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Three Flemish short films selected for Palm Springs International ShortFest Three Flemish short films have been selected for the Palm Springs International ShortFest.

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Veerle Baetens shares official trailer and poster of her debut Het Smelt The official trailer and film poster of Het Smelt, Veerle Baetens' feature debut, have been released. The film, based on Lize Spit's bestseller, was screened at Sundance earlier this year to critical acclaim.

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French film Anatomy of a Fall wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival The French film Anatomy of a Fall by director Justine Triet has won the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is about a writer who is accused of murdering her husband. Triet is the third woman ever to win the prestigious film prize.

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Belgian-French film 'Il pleut dans la maison' receives prize at Cannes Film Festival The Belgian-French film 'Il pleut dans la maison' by the Belgian filmmaker Paloma Sermon-Daï has been awarded the French Touch prize in the Semaine de La Critique, one of the parallel sections of the Cannes Film Festival.

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CANNES. A look at the rest of the film year The Cannes Film Festival has begun and offers a preview of the films that will hit theaters in the coming months.

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On the screenwriters' strike in the US: On the picket line In the United States, 11,500 Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers have gone on strike at major film studios such as Sony, Paramount, Netflix, Disney, Fox, Amazon, CBS, Universal and Warner Bros.

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Cannes Film Festival: Hollywood's networking event on the French coast The Cannes Film Festival has started again and attracts thousands of film professionals from all over the world every year. In addition to showing new titles, it is primarily a place to network and do business.

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Maldoror: Benoît Poelvoorde in the role of Marc Dutroux? Director Fabrice Du Welz and actor Benoit Poelvoorde are once again working together on a new project called 'Maldoror', inspired by the Marc Dutroux case.

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Director Wouter Bouvijn about drama series 1985: 'We wanted to approach it as respectfully as possible' Director Wouter Bouvijn talks about the drama series 1985, which is set in Belgium in the eighties. The story is about the increasing polarization and extremist groups, including the Bende van Nijvel who were responsible for a series of violent crimes.

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Filming of directorial debut 'Engel' author Dimitri Verhulst will finally start this week Writer Dimitri Verhulst makes his directorial debut with the film 'Why Wettelen'. Shooting started this week and the film follows a group of relatives and friends at Christine's funeral, with surprises and revelations taking place.

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New chapter in the success story of 'The eight mountains': film awarded the most important Italian prize The Belgian film 'The Eight Mountains', directed by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, won no fewer than four awards, including 'Best Film', at the 68th Italian 'David di Donatello' Film Awards in Rome.

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Fifth batch of Ket & Doc goes into production The Flemish Audiovisual Fund has selected the fifth batch of Ket & Doc. Ket & Doc has put youth documentaries on the map in Flanders and achieved international success.

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