Festival zones

With its Art Deco façade, 3 screens and (not so) discreet nod to Winston, the Churchill is one of Liégeois’ favorite cinemas. It has kept up the tradition of “matinees”, much to the delight of impatient cinephiles, and offers films in V.O., much to the delight of cinephiles in general.

Designed and built by architects Shin Bogdan Hagiwara, Thierry Decuypere and Jorn Aram Bihain, and opened on May 9, 2008, the Sauvenière cinema features four screens, a brasserie and an interior courtyard where concerts, conferences and outdoor screenings are organized.

It’s Europe’s Walk of Fame: that of the FIFCL. Rue Pont d’Avroy has been celebrating film, TV, radio and theater stars since 2016, through elegant blue stone slabs sculpted by Belgian artist Jozia Gozdz. Each new slab is unveiled at a public ceremony, attended by the honorees and their entourages… in addition to an ever-growing and increasingly enthusiastic public.

A lyrical, magical and slightly mysterious universe, theOpéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège is alive and kicking, making visitors dream. Even the building is intriguing, with its modern aluminum claustra symbolizing the lines of a musical stave, white marble vestibule, red carpet and Murano crystal chandeliers.

Listed as one of Wallonia’s outstanding heritage sites, the academic hall of the University – founded by William^1st of the Netherlands in 1817 – is a neoclassical hemicycle with a vast two-storey gallery and gilded Ionic and Corinthian columns. Since 2016, it has been the venue for public meetings with our guests.

In addition to hosting films and spectators in its 5 screens, every November the Palace cinema hosts the Festival press briefing, a meeting place for film crews and journalists.

In January 2014, the former Bains et Thermes de la Sauvenière became La Cité Miroir, a cultural and civic space in the heart of Liège. Theater, music, conferences, debates, workshops, permanent and temporary exhibitions… The diversity and richness of its activities make it a unique place of expression in the service of citizenship, memory and intercultural dialogue.

Opened on September 30, 1922, Le Forum retains the Art Deco style, gilding and splendor of the Roaring Twenties. The FIFCL opens and closes the doors of each edition in this building, listed as an exceptional heritage site by the Walloon Region, amid laughter and applause.

Every year, the Festival takes up residence at the foot of St. Paul’s Cathedral. At the center of the marquee erected for the occasion, the nerve center of the FIFCL, is the Festival TV Platform: a stage where hosts and actors, journalists, columnists, film critics and the teams behind the films in competition meet twice a day, right in front of the public’s eyes. A world in its own right, an American-style talkshow where everyone discusses current affairs with empathy, kindness and humor.

In the heart of Liège, on Place Saint Lambert, the Palais des Princes-Évêques is one of the city’s most emblematic buildings. Also known as the Palais épiscopal de Liège, it currently houses the Palais de Justice on one side, and the Provincial Government on the other. It is in the Governor’s salons that the annual reception is held, bringing together guests and prestigious partners.

Musée de la Boverie, in the heart of the park of the same name, the auditorium offers a stage area and 160 tiered seats. It is equipped for conferences, meetings, debates, screenings and even concerts (a grand piano is available!).

In 1779, the Prince-Bishop of Velbrück founded the Société libre d’Émulation, dedicated to the cultivation of Letters, Science and the Arts. The building of the same name was destroyed by the Germans in August 1914, rebuilt in 1939, classified in 1998, and declared an endangered monument in 2000… Restored in 2013, it favors wood, concrete and glass, and today houses the Théâtre de Liège, in a space blending neoclassicism and contemporary design, theater and dance from here and elsewhere.

Located opposite the Chapiteau, and managed by our press agencyit offers journalists the opportunity to rest or work, away from the crowds and the hustle and bustle. It’s also where we organize, by appointment, more intimate interviews with our guests.

The Espace Pro Uhoda, located at the Hôtel de Clercx d’Aigremont (Rue Saint-Paul 27-31), is, as its name suggests, reserved for accredited professionals and journalists.

A former 18ᵉ century mansion, partly listed as a heritage site, Hôtel de Clercx d’Aigremont has stood the test of time.

Now acquired by the Uhoda Group, keen to make the building part of the urban renewal, the Hôtel de Clercx is home to the FIFCL’s Espace Pro.

Vincent d’Indy, Charles-Marie Widor, Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler). Since 1960, it has been home to the who gives most of his concerts there and has been managing the hall since 2000. It welcomes some 80,000 spectators a year (symphonic concerts, recitals, chamber music, world music, organ, rentals).

The most Parisian of Liège’s cabarets is the one and only Walloon theater to present the revue concept, a light-hearted combination of music, dance and sketches. Located right in the center of the Cité ardente, ” le Troca “ also hosts comedians, humorists, concerts… and, this year, the Liège International Comedy Film Festival!