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Young Mothers becomes Belgian Oscar submission The Dardenne brothers' film "Jeunes Mères" has been selected as Belgium's entry for the Oscars. This is the Dardennes' first ensemble film and showcases their signature social realism.

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Film Fest Gent 2025 opens with Fleur Pierets' film adaptation Julian by Cato Kusters with Laurence Roothooft Film Fest Ghent 2025 opens on October 8th with the film "Julian" by Belgian director Cato Kusters. The film, which also had its world premiere in Toronto, is produced by Michiel and Lukas Dhont and stars Laurence Roothooft.

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Two sisters and one coffin: 'How To Kill Your Sister' from August 21 on Streamz The series "How To Kill Your Sister" premieres on Streamz on August 21st. After eight years of silence, Anna arrives at her sister Kat's house with a coffin on her car. The music is by Meskerem Mees and Pieter Van Dessel.

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Cillian Murphy stars in Tim Mielants' new film, Steve Cillian Murphy stars in "Steve," a film directed by Tim Mielants and based on Max Porter's book "Shy." The film, which will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, follows a day at an English reform school in the 1990s.

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Jerskin Fendrix completes line-up for 25th World Soundtrack Awards Jerskin Fendrix, winner of the Discovery of the Year Award, will perform at the 25th World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent on October 15th. He will perform his score for Yorgos Lanthimos' film "Poor Things" live with the Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Dirk Brossé.

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New York Film Festival selects Flemish 3D film The Flemish 3D film "Toward a Fundamental Theory of Physics" by Victor Van Rossem has been selected for the New York Film Festival. Developed at Atelier OFFoff, the film uses a sophisticated time-slice camera to capture multiple perspectives.

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Streamz Original 'Oh, Otto!' selected for Seriesly Berlin The Streamz Original series "Oh, Otto!", produced by Eyeworks and directed by Stijn Van Kerkhoven, has been selected for the Seriesly Berlin festival. This Belgian series, which portrays queer life in Brussels, is tipped as one of the festival's highlights.

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These are the first nominees for the 25th World Soundtrack Awards! The first nominees for the 25th World Soundtrack Awards have been announced. Miley Cyrus is nominated for "Beautiful That Way" from 'The Last Showgirl,' a protest ballad against ageism.

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Fleur Pierets' film adaptation Julian van Cato Kusters with Laurence Roothooft in world premiere at Toronto Film Festival The film "Julian," by Belgian director Cato Kusters, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025. The film will be released later in Belgian and Dutch cinemas.

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Cast known from Frederike Migom's 'Nowadays everyone is called Sorry' Halfway through the filming of "Tegennieuwig heeft iedereen Sorry," the film adaptation of Bart Moeyaert's book of the same name, production company De Mensen has now announced the cast. The lead role of Bianca is played by the young talent Lisa Vanhemelrijck.

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Venice selects two VR productions from Flanders Venice Immersive has selected the VR production "A Long Goodbye," an interactive experience created by Kate Voet and Victor Maes. The story follows Ida, a 72-year-old pianist with dementia, and allows the audience to experience a day in her life.

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'Fantastique' at the Locarno Film Festival Director Marjolijn Prins's documentary "Fantastique" will have its world premiere during the Locarno Kids Screenings at the Locarno Film Festival (August 6-16).

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