Reopening Cinemas:
Cinematic landmarks in Rio de Janeiro, Antwerp and Brussels
ABOUT
This project examines the phenomenon of reopened movie theaters and their impact on social and urban life, as well as the uses of cinema-going memories by reopening processes. The case studies include reopened cinemas in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Brussels and Antwerp, more in particular Cinecarioca Méier (Imperator) in Rio de Janeiro, Pathé Palace in Brussels, and De Roma, in Antwerp.
FUNDING
Capes Foundation – Ministry of Education of Brazil, 2015-16
TEAM / CONTACT
LINKS TO PROJECT
- Ferraz, T. (2016). Mais do que cinemas: parcerias entre esferas públicas, privadas e sociedade civil na reabertura de antigas salas de exibição no Brasil e na Bélgica, Revista Eptic, 18(2) : 159-173.
Ferraz, T. (in press). Usos e instrumentalizações da memória em reaberturas de antigos cinemas: De Roma, um caso belga, Revista Contracampo, 35(3).