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'Mustang' and 'Viaje' win Film by the Sea youth awards The film 'Mustang' has won the youth jury prize at Film by the Sea. The international student jury chose 'Viaje'. The youth jury had nominated three films. Besides 'Mustang' these were 'Virgin Mountain' and 'The High Sun'.

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The Bigger Picture wint Cartoon d’Or 2015 The winner of the Cartoon d'Or was recently announced in the French city of Toulouse. This is a prestigious award that is presented every year to the Best Short Animated Film in Europe. Last month, 6 films were nominated from 31 candidates.

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Flemish Audiovisual Fund supports 13 new films The Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF) has granted support to 13 films. The best known of these is The Prime Minister, the new print by Erik Van Looy. Actor Mathias Sercu also receives support for his first film script. There is production support for two Flemish films.

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Financing of film project Petit Paris is two-thirds complete Jan Lievens from IJzendijke has now completed two-thirds of the financing of his ambitious film project Petit Paris. The aim is to raise the entire amount of 1.7 million euros in November. “It looks like it will work.

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Ensor receives "N-The madness of reason" at the Ostend Film Festival The previously unknown film "N-The madness of reason" was awarded the most important prize at the Ostend film festival.

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Filmmaker Digna Sinke concerned about Dutch politics When economic interests are at stake, democracy often loses out. And politicians are not honest about that. Filmmaker Digna Sinke came to this worrying conclusion when making the documentary 'Under the Surface'.

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CEO of media group Sanoma is leaving immediately Harri-Pekka Kaukonen is CEO of Sanoma. The CEO of the Finnish group, known in our country for Flair and Libelle, among others, is resigning immediately. The group has been in dire straits since the crisis erupted in 2008.

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Call for !F Lab: 'Code Booster: Create impact through code' !F Lab is a MEDIA supported training course that focuses on the development and production of 'online factual interactive stories'. The registration deadline for this session is October 4, 2015.

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Paradise Trips on the way to Mannheim-Heidelberg Paradise Trips by Raf Reyntjens has been selected for competition at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival in Germany. Reyntjens' feature film debut will have its international premiere there. The film will be shown in Dutch cinemas on September 24.

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Premiere of depoldering documentary at Film by the Sea One of the most eventful periods in the history of the Hedwigepolder is captured in the documentary 'Under the surface'. On Saturday, September 19, it will be shown again at the festival during 'the day of Zeeland film'.

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Announcement of winner of Visser Neerlandia Prize at Film by the Sea The winner of the ANV-Visser Neerlandia Prize for best screenplay will be announced today (17 September) at the Film by the Sea festival in Vlissingen.

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Diaphana Distribution wins battle for D'Ardennes in France Paris-based Diaphana Distribution has acquired the French rights to Robin Pront's feature debut D'Ardennen. After the world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, an intense battle broke out between several French distributors on Monday evening.

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