What happens in a cinema when the projector is off?

In this roundtable, we will challenge myths and explore strategies to reinvent cinemas beyond the logic of pure consumption.
Why do we still go to the cinema?
How can independent cinemas connect to build communities around the culture they share?
Can cinemas become places of collective production and technological innovation?
What role, beyond screening, can cinemas play for film professionals?
Participants will be invited to reflect on emerging spaces, roles and tools, and to reconsider the idea of the cinema as a social space — or an atelier, a library, a cabaret, a kitchen, a film-tech incubator, a club...
Hosts: Giulia Yoko Galbarini & Carlo Rizzo (CinemaO Foundation / The Black Cube)