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These are the winners of the VAF Wildcards 2023 The Flemish Audiovisual Fund has announced the winners of the VAF Wildcards 2023. The winners receive financial support and guidance to realize their first extracurricular project. Several films made with a VAF Wildcard will be released soon.

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It melts past 100,000 visitors Veerle Baetens' directorial debut, Het smelt, has already attracted more than 100,000 visitors in Belgium. The film is also internationally successful and recently won two awards at Germany's Braunschweig International Film Festival.

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And Cour(t) de Route returns with Flemish, Walloon and Brussels short films En Cour(t) de Route returns with a selection of remarkable Flemish, Walloon and Brussels short films. The first series, called "L'amour tout court", highlights the timeless theme of love with four films that highlight different aspects of it.

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Short film festival Leuven is looking for new talent The 29th edition of the Leuven Short Film Festival will start on November 24, 2023 with four premieres and a short film from Austria, which is the country in focus this year. Climate change and space travel will receive special attention this year.

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New Koen Mortier Skunk wins prizes in Talinn The film 'Skunk' by director Koen Mortier has won the Youth Jury Prize at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. Mortier is proud of the result and thanks the cast and crew.

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Masterclasses from the Flemish Audiovisual Fund For six months (November 2023 to March 2024), the Flemish Audiovisual Fund organizes several master classes on inclusion, leadership, communication, transgressive behavior and pitching with various experts.

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Debut Louisiana Mees-Fongang selected for IDFA Director Louisiana Mees-Fongang's debut, How Do You Spell Home, has been selected for the IDFA. The film follows four teenagers from a living group for underage refugees in Mechelen.

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Master and opening film Ostend Film Festival 2024 revealed Gene Bervoets has been announced as Master of the Ostend Film Festival 2024. The festival opens with the film 'Holy Rosita' by director Wannes Destoop. Bervoets has an impressive career and brings a lot of experience and passion for cinema.

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Two co-productions with the Flemish Audiovisual Fund receive a contribution The Dutch Film Fund and the Flemish Audiovisual Fund have awarded contributions to two co-productions. The documentary "Fantastique" and the feature film "Jonah was here" have been selected for financial support.

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Terril wins RTP Special Jury Award at DocLisboa The film Terril has won the RTP Special Jury Award at the DocLisboa festival. The direction and screenplay are by Jorn Plucieniczak. The film was produced by Eurydice Gysel and Koen Mortier for Czar Film & TV. The film was supported by the VAF.

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Call for Belgian delegation CPH:DOX 2024 The Flemish Audiovisual Fund invites interested parties to participate in the Belgian delegation of CPH:DOX 2024. The deadline for registrations is November 9.

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Filming for the second season of Arcadia has started The shooting for the second season of the Dutch-Flemish series Arcadia has started. The well-known cast, including Monic Hendrickx and Maarten Heijmans, returns. The first season was critically acclaimed and the second season is directed by Joël Vanhoebrouck.

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