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Koen Mortier about Skunk Despite initial resistance, Koen Mortier has realized his film "Skunk", based on the fact-based novel by psychologist Geert Taghon. The film, which highlights the harsh reality of abused young people in Flanders, became a success.

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Julie is silent also wins the prize for best poster at Cannes 2024 The film "Julie is silent" not only impressed with its cinematographic achievements at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, but also won an award for the best film poster.

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Belgian queer drama Young Hearts wins youth prize at Cannes 2024 The Belgian queer drama "Young Hearts", directed by Anthony Schatteman, has won the Cannes Ecrans Juniors Jury Prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. The film will be released in Belgium on December 18.

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Leonardo van Dijl's feature film debut wins prizes in Cannes Leonardo van Dijl's feature debut "Julie Zzilt", starring newcomer Tessa Van den Broeck as a young tennis promise, has won awards in Cannes. The screenplay was co-written by Ruth Becquart and Leonardo van Dijl.

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After the success of 'Undercover', Tom Waes returns as an actor in the Flemish-Dutch series 'Badgast' After 'Undercover', Tom Waes (55) is working on a new Flemish-Dutch fiction series. 'Badgast' is set on the Wadden Island of Terschelling in the Netherlands and will also be shown on Dutch television.

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Matthias Schoenaerts plays rock icon Johnny Hallyday in biopic Matthias Schoenaerts has been cast as the French-Belgian rock icon Johnny Hallyday in the biopic "Que je t'aime", directed by Jalil Lespert. The film will focus on Hallyday's life from his meeting with future wife Laeticia in 1995.

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Screen Flanders invests 2 million euros in 12 projects Screen Flanders is investing 2 million euros in 12 new projects, ranging from fictional films and series to an animated series. Minority Flemish projects include "Frontera", a Spanish-Flemish film about Jewish smuggling during WWII, directed by Judith Colell.

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Trailer Flemish Cannes-goer Julie remains silent online The trailer of "Julie Zzijt", the feature debut of director Leonardo van Dijl, has appeared online. This film, starring Tessa Van den Broeck as Julie, will have its world premiere in the Semaine de la Critique section of the Cannes Film Festival.

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Adjustments VAF pitch committees for fiction and documentary After an extensive evaluation, the Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF) has made adjustments to the working methods of the pitch committees for fiction and documentary.

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Finns Heel voted best short film at Tegenstroom Film Festival 2024 At the International short film festival Tegenstroom 2024, held from 8 to 11 May in CineCity Terneuzen, Finn's Heel by Cato Kusters was named best film. Other award winners included The Very Tired Man and The Woman Who Passionately Loved Bonsai and Is Heaven Blue?#2.

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Flemish film 'Alias Wolf' wins Best Feature Film in Paris The Flemish film 'Alias Wolf', directed by Oscar and Tobias Spierenburg, has won the prize for 'Best European Feature' at the ÉCU film festival in Paris. Actors Jenne Decleir and Manon Verbeeck starred in the film and received praise from the international jury.

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VR-experience Draw for Change! in competitie Sheffield DocFest The VR experience Draw for Change!, developed alongside the six-part documentary series from Clin d'oeil Films, has been selected for competition at Sheffield DocFest. The project, supported by the VAF, is also part of an educational initiative for Flemish schools.

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