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Badr Hari makes acting debut in Turkish film Badr Hari has landed his first film role. The kickboxer, who was convicted of assault by the court in February, makes his acting debut in the Turkish film Zilin Sesi. The film is about a man who ends up on the wrong path.

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VTM puts programs online for free The commercial channel VTM will offer its programs for free via its website and apps for up to four weeks after broadcast. In recent months, VTM has already offered full episodes of Familie and Met Vier in Bed online for free on the website.

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Marina and The Treatment take the crown in Ensor nominations The jury of the Ensors, the Flemish film prizes that the Ostend Film Festival awards annually, has announced the nominations for this year. Marina and The Treatment have each been nominated eight times, The Judgment has seven nominations to its name.

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Veerle Baetens wins leading role in French film Flemish actress Veerle Baetens continues her international career. After roles in the British drama series The White Queen and the series The Team, The Broken Circle Breakdown actress will star in the French production Un début prometteur.

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Actress Lauren Bacall has passed away American actress Lauren Bacall has died in New York at the age of 89. Her Hollywood career spans seven decades, with roles in successful films such as Key Largo, The Big Sleep and The Mirror Has Two Faces. They remained together until his death in 1957.

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Grand Prize for Katrien Vermeire's Der Kreislauf in Rhode Island The short documentary film Der Kreislauf by Katrien Vermeire has been awarded the Grand Prize of the KidsEye International Film Festival, organized within the margins of the Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival (5-10 August).

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SUPERNOVA first Dutch film on Vimeo on Demand Tamar van den Dop's feature film SUPERNOVA will be the first Dutch feature film to be made available directly on demand via VOD platform Vimeo. Via Vimeo on Demand, the Dutch audience can watch the film directly online, without special hardware or players.

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Montreal World Film Festival is once again playing the Flemish card Hans Herbots' treatment has been selected for the Montreal World Film Festival (August 21 - September 1). The action thriller will have its international premiere there.

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Dutch-Belgian thriller to Toronto The Belgian-Dutch thriller Welp by director Jonas Govaerts has been selected for the Toronto International Film Festival TIFF. Welp will have its world premiere there in the program part Midnight Madness. The festival takes place from September 4 to 14.

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Monic Hendrickx in Belgian tragicomedy Dutch actress Monic Hendrickx will play one of the leading roles in the Belgian tragicomedy Café Derby. Café Derby is the feature debut of the Flemish talent Lenny Van Wesemael, who previously worked as a casting director and made a number of short films.

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Kinepolis takes over all Wolff cinemas The Belgian cinema company Kinepolis has long harbored the desire to expand northwards. The construction drawings for a megaplex have now been approved and are ready to be executed. The total number of theaters is 46.

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Leonardo Van Dijls Get Ripped awarded Grand Jury Prize at Outfest LA The short film Get Ripped by the young Flemish director Leonardo Van Dijl was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best Experimental short film during the closing ceremony of the Outfest in Los Angeles (10-20 July).

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