

On Saturday, November 16, we had a very special visitor: Günter Kautzmann from Leonberg, born in 1940. He had contacted us because he had read on our website that we still use 35mm projection and Bauer B14 projectors. Curious to know what a man of his age wanted from us, we invited him over and had an encounter that touched us all deeply.

Two weeks ago, we celebrated the opening of the new season. The archive lives on! For an entire semester, we will be bringing treasures from our 35mm collection to the big screen. But before the curtain rose for the first time, there were a few surprises. Here is a brief look back at what happened before the first screening.

Vom 19. bis 21. September fand im Offkino Bielefeld das jährliche Treffen der deutschen unabhängigen Kinos – Kino Climates – statt. Drei Tage voller Austausch, Filmleidenschaft, analoger Projektion, Archivpraxis, Networking und familiärer Atmosphäre – ein lebendiges Forum für Kinomacher:innen.

A new semester is beginning – and with it, a brand-new cinema program at the Blauer Salon! After long meetings, countless film screenings, license research, writing, design discussions, and proofreading, our beautiful program booklet is finally at the printer.

Last Saturday, our 35mm workshop took place in the Blue Salon – a colorful mix of technology, mishaps, and lots of fun! The participants, who had no previous experience, learned everything important about analog film projection: from the start band to film orientation to sound cleaning – and why it shouldn't get on the screen...