International symposium organized by Collège de France, École normale supérieure PSL and MK2.
- October 15 at ENS: Opening evening
- October 16 at Collège de France: "Will cinema disappear? Can cinema continue?
- October 17 and 18 at ENS
On May 1st 1974, the "14 Juillet Bastille" opened its doors, the first cinema launched by MK2, the company founded by Marin Karmitz in 1967. To mark the 50th anniversary of this event, which marked the development of one of the major adventures in French cinema, Marin Karmitz decided to make his personal archives and those of his companies available for research.
In partnership with two academic institutions, the Ecole Normale Supérieure and the Collège de France, both under the umbrella of PSL (Paris Sciences et Lettres), and in association with MK2 and the Institut MK2, the archives were made available for an international colloquium.
This collective approach brought together some twenty researchers, who were able to work over two years on many aspects of Marin Karmitz's work: his origins, his training, his commitments, his films, his cinemas, but also the works produced, distributed and exhibited by MK2.
In addition, some thirty witnesses, critics, artists, filmmakers, intellectuals and academics wished to take up and confront some of the questions raised in the films studied, particularly the most pressing: Is cine-ma going to disappear? And how can it continue?
The debate part of the conference will take place at the Collège de France on October 16, 2024, while the research part will be held at the Ecole Normale Supérieure on October 17 and 18, 2024. In the evening, on October 15 and 17, 2024, in the Salle Dussane at the ENS, film screenings will provide the essential cinephile supplement.