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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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Holy Rosita in competition at Torino Film Festival The film "Holy Rosita", directed by Wannes Destoop and starring Daphne Agten, Jos Geens, and others, has been selected for competition at the Torino Film Festival in Italy.

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IDFA 2024: Mathijs Poppe on The Jacket Mathijs Poppe makes his debut at IDFA 2024 with "The Jacket", a film that explores the life of Jamal Hindawi, a Palestinian political theatre maker in the Lebanese refugee camp Shatila.

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Ostend Film Festival 2025 reveals master and theme Filmfestival Oostende (FFO) celebrates its seventeenth edition in 2025 with actress and director Charlotte Vandermeersch as Master. Vandermeersch chooses the theme SUPER NATURAL, which explores the relationship between natural and supernatural forces.

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VAF Intendant Koen Van Bockstal resigns early Koen Van Bockstal, director-intendant of the VAF, has decided to end his mandate prematurely for health reasons. This decision, taken in consultation with the VAF, makes it impossible for him to fully exercise his function.

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Flemish films at IDFA Two Flemish films will be highlighted at IDFA. "The Jacket" by Mathijs Poppe tells the story of Jamal Hindawi, a Palestinian man in exile in Beirut, who makes political theatre. Both films offer an in-depth look at personal and political themes.

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Jambers' 'BDW political beast' premieres in Antwerp The documentary "BDW political beast" by Paul Jambers about Bart De Wever premiered in Kinepolis Antwerp. The film shows De Wever as a extra driven by politics and power, who briefly celebrates election victories before focusing on new strategies.

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Vertigo to discontinue paper magazine after 100 issues, reveals future plans Flemish film magazine Vertigo will stop with the paper edition after the 100th issue, which will be available from December 4. Editor-in-chief Steven Tuffin announces that the magazine will focus on digital reporting, expanding events and starting a podcast.

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The Brussels Art Film Festival: the unmissable event for art and documentary film lovers! The Brussels Art Film Festival (BAFF) will take place in Brussels from 13 to 17 November for its 23rd edition, showcasing 32 documentaries on art and artistic creations in venues such as Palace, Cinematek, Bozar and Iselp.

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Flemish thriller with Aimé Claeys, Maaike Neuville and Matteo Simoni coming up The Flemish thriller 'Nachtvlinders', starring Aimé Claeys, Maaike Neuville and Matteo Simoni, is currently in production.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat is nominated for the European Film Awards The documentary "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat", directed by Johan Grimonprez and produced by Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety, has been nominated for the European Film Awards.

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Drugs, fast cars and Pommelien Thijs: discover the first images of 'Patsers' here After nine weeks of shooting, the film 'Patsers' by directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah has entered post-production. The film, described as a "kickass gangster film full of action, love and humor", will be shown in Belgian cinemas from February 19, 2025.

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