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Film Fest Ghent welcomes Philippe Rombi as guest of honor at the 24th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards Film Fest Ghent honors Philippe Rombi during the 24th World Soundtrack Awards. The French composer, known for collaborations with director François Ozon, will act as guest of honor.

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Welp and Hazard director Jonas Govaerts joins forces with Famke Janssen and Netflix Director Jonas Govaerts is working with Famke Janssen and Netflix on the new series 'Amsterdam Empire'. The story revolves around an influential weed dealer whose empire is under threat. Janssen, known for the X-Men franchise, will play a role in the series.

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Fifth series of Ket&Doc full of outsiders The fifth series of Ket&Doc is all about outsiders. The film 'Misfits' introduces eleven-year-old Lotta, who feels alone because of her hearing aid and high sensitivity.

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Director Oliver Stone opens the Millenium documentary festival in Brussels International documentary festival Millenium in Brussels with special guest Oliver Stone. The director of 'Platoon' and 'Natural Born Killers' opens the event with a masterclass on his work and receives the Millennium Prize.

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Fiction series Moresnet in Canneseries competition The Flemish fiction series "Moresnet" has been selected for the Canneseries competition. The mystery thriller series follows Ben, who discovers a prophetic death list and must look for the future murderer of his friends.

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'Dalva' triumphs during the 13th Magritte du Cinema Ceremonie 'Dalva' by director Emmanuelle Nicot was the big winner at the 13th Cérémonie of the Magritte du Cinéma. The film received no fewer than 7 out of 9 nominations, including Best Film and Best Director. Other films, such as Baloji's 'Augure', also won prizes.

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Call: training eco-consultants The Flemish Audiovisual Fund calls for participation in a training course for eco-consultants in collaboration with the Dutch Film Fund. Learn how sustainable production can be tackled in the film sector.

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Skunk main character calls on Prime Minister De Croo to take a look at the new Koen Mortier Production house CZAR and mortar brigade launch campaign for youth care with 'Skunk'. The main character calls on Prime Minister De Croo to watch director Koen Mortier's film and draw attention to the reality in closed youth facilities in Flanders.

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Chantal Akerman takes center stage on Cinematek program during Bozar exhibition CINEMATEK and Bozar honor Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman with a retrospective program and exhibition called "Chantal Akerman: Travelling". The program includes unseen short films and rarely seen works, including "Saute ma Ville" and "L'Enfant aimée".

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Lumière ready for 2nd edition pop-up cinema in Knokke-Heist The Lumière Group opens the pop-up cinema 'Lumière aan zee' in Knokke-Heist for the second time in a row, after a successful edition in 2023. With a varied film program and event screenings, it promises to be a summer full of film experiences.

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Awards gala celebrates (Flemish) film with prizes for Wil, Fien Troch, Rundskop, Oppenheimer and Barbie At the ninth edition of the Vertigo Awards, various (Flemish) films and filmmakers were awarded, including Fien Troch, Rundskop, Oppenheimer and Barbie. Troch received the Best Ever Award for her work, while Wil was awarded Best Flemish Film 2023.

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It melts around the 150,000 visitor mark The film "It's melting" has reached 150,000 visitors. It is a production by Bart Van Langendonck for Savage Film, with the participation of various professionals such as Thomas Pooters and Frederic Vanzandycke.

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