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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – COORDINATOR FOR ILLEGAL_CINEMA

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27/04/2026 00:00

Dates: between April 27 and May 22 2026.

Illegal_Cinema is a living space – but how do we carry on doing it and thinking about it right now? How do we create the conditions for a group of people to share the experience of watching a film together?

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – COORDINATOR FOR ILLEGAL_CINEMA

In April 2026, Bulegoa z/b open our application process for the position of Illegal_Cinema coordinator. Programme coordination will begin in July 2026 and end in December 2027 to be handed over to a new applicant.

Tasks include accompanying the person proposing the film in conceiving and organising the session and the discussion following the screening. Each session is offered to the audience as a collective screening event. Illegal_Cinema focuses on the here and how of the screening, its artistic potential, and on how to build a shared experience with the audience.

This is our fourth open call for a coordinator for Illegal_Cinema. So far, each of the coordinators have contributed their particular style and manner of understanding film, illegality and collective practice through their own specific practice. The programme has been coordinated by Jorge Núñez, Cristian Villavicencio, Leire San Martín, Marion Cruza Le Bihan, Ainara Elgoibar, Pablo Marte, Aizpea de Atxa and Akane Saraiva (in collaboration), Akane Saraiva and Julia Martos, in chronological order.

Proposals will be selected by a jury comprised of Julia Martos, current coordinator of Illegal_Cinema since March 2024, and Jorge Núñez de la Visitación, first coordinator of Illegal_Cinema.

ABOUT ILLEGAL_CINEMA

Bulegoa z/b has been hosting Illegal_Cinema since December 2010, soon after the opening of our space. 120 sessions have been held to date. Illegal_Cinema was conceived in Belgrade in 2007 by Marta Popivoda, a member of TkH (Walking Theory) and has also been run at other venues in Zagreb, Istanbul, Paris and Berlin and other cities.

Illegal_Cinema works simply. Somebody proposes a screening at Bulegoa z/b and commits to encouraging the discussion that will lead from the film with the programme coordinator.

Over the 16 years of our existence, Illegal_Cinema has made its contribution to how we work here. 

CONDITIONS

  1. DESCRIPTION

    – 10-12 sessions of Illegal_Cinema will be run from July 2026 to December 2027.
    – The coordinator’s tasks are to accompany the person who proposes the film in conceiving and organising the session, and in encouraging the discussion following the screening.
    – Screening proposals have two sole conditions: the proponents of the session will not show work of their own, and will commit to encouraging discussion with the audience.
  2. DATES

    – Applications will be received between April 27 and May 22 2026.
    – The jury’s decision will be announced on May 5 2026. 
  3. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

    – Short letter of motivation and coordination proposal (PDF, 1 page maximum).
    – CV.
    – Contact details (email, telephone number).
    – All information to be submitted online via the application form at www.bulegoa.org
    – All documents must be submitted as a single PDF file titled NAME_SURNAME_CINE_ILEGAL.PDF
  4. JURY

    Proposals will be selected by a jury whose members are Julia Martos and Jorge Núñez de la Visitación. 
  5. FEES

    1800 € (before tax).