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Flemish sitcom FC De Kampioenen gets new episodes after eight years There will be eight new episodes of the Flemish comedy series FC De Kampioenen. It has been eight years since the series was last shown on Belgian television.

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World Soundtrack Awards 2019 Last night the World Soundtrack Awards were presented for the 19th time in Ghent. The central guest this year was Marco Beltrami. Brussels Philharmonic led by Dirk Brossé played a very diverse selection from Beltrami's repertoire.

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Matthias Schoenaerts says he has not outgrown Belgian cinema Matthias Schoenaerts, who has appeared in major Hollywood productions such as Red Sparrow and A Hidden Life, is open to starring in a Belgian production again. No," says Schoenaerts in conversation with Knack Focus. "I would still like to work in Belgium or Flanders.

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Actor and former Mole Thomas Cammaert wants to play straight roles The Flemish actor Thomas Cammaert has not yet played straight roles in Dutch films, although he would like to do so.

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Cinekid opening film and Best Children's Film selection announced Cinekid, the world's largest media festival for children, opens its 33rd edition on Wednesday, October 16 with the Dutch premiere of BINTI, a Flemish-Dutch co-production of Bulletproof Cupid and Family Affair Films and the feature debut of award-winning short film director Frederike Migom.

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Belgian directors responsible for new Netflix series The new Netflix series Into the Night will be released worldwide next year. The six-part series is directed by the Belgians Inti Calfat and Dirk Verheye. The cast comes from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Turkey, among others.

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Fajah Lourens takes over the film role of arrested Imanuelle Grives Fajah Lourens has managed to score a role in the film Suriname. She takes over from Imanuelle Grives, who was actually supposed to take on that role but was arrested for drug possession at the Belgian festival Tomorrowland.

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Murdoch steps into virtual reality James Murdoch, the youngest son of media tycoon and billionaire Rupert Murdoch, is making one of his largest investments ever. He pumps 20 million dollars (17.7 million euros) into the virtual reality company The Void, writes the Bloomberg news agency.

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Berlusconi junior speeds up European TV platform Pier Silvio Berlusconi, the CEO of Mediaset and the son of the ex-prime minister, wants to convince media groups such as TF1 and ITV to form a European front against Netflix and Amazon.

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Berlusconi's media set moves to the Netherlands The media group Mediaset of the Italian entrepreneur-politician is moving to the Netherlands. Mediaset, the company of media magnate and former Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi, will formally establish itself in the Netherlands.

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Flemish production houses are sounding the alarm bells The Flemish production houses warned on Friday in De Morgen about a crisis that threatens the entire sector. The causes are the faltering tax shelter, savings at the channels and heavy competition. The cause of this crisis is a combination of circumstances.

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Flemish Film Fund asks for extra money for screenwriters and young directors Flemish films attracted more than 2 million visitors to the cinema in 2018, or an increase of 38 percent compared to the previous year. That money should be spent on screenwriters and young, talented filmmakers who are left out in the cold today.

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