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Flemish film magazine Humbug also stops online, holds a sale and celebrates The Flemish film magazine Humbug will also stop online after a period of reflection about the future. In addition, Humbug is organizing a sale with discounts of up to 50% on purchases of four or more issues in their webshop, a chance to complete your collection.

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Jonas Govaerts on his way to the American premiere of H4Z4RD Jonas Govaerts is on his way to Los Angeles for the American premiere and possible remake of his film H4Z4RD, starring Dimitri 'Vegas' Thivaios, Jennifer Heylen and Jeroen Perceval. Govaerts dreams of Eric Andre and Jon Bernthal in the cast for the remake.

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Post Oosteroever receives reinforcement from a new young guard in the trailer of the third season of 'Onder Vuur' The third season of the VRT series 'Under Fire' brings new challenges for the Post Oosteroever fire brigade, which has now been merged with Post Noordhoek. This causes tensions within the force.

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Siegfried Bracke 'honorably discharged' as VAF chairman Siegfried Bracke, former VAF chairman, has been 'honorably dismissed' and replaced by Ralph Packet, a newcomer and former N-VA MEP.

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Elisa Heene selected for Producers on the Move | Flemish Audiovisual Fund Elisa Heene has been selected for the prestigious Producers on the Move program, which will take place in Cannes from May 18 to 22. Previous Flemish participants included Maarten Schmidt and Hendrik Verthé.

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The VAF argues for more resources in Memorandum The Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF) has provided a comprehensive overview of its activities and support for the Flemish audiovisual sector in its 2023 annual report. A total of 584 VAF/SF-supported productions were available on 16 streaming services.

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DOK.fest Munich selects two Flemish productions The documentary Kamay, directed by Ilyas Yourish and Shahrokh Bikaran, has been selected for the DOK.horizonte competition of the DOK.fest Munich.

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Hanne, Marthe and Julia will be together on the big screen for the first time at the end of 2024 in the new film 'K3 and the song of the mermaid' From December 18, 2024, Hanne Verbruggen, Marthe De Pillecyn and Julia Boschman will star in the new K3 film 'K3 and the song of the mermaid', announced by Studio 100.

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Jasper Nijsmans appointed Head of Promotion at the Flemish Audiovisual Fund Jasper Nijsmans has been appointed Head of Promotion at the Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF). He also played a role in the organization of CONNEXT, an annual showcase event for Flemish film.

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2023 will be a record year in terms of resources for the audiovisual world in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation In 2023, the audiovisual sector in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation reached a record budget of 43.15 million euros, an increase compared to 41.65 million in 2022. The sector also celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Series Fund, which supported 11 series.

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Julie is silent selected for Semaine de la Critique in Cannes The film "Julie is silent", produced by Gilles De Schryver, Gilles Coulier, Wouter Sap and Roxanne Sarkozi for De Wereldvrede, in co-production with, among others, Les Films du Fleuve of the Dardenne brothers, will have its world premiere at the Semaine de la Critique in Cannes under the international title "Julie Keeps Quiet".

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BIFFF screening Love Lies Bleeding gets out of hand: homophobic comments and police presence During the BIFFF screening of "Love Lies Bleeding", a queer thriller by Saint Maud director Rose Glass, things got out of hand due to homophobic comments from the audience. The festival organization responded to the incident via social media.

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