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A huge collective effort, you can barely see!

The fight to reopen La Clef is a huge collective effort, which is not always visible! Of course, there’s the collection of donations and the bank loan’s negotiation to finance the purchase of the cinema before the end of March…

Why buying La Clef?

La Clef screenig-rooms are full of stories. 
For 50 years, programmers, exhibitors, viewers, filmmakers and associations have shown and discovered films here. Those are almost always comitted, often rare and sometimes invisible. The building has also hosted a pizzeria, family…

The sale continues!

The exhibition-sale “Tout doit disparaître” (Everything must go) was a wild adventure and a great success: over two thousand people visited it during the two days it was on display, and 50 pieces of art – half of all those…

March it is!

Thanks to all of you. Our crowdfunding to save La Clef raised today €357,000. But we still need time to complete the purchase, and obtained a 5-month extension! Dear public, dear donors, The sale’s agreement promise we signed in April…

Everything must go

Thanks to the support of over 80 international artists, we have organised an exceptional exhibition-sale held on the 28th and 29th October at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. Open free of charge over the weekend, the exhibition will unite…

Running against the clock

Almost exactly four years ago, the curtain at La Clef cinema rose again after more than a year’s closure. A group of film fans, local residents, students and cinema professionals embarked on what would become the longest-ever citizens’ occupation of…

ICA x La Clef in London – (G)Round Up!

Starting on Friday the 28th of October, a few members of La Clef Revival are pleased to be invited and will be in the… Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), The Mall, St Jame’s, London SW1Y 5AH For a (G)Round Up!…

A look back at the closing session of Seytou Africa

A look back at the closing session of Seytou Africa – African Documentary Festival, hosted by the Saint-André des Arts, introduced by La Clef Revival and attended by the actor Sidiki Bakaba ​ ​ Thank you again to our programmers…

Presentation

Français / English / Deutsch / Italiano / Español / русский Presentation La Clef The project The money Home cinéma Q&A CONTRIBUTE 💰 La Clef is an emblematic movie theater located in the “quartier latin” of Paris, originally known for…