Belcourt Theatre Inc.
Programs
Description
Annually the Belcourt screens over 100 first run films. First runs are films that are in their initial release window and are being screened for audiences theatrically for the first time. Belcourt first run films include award winners from all the major festivals including the Sundance Film Festival, Cannes International Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival etc., the major foreign releases, significant documentary films and any number of other high quality, critically acclaimed films that are released each year. The Belcourt first run film series features introductions or post-screening Q&As with directors, actor, or other creative participants in the filmmaking process. The Belcourt also takes advantage of local scholars and subject matter experts for post-screening discussions for our audiences.
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Annually the Belcourt screens over 100 first run films. First runs are films that are in their initial release window and are being screened for audiences theatrically for the first time. Belcourt first run films include award winners from all the major festivals including the Sundance Film Festival, Cannes International Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival etc., the major foreign releases, significant documentary films and any number of other high quality, critically acclaimed films that are released each year. The Belcourt first run film series features introductions or post-screening Q&As with directors, actor, or other creative participants in the filmmaking process. The Belcourt also takes advantage of local scholars and subject matter experts for post-screening discussions for our audiences.
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The Belcourt Theatre is a leading exhibitor of repertory film programming nationally. Repertory programming includes all works that are not a new release. Works include classic films, international films, and even cult films. Repertory programming is curated by the Belcourt's programming team and is typically falls into one of the following categories?Weekend Classics, Midnight Movies, Music City Mondays, or in a major annual series program. Framework for repertory film series may include a filmmaker retrospective, actor retrospective, or style exploration. Major annual series have included a celebration of the few female auteurs with the Essentials of Feminist Cinema series, a centennial retrospective on Ingmar Bergman, a spotlight on the Argentine director Lucrecia Martel, a critical look at the 70s-era Blaxploitation genre, selections from more than four decades of Katharine Hepburn's work, and the epic 26-film Essential Westerns series spanning two months.
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The Belcourt Theatre is a leading exhibitor of repertory film programming nationally. Repertory programming includes all works that are not a new release. Works include classic films, international films, and even cult films. Repertory programming is curated by the Belcourt's programming team and is typically falls into one of the following categories?Weekend Classics, Midnight Movies, Music City Mondays, or in a major annual series program. Framework for repertory film series may include a filmmaker retrospective, actor retrospective, or style exploration. Major annual series have included a celebration of the few female auteurs with the Essentials of Feminist Cinema series, a centennial retrospective on Ingmar Bergman, a spotlight on the Argentine director Lucrecia Martel, a critical look at the 70s-era Blaxploitation genre, selections from more than four decades of Katharine Hepburn's work, and the epic 26-film Essential Westerns series spanning two months.
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At the Belcourt we know there is nothing quite like the shared experience of watching a movie. Entertaining, thought-provoking, eye opening and challenging. Through our education and engagement activities, we expand those shared connections, giving both adult and young audiences opportunities to deepen their understanding of and appreciation for the creative content of quality films. Programs that build audiences and inspire life-long learning: Thoughtfully curated films paired with engaging discussions led by professionals, educators and experts for a chance to dig deeper into a subject;Guest Artist Dialogues: either in person or via skype to introduce films or facilitate/participate in post-screening discussions; Symposiums and seminars: a chance to dig deeper into a subject, film, or artist;Partnerships to engage, educate young audiences and promote visual literacy: partners are invited to the theatre for private screenings curated for their group accompanied by post-screening discussions;Mobile Movie Theatre: We take relevant and age-appropriate films and related activities/discussions to schools and community centers via our visual literacy program.
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At the Belcourt we know there is nothing quite like the shared experience of watching a movie. Entertaining, thought-provoking, eye opening and challenging. Through our education and engagement activities, we expand those shared connections, giving both adult and young audiences opportunities to deepen their understanding of and appreciation for the creative content of quality films. Programs that build audiences and inspire life-long learning: Thoughtfully curated films paired with engaging discussions led by professionals, educators and experts for a chance to dig deeper into a subject;Guest Artist Dialogues: either in person or via skype to introduce films or facilitate/participate in post-screening discussions; Symposiums and seminars: a chance to dig deeper into a subject, film, or artist;Partnerships to engage, educate young audiences and promote visual literacy: partners are invited to the theatre for private screenings curated for their group accompanied by post-screening discussions;Mobile Movie Theatre: We take relevant and age-appropriate films and related activities/discussions to schools and community centers via our visual literacy program.
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CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| The Belcourt Theatre has been on a remarkable journey over the last several years. From the community stepping up to protect the building at the end of the last millennium, to tremendous growth in audiences and programs over the last two decades, to our major renovation, Nashville has stepped up to support innovative film programming in a historic neighborhood theatre that has served this community since 1925. In retrospect, it makes sense that a city like Nashville would embrace a great film house but that didn't seem like a foregone conclusion in the early days. Stories matter in Nashville -- narratives have fueled the music business for decades and that love for great storytelling helped the Belcourt build film audiences for both newly released and repertory films since 2000. More recently we have dramatically expanded our education and engagement initiatives. From conversations, classes and Q&As in the theatre to off-site Mobile Movie Theatre programs for young people and adults alike, we are reaching more than 30,000 annually with a deeper dive into films. Whether using them as a window into issues in our community or as a tool to enhance and expand classroom learning, the palette of work available is incredibly rich and allows us to tailor programs to suit broad and diverse audiences. The award-winning renovation of the Belcourt Theatre in 2016 by Tuck Hinton Architects and RC Mathews Contractor has given our aging theatre a stable and secure physical plant alongside welcoming and accessible audience spaces and world class cinema theaters to ensure that we can meet our mission day in and day out as we serve our community, our region and even film lovers from across the country and the world as they spend time in the city that helped make our dream of a world-class film center a reality. |
