Lucky Chance

Casinos and gambling halls have a lot in common with cinemas: soft carpets, flashy interiors, and—once you’ve passed the entrance—no chance of sunlight or windows. Fully absorbed and cut off from the outside world, any possible distraction is kept at bay. Both offer an escape from everyday life: the hope of a big payoff, plenty of surprises, and, above all, pure spectacle. You never quite know what you’re getting into…

Lucky Chance (27 Feb–1 Mar) is a three-day film festival about humankind’s desire for gambling. FC Dollyshot and De Cinema invite you for one weekend long in these shady worlds, in the company of characters for whom every bet is an attempt to find meaning within an unpredictable, hopeful, and sometimes empty world.

A festival curated by fc dollyshot and co-produced by De Cinema. With the support of District Antwerpen.

Prior to the screening of Edward Yang’s MAHJONG on Sunday, March 1, the Belgian Mahjong Association (BMA) will organise an introduction to Mahjong, the immensely popular Chinese tile-based game. Come (learn and) play with us from 16:00 to 19:30 in De Studio’s Rotonde.

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Lucky Chance, a gambling film festival
From Casino to Ocean’s 13. Many famous films have been made about casinos. And for good reason. Cinema and the casino share a multitude of similarities that bind them together in an escapist, unpredictable illusion, a collective, thrilling experience unfolding in the dark corners of the city.

Ticket info

• Enkel filmticket: € 9 (+ € 1 servicekost). Zie hier voor kortingstarieven. Ook toegankelijk voor Cineville-pas, 10 beurtenkaart en jaarkaart De Cinema.
• Festival Pass (5 films): € 40 (+ € 1 service cost)
• Festival Pass (5 films) + Mahjong-introduction: € 45 (+ € 1 service cost)
• Mahjong-introduction + screening MAHJONG: € 14 (+ € 1 service cost)