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Belgium

destandaard • 11 j

Rem Koolhaas wants to design a new VRT building Last week, a VRT jury, assisted by external experts, selected five design teams from 66 applications for the new building of the public broadcaster on Reyerslaan.

villamedia • 11 j

BBC makes extensive guide archive available The BBC has launched a website for the general public to browse historical editions of the radio and television guide Radio Times. The BBC Genome Project concerns material that was published between 1923 and 2009.

nu.nl • 11 j

Streaming service HBO Go will be released separately in the US next year HBO announced on Wednesday that the streaming service HBO Go will also be offered separately in the United States next year. So far, you can only obtain the service in the Netherlands through an HBO subscription, which you must take out through a cable provider.

filmfonds • 11 j

Six new co-productions supported In the context of the cooperation agreement between the Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF) and the Dutch Film Fund, both funds participate annually in feature films, animated films and documentaries that are realized in co-production.

detijd • 11 j

The curtain falls on production house Sultan Sushi The Mechelen production house Sultan Sushi closes its doors. Parent company Red Arrow has decided that. This means that a renowned production house will disappear from the Flemish television landscape and 23 jobs will be lost.

vaf • 11 j

Waiting for August wins prizes again The documentary Waiting for August by the Romanian-Flemish director Teodora Ana Mihai has again won an award. Meanwhile, Waiting for August is in theaters in Los Angeles and the film can also be seen in New York from the end of this week.

animatieblog • 11 j

The Christmas Log wins in Toulouse The winner of the Cartoon d'Or was announced during Cartoon Forum in the French city of Toulouse. This is a prestigious award that is presented every year to the Best Short Animated Film in Europe. Out of 29 candidates, five were nominated this year.

hollandfilmnieuws • 11 j

American cinema chains reject Netflix deal The three major American cinema chains will not show Netflix's film debut Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Green Destiny on the IMAX screens in their theaters. The chains together operate 247 of the 400 IMAX screens in the US.

destandaard • 11 j

Netflix is working on its own feature film The American streaming service Netflix is working on its own feature film, a sequel to the Oscar winner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend is a sequel to 2000's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

destandaard • 11 j

Netflix soon on Proximus TV Proximus will soon offer its customers direct access to Netflix on their Proximus TV. On September 19, Netflix launched its service for direct access to various series, documentaries and films in Belgium.

joop • 11 j

Kutiman edits YouTube images into music The Israeli musician Kutiman from Tel Aviv edits groovy songs and video clips, using only short fragments from YouTube. On October 1 he will launch his second album: 'Thru YOU Too'. Kutiman refuses any form of commercialism and this music is therefore free.

vaf • 11 j

Animated series Dimitri won an award in Ottawa The episode Les larmes du crocodile from the stop motion animation series Dimitri was awarded the prize for Best Animated Series for Children at the Ottawa International Animation Festival (17-21 September).

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