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Shining stars and a cracking opening: FFO25 has started! Filmfestival Oostende 2025 (#FFO25) was festively opened with the premiere of 'Comeback' and the star laying on the sea wall. Charlotte Vandermeersch and directors Jan and Raf Roosens received a star. The festival runs until February 8.

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Streamz Academy Talks – From pitch to creation Streamz Academy, founded to develop writing talent, this year offers a focus on drama and more intensive personal coaching. Lies Lahousse and Jules Duys guide the projects from pitch to creation. The production required creative solutions and intensive collaboration.

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Casting in the film industry: how the right actor determines the value of a film On February 2, a panel discussion took place in De Grote Post about the importance of early casting for film financing. Well-known actors often attract the necessary investments, but there is also room for unknown talent to maintain authenticity.

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These are the winners of The Sabam Pitch for Professionals 2025 The winners of The Sabam Pitch for Professionals 2025 have been announced. This competition, supported by Sabam For Culture, offers film professionals financial and material support for their short film projects.

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Streamz is once again looking for up-and-coming writing talent Streamz announces the second edition of Streamz Academy, a development program for young screenwriters. After a selection process, four participants will be chosen to be mentored for a year by experienced screenwriters such as Sanne Nuyens and Roel Mondelaers.

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The Flemish Audiovisual Fund publishes a new report on the use of artificial intelligence in the creation of audiovisual projects The Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF) has published a report on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in audiovisual projects. The study examined the use of AI in various project categories such as fiction, animation and documentaries.

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Skunk-revelation Thibaud Dooms Stars Alongside Keanu Reeves in New Ruben Östlund Thibaud Dooms, known for his leading role in 'Skunk', stars opposite Keanu Reeves in 'The Entertainment System Is Down', the new film by Ruben Östlund. Shooting has started in Budapest and will continue until May 2025.

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Sixth batch of Ket & Doc films at the Antwerp Youth Film Festival At this year's Youth Film Festival Antwerp, five new Flemish children's documentaries with the 'Ket & Doc' label will be presented. The documentaries will also be shown on Ketnet and VRT MAX after their premiere in Antwerp and Bruges.

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Antwerp Youth Film Festival focuses on Virtual Reality The Youth Film Festival Antwerp, which takes place from 1 to 9 March and also goes on tour in various Belgian cities, opens with the animated film "Save the Jungle" by Claude Barras.

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Belgians on their way to the Oscars? The Belgian film industry is up for Oscars with several nominations. Grimonprez's documentary has been nominated and awarded for direction and screenplay. The Oscars will take place on 2 March.

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Queer film festival PinX starts on January 29 in Sphinx Cinema Ghent and Cinema Cartoon's Antwerp On January 29, the LGBTQIA+ film festival PinX starts in Sphinx Cinema Ghent and for the first time also in Cinema Cartoon's Antwerp. In addition to films, there are also activities such as a film quiz, workshops and parties.

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Belgian films at Berlinale With two feature films, one in competition and the other in the brand new Perspectives section, plus two short films, the majority French-language Belgian film is celebrating at the 75th edition of the Berlinale. It will take place from 13 to 23 February 2025.

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