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AUGURE: Infinite Trolling to Clermont-Ferrand The experimental short film AUGURE: Infinite Trolling by Belgian-Congolese director and musician Baloji, which critiques the shortening of attention spans in the social media era, has been selected for the Lab competition at the Clermont-Ferrand festival.

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Flemish actors and directors honor deceased pioneer Guido Henderickx At the age of 82, Flemish film pioneer Guido Henderickx has passed away. He made his debut in 1975 with the film "Verbrande brug", starring Jan Decleir. His passing has led to a wave of tributes from Flemish actors and directors on social media.

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Soft Leaves by Belgian-Japanese Miwako van Weyenberg in competition at Rotterdam Film Festival "SOFT LEAVES", the feature debut of Belgian-Japanese director Miwako van Weyenberg, has been selected for the Big Screen competition of the 54th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, which takes place from January 30 to February 9, 2025.

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Warre Borgmans reveals: “New 'Team Spirit' film in the making” Actor Warre Borgmans announced on Radio2 that a new 'Team Spirit' film is in the making, 24 years after the release of the first film. The film tells the story of a group of football friends with a great passion for the sport.

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Screen Flanders supports Lukas Dhont's Coward Screen Flanders has awarded funding to 14 new projects, including the film 'Coward' by Belgian director Lukas Dhont, who previously won two awards at the Cannes Film Festival. 'Coward' is again being written in collaboration with Angelo Tijssens and is about early maturity.

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Homegrown talent shines at the 17th Ostend Film Festival The 17th Ostend Film Festival (FFO) presents a rich selection of local talent with films such as 'Comeback', 'Soft Leaves', and 'Like They Walk On The Moon'. Documentaries such as 'A Hiphop Minute' and 'Eddy' highlight iconic extras.

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closes paper chapter with 8 covers and a dizzying retrospective On December 4, the hundredth and final paper issue of the Flemish film magazine Vertigo will be published. Fans can keep this collection as a souvenir. In addition, various Vertigo events are planned, including VIP screenings and avant-premières.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'État wins three awards at the IDA Documentary Awards The documentary "Soundtrack to a Coup d'État" has won three awards at the IDA Documentary Awards. The film, directed by Johan Grimonprez, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award for Cinematic Innovation.

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Holy Rosita awarded at Torino Film Festival Holy Rosita has won the Best Film Award at the Torino Film Festival. Wannes Destoop's feature debut premiered last week in the International Competition of the Italian film festival and was awarded the main prize by the jury on Saturday night.

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These are the winners of the VAF Wildcards 2024 The VAF Wildcards, the largest film awards in Belgium with a total amount of 206,000 euros, were awarded again this year. Successful predecessors such as Leonardo van Dijl and Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah demonstrate the impact of this award.

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Ostend Film Festival goes Super Natural At the Ostend Film Festival, Charlotte Vandermeersch introduces the theme Super Natural, focusing on the relationship between natural and supernatural forces in cinema. Vandermeersch hopes that her selection will inspire visitors to view their reality differently.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat nominated for four IDA Documentary Awards Johan Grimonprez's award-winning documentary "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat," which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, has been nominated for four IDA Documentary Awards.


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