Kontakt Video Klub

The "Video Klub" has been inspired by the Croatian organization "Kinoklub". It was founded in Zagreb in 1928 as one of the earliest amateur film clubs in the region. The 1950s saw it become an important venue for screenings and discussions—one that was frequented by renowned Croatian filmmakers like Mihovil Pansini as well as by the performance artist Tomislav Gotovac.

As part of the exhibition “The Cynics Republic” (13 November–1 December 2024) at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris the Kontakt website was featuring its own “Video Klub” with a number of videos and films selected by Pierre Bal-Blanc that alternated on a weekly basis during the exhibition’s three-week run. (read more)

During the exhibition “The Cynics Republic – Plac Defilad” (10 May–8 June 2025) at the MSN Warsaw, Bal-Blanc restaged the “Video Klub” with a selection from the Filmoteka Muzeum – a collection of nearly 700 films by Polish avant-garde authors – combined with a weekly changing selection of films from the Kontakt Collection. (read more)

… to be continued – stay tuned!