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Cannes Directors' Fortnight Reveals 2025 Line-Up Including Christian Petzold's 'Miroirs No. 3', Eva Victor's 'Sorry, Baby', Robin Campillo's 'Enzo' The 57th edition of Directors' Fortnight, an independent selection during the Cannes Film Festival, presents a varied line-up. The opening is provided by "Enzo" by Robin Campillo, who took over the direction after the death of Laurent Cantet.

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Netflix files appeal to French Council of State over distribution rules Netflix has appealed to the French Council of State against French regulations regarding the availability of films on streaming services. Current rules require Netflix to wait 15 months before new films are available on its platform.

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New Oscar for stunt design In 2028, the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences will introduce a new Oscar category for best stunts, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Oscars. Leitch emphasizes the importance of stunts in film history and the contribution of stunt designers and performers.

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Young talents prepare for participation in Cannes' Un Certain Regard The Un Certain Regard selection of the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13-24 May 2025) features 16 films from various countries, including eight debut features.

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French production hits near record high in 2024 as streamer funding skyrockets 60% In 2024, France produced a record 309 films, almost the same as in 2021, according to a report from the National Film Board.

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Werner Herzog is honored with the Golden Lion for his oeuvre at the Venice Film Festival German director Werner Herzog will be honored with the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 2025 Venice Film Festival. The festival runs from August 27 to September 6.

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Could Trump's Tariffs Lead to China Banning Hollywood Films? Warner Bros. and Legendary's "A Minecraft Movie" dominated the Chinese box office this past weekend, breaking the dominance of "Ne Zha 2." However, with U.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump set to rise from 54 percent to 104 percent, China is considering retaliatory measures that could limit Hollywood's access to the Chinese market.
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Belgium

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FFG introduces new WSAward for Belgian Film Composer of the Year On October 15, 2025, the first WSAward for Belgian Film Composer of the Year will be presented during the 25th World Soundtrack Awards. This new category, sponsored by Sabam, will reward the winner with €2,500. Entries open on April 15.

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Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on a record hunt in Cannes: brothers nominated for the Palme d'Or for the 10th time Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have been nominated for the Palme d'Or for the 10th time at the Cannes Film Festival with their film 'Jeunes mères'. The Belgian brothers have already won this award twice, in 1999 with 'Rosetta' and in 2005 with 'L'enfant'.

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Second feature film by Belgian Laura Wandel is the opening film of Semaine de la Critique in Cannes Belgian director Laura Wandel's second feature film, 'L'intérêt d'Adam', has been selected as the opening film for the Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival. This section focuses on young filmmakers.

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'Patsers' reaches 200,000 visitors and receives Platinum Film Award The film 'Patsers' has received the Platinum Film Award after attracting more than 200,000 visitors in Belgian cinemas. This award, presented by the Ostend Film Festival, recognises the success of films with the public.
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Netherlands

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UNESCO recognition for 68mm films from Eye collection The Eye Filmmuseum has received a special recognition from UNESCO for its collection of 68mm films, produced by The Mutoscope and Biograph Company between 1895 and 1916.

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Loes Haverkort interviewed real negotiator for film iHostage Loes Haverkort plays a negotiator in the Netflix film iHostage, which is about a hostage situation in the Amsterdam Apple Store. The film, directed by Bobby Boermans, shows how Haverkort approaches the hostage taker in a human, light tone.

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Videoland series The Dutch Camp Guards of Auschwitz made by Media Luna The new Videoland Original "The Dutch Camp Guards of Auschwitz", produced by Media Luna, highlights the shocking role of Dutch guards in the Auschwitz extermination camp during World War II.

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Reedland selected for Critics' Week The Dutch film "Rietland" by Sven Bresser has been selected for the competition of Semaine de la Critique in Cannes, a first in 27 years. The last Dutch film in this competition was "De Poolse Bruid" by Karim Traïda, which won the Grand Rail d'Or.
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