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2025 Golden Globes Winners: 'Emilia Pérez' Leads With 4 Wins At the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, “Emilia Pérez,” a musical about a drug lord who undergoes gender-affirming surgery, took home the most film awards with four wins, including best musical or comedy. “The Brutalist,” a historical epic about the postwar immigrant experience, followed with three awards, including best drama.

cineuropa.org • 1 w

Council of Europe Co-Production Prize supports regional drama series at CineLink Drama 2025 The Sarajevo Film Festival continues its commitment to promoting regional stories with the €50,000 Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award, presented at CineLink Drama 2025.

cineuropa.org • 2 w

The new German film law comes into effect on January 1 On 1 January 2025, a new film law will come into force in Germany, following approval by the German parliament. This law, an important pillar of a comprehensive reform, ensures the continuation of the support of the German Federal Film Fund (FFA).

cineuropa.org • 2 w

Clermont-Ferrand unveils its league titles The Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival, the world’s largest festival dedicated to short films, will screen more than 140 titles in three competitions from 31 January to 8 February 2025.

edition.cnn • 3 w

Oscars shortlist announced. See which films made the cut The shortlist of Oscar nominees in ten categories has been revealed, with "Emilia Pérez" leading the pack with potential nominations in six categories, followed by "Wicked" with four.

news.gov.bc.ca • 4 w

British Columbia increases tax breaks for film industry The British Columbia government has announced it will increase tax incentives for the film industry to attract more major productions and retain high-quality film and television jobs in the province.

cineuropa.org • 4 w

Sundance presents a packed line-up of European productions The Sundance Film Festival, taking place from January 23 to February 2, 2025 in Park City, Utah, announces an impressive lineup of European productions. With 25 European world premieres, the festival highlights both European directors and international co-productions.
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Belgium

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Film crew Adil and Bilall blackmailed by 'mafia' during 'Rebel' shooting in Molenbeek: “Police could not protect us” During the shooting of the film 'Rebel' in Molenbeek, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, film producer Bert Hamelinck and the directors were blackmailed by the local 'mafia'.

vertigoweb • 2 d

Ensor nominations 2025 revealed The Ensor Academy has announced the nominees for The Ensors 2025, which honor the best Flemish productions in fiction, documentary, and animation during the Ostend Film Festival. Series 'Moresnet' and 'STYX' also feature prominently.

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Flemish films go international On January 17, 2025, we will know whether Johan Grimonprez with his acclaimed documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat and Nicolas Keppens with his short animation film Beautiful Men, which won a jury prize at the fiftieth edition of Film Fest Gent, will take a new step towards an Oscar nomination.

hln • 3 w

Belgian entry 'Julie Zwijgt' fails to make Oscar shortlist The Flemish film 'Julie zwijgt' has no chance of an Oscar. The Academy announced that the Belgian entry has not been retained for a statuette.
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Netherlands

filmkrant • 21 u

Jeroen Houben about Torch Song With his English-language musical drama Torch Song, Jeroen Houben has created a film in which he has managed all creative aspects himself. This causes tense family relations. He wrote the screenplay, composed the music and worked closely with editor Lot Rossmark.

broadcastmagazine • 1 d

Lost City, a documentary by Emmy Award winner Willy Lindwer In the documentary "Verdwenen Stad" by Emmy Award winner Willy Lindwer, the unknown role of the Amsterdam tram during the Second World War is highlighted. The documentary, which sheds new light on the murder of the Amsterdam Jews, will be broadcast on NPO 2.

filmkrant • 2 d

Silver Rose for Leendert de Jong from Filmhuis Den Haag Leendert de Jong, the outgoing programmer of Filmhuis Den Haag, has received the Jan Nijland Silver Rose for his 38 years of dedication to film. He received a check for €20,000. Marieke Jonker received the Silver Rose for her work as a programmer and distributor.

filmkrant • 3 d

Expected decline in cinema attendance in 2024 is not too bad The expected decline in cinema attendance in 2024 was not too bad thanks to the success of Dutch films and sequels, with Inside Out 2 as the frontrunner. Total revenue fell by 8% to €311,687,103. The market share of Dutch films rose to 17%.
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Council of Europe Co-Production Prize supports regional drama series at CineLink Drama 2025

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2025 Golden Globes Winners: 'Emilia Pérez' Leads With 4 Wins

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