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Two Flemish productions to Clermont-Ferrand The VR experience "A Long Goodbye," directed by Kate Voet and Victor Maes, will compete in the XR competition in Clermont-Ferrand. The project, produced by Emmy Oost and co-produced by Tarantula Luxembourg and Valk Productions, will be sold internationally by Astrea.

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Radioman from Frank Van Passel to Palm Springs Frank Van Passel's film "Radioman" has been selected for the Palm Springs Film Festival, along with other Flemish co-productions. These films received support from the VAF/Film Fund and Screen Flanders.

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Rowing as a metaphor for the search for balance. Interview with Cecilia Verheyden about 'Skiff' In "Skiff," Cecilia Verheyden's third feature film, we follow 15-year-old Malou during a challenging summer. Verheyden, who wrote the screenplay herself in collaboration with Vincent Vanneste, describes "Skiff" as her most personal project.

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Rose d’Or voor Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Johan Grimonprez's film "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat," which explores the postcolonial struggle in Congo, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and won the Special Jury Award for Cinematic Innovation.

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The VAF Wildcards 2025 have been awarded The VAF Wildcards, Belgium's largest film awards, with a total of €200,000, have been presented again. These awards, part of VAF Next Generation, are intended for graduating master's students from Flemish film and art colleges.

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Cinema tickets (even) more expensive due to new budget agreement? Prime Minister Bart De Wever and the Belgian government have reached a budget agreement that will save €9.2 billion, partly by increasing the tax on cinema tickets from 6 to 12 percent.

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'Skiff' wins Best Film at Gijón International Film Festival The Flemish film "Skiff," directed by Cecilia Verheyden, won the Best Film award in the Retueyos competition at the Gijón International Film Festival in Spain.

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Brendan Fraser is sharp about cutting Adil and Bilall's Batgirl Brendan Fraser criticizes Warner Bros. for canceling the film Batgirl, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. He describes this as a symptom of Hollywood's approach to viewing films as commodities.

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Kat Steppe's Sunday the Nineth wins special jury prize in Tallinn Kat Steppe's film "Sunday the Ninth" won the Special Jury Prize for Best Editing after its world premiere at the Tallinn Film Festival. The award went to editor Jan Van Der Weken.

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Streamz unveils trailer for the long-awaited fictional series 'The Best Immigrant' The fictional series "The Best Immigrant," a Streamz Original, launches on December 11th. The series follows Muna and Jamal, a young couple threatened with deportation and separation by a far-right government.

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Feature film debut Why Do I See You In Everything? coming to Rotterdam The film "Why Do I See You In Everything?", directed by Rand Abou Fakher, explores the friendship between two Syrian childhood friends in exile in Berlin. A blend of documentary and fiction, the film depicts their lives from olive groves to battlefields.

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Leuven Short Film Festival wants to be a sounding board Besides seeking talent, the 31st edition of the Leuven Short Film Festival aims to be a global sounding board where rarely heard communities can make their voices heard.

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