversation with Leen Engelen, film and media historian at LUCA school of arts.

09/10/2026

A great opening of the East European Film Weeks last night - thanks to the wonderful collaboration with CinemaZED/Leuven, and the Polish Institute Brussels. Many thanks to Huub van Baar for the very insightful and entertaining introduction!
Peter VermeerschAlbena ShkodrovaVan Heuckelom KrisMaryna Shevtsova@lienverpoest

02/10/2026

Less than a week remains until the opening night of the Eastern European Film Weeks. We look forward to seeing you at Cinema ZED in Leuven! (link to tickets in the first comment)

29/09/2026

Tickets for the Eastern European Film Weeks in Leuven are on sale now! You can follow the links in our program or find the films on the website of Cinema ZED (Links in the first comment)

17/09/2026

Great cinema outside your comfort zone: Eastern European Film Weeks 2026, 8-30 October 2026, Leuven

Eastern Europe demands our attention. As Ukraine continues to defend itself against Russia’s ongoing aggression, the war casts a long shadow across the region. There is a need for a deeper understanding of the many places we call ‘Eastern Europe’: of cultures long suppressed or forgotten, of lives shaped by extraordinary circumstances, and of the creativity, resilience, and humanity that endure amid upheaval.
The Eastern European Film Weeks invites you to encounter the region through cinema. Across a dozen of films—documentaries and fiction, classics and contemporary works—the programme offers glimpses into lives, places, and stories that illuminate the unfamiliar and challenge familiar perspectives. Each screening is accompanied by a conversation with filmmakers and scholars, providing context, insight, and new ways of seeing what unfolds on screen.
Festival highlights include Traces, a documentary about Ukrainian women who survived conflict-related sexual violence during Russia’s invasion; Courage, on the aftermath of the mass protests in Belarus; and Franz (in avant-première), in which Polish director Agnieszka Holland reimagines the life of Franz Kafka. The full line-up is on the link in the first comment (and on our website, of course!)
Follow the website of Cinema ZED to buy tickets. You can already register for the screening of Last Letters from my Grandma in Erasmushuis, which is free of charge.

The festival is organized by the Forum on Central and Eastern Europe of KU Leuven, in collaboration with Cinema ZED and with the kind support of the Polish Institute Brussels and the Romanian Cultural Institute in Brussels.

08/09/2026

🎙️ How do you preserve a sound, and why does it matter?
Kris Van Heuckelom, Professor of Polish and Cultural Studies, sits down with John Beauchamp, cultural heritage researcher, broadcaster, and PhD researcher at the Jagiellonian University, to discuss the growing importance of preserving both tangible and intangible heritage.
Their conversation explores Poland's evolving relationship with its past and the ways in which history, memory, and culture have become meaningful resources in contemporary life. From historic buildings to everyday soundscapes, they examine how heritage helps shape collective identity and belonging.
They also discuss Europa Nostra, Europe's leading network of heritage organisations, and the increasing recognition that sounds, voices, and acoustic environments are an essential part of our shared cultural inheritance. (link in the first comment)

08/09/2026

In this episode, Kris Van Heuckelom, Professor of Polish and Cultural Studies, sits down with John Beauchamp, cultural heritage researcher, broadcaster, and a recognisable voice in Poland's public soundscape. Together, they explore the growing importance of preserving both tangible and intangible he...

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