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The Broken Circle Breakdown is off to a strong start in France Felix van Groeningen's The Broken Circle Breakdown did not miss its start in France. In just over a week, Alabama Monroe, as the film is called, has surpassed the 50,000 visitor mark. This was reported by French distributor Bodega Films/Help Distribution.

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Felix van Groeningen is also competing at the EFA Awards Felix van Groeningen's The Broken Circle Breakdown is on the list of 46 feature films eligible for the 2013 European Film Awards. The European Film Academy announced this today. The winners of the European Film Awards (EFAs) will be announced on December 7 in Berlin.

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46 European films selected for 26th EFA Awards The European Film Academy and EFA Productions hereby announce the titles of the 46 films selected this year for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2013. With films from 32 countries, the list shows the great diversity of European cinema.

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Sony brings Video Unlimited 4K streaming service Several 4K Ultra HD TVs were announced last week and therefore the need for content is high. Sony has now taken a first step and officially launched the previously announced Video Unlimited 4K streaming service in America.

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Italian documentary wins Golden Lion The documentary Sacro Gra by Italian director Gianfranco Rosi won the Golden Lion at this year's Venice Film Festival. The jury, led by Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, announced this on Saturday.

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Call Short! 2014 NTR, the Netherlands Film Fund, the Media Fund and CoBO are organizing KORT! for the 14th time. SHORT! gives new and established directors and screenwriters from the Netherlands and Flanders the opportunity to make short fiction films. Participate.

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Prizes for Jan Verheyen and Hans Vercauter in Montreal Two Flemish filmmakers received prizes last night during the closing ceremony of the 37th World Film Festival in Montreal, Canada. The International Jury awarded the Prize for Best Director to Jan Verheyen for his new feature film Het Vonnis.

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Egypt takes TV channels off the air A court in Egypt has banned four TV channels from broadcasting any longer, including a Muslim Brotherhood channel and the Egyptian branch of al-Jazeera. The channels have reported positively about the supporters of deposed President Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood.

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Nomination European Audience Award for The Broken Circle Breakdown The Broken Circle Breakdown by Felix van Groeningen has been nominated for the People's Choice Award of the 26th European Film Awards. Until the end of October, film fans from all over Europe can cast their votes online for one of the 11 nominated films.

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Koen De Bouw can be seen this autumn in Deadline 25/5 This autumn, VTM will present 'Deadline 25/5'. Koen De Bouw will take on the role of Kris Peeters. The 49-year-old actor, known for 'Loft' and 'Vermist', will play the role of the Flemish Prime Minister in the brand new fiction series.

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Harvard develops transparent flexible speaker Scientists from Harvard University have developed a completely transparent and flexible loudspeaker. The speaker consists of two layers of saltwater gel, with a thin, transparent rubber layer in between. In addition to being transparent, the speaker is also flexible.

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Cloud service convicted for copyright infringement of users File sharing service Hotfile has been held responsible by an American judge for copyright infringement of films and TV series by users. A US federal court has ruled that file sharing site Hotfile can be held responsible for material kept on their servers.

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