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Louis Talpe gets a role in American series Louis Talpe will play a role in the American series Of Kings And Prophets, a drama series based on the Biblical books of Samuel. In the series we follow the Kings of Israel: Saul and David, their families and political rivals.

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Second BVN Award for Floortje Dessing Floortje Dessing has won the BVN Award for the second time. That is the prize for the most appreciated program on BVN, the best in the Netherlands, the public television channel for Dutch people abroad.

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European filmmakers demand "just migration policy" A delegation of European film directors and actors, including French director Laurent Cantet, has met a number of European politicians to ask them for a more humane migration policy.

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"Sleeping Giant" wint Explore Award op Film Fest Gent At Film Fest Ghent, the film "Sleeping giant" by Andrew Cividino won the Explore Award 2015. A film in which relationships beneath the surface collide like tectonic plates but only create ripples on the surface."

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Brabanconne festive closing Arras Film Festival Brabançonne, Vincent Bal's romantic comedy about two rival harmonies, will conclude the Arras Film Festival (6-15 November) in a musical way in mid-November. This is done under the French title La vie est belge.

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Film director Peter Krüger guest at Kunststof (audio) In his film 'N-TheMadness of Reason', Peter Krüger reconstructs the story of an unusual obsession. Since then, his restless spirit has wandered through West Africa. The film was awarded 3 Ensors, the Flemish version of a Golden Calf, during the Ostend Film Festival.

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Congo lifts ban on Belgian film about gynecologist Denis Mukwege The Democratic Republic of Congo has lifted the controversial ban on the documentary L'homme qui répare les femmes, dedicated to the Congolese gynecologist and Sakharov Prize winner Denis Mukwege. She deals with the rape problem of women in Eastern Congo.

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Sam Louwyck wins Flemish Culture Prize for Film 2014 During the Evening of the Film Profession at the Film Fest Ghent, Flemish Minister of Culture Sven Gatz presented the Flemish Culture Prize for Film 2014 to Sam Louwyck. "He is a jack of all trades as an actor, dancer, choreographer and singer," according to Gatz.

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Wim Willaert and Vermist nominated for Golden Pandas Wim Willaert, for his role in the one series Eigen Kultur, and the sixth season of the Vier series Vermist have been nominated for a Golden Panda at the 13th edition of the Sichuan TV Festival in Chengdu, China. Both series were co-produced by Eyeworks Film & TV Drama.

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For Film wins award at Romanian Timishort Film Festival The Dutch short documentary Voor Film by Douwe Dijkstra has won an award for the best experimental film at the Romanian Timishort Film Festival. Earlier this year, Film won a special mention in the International Shorts Competition of DokuFest in Kosovo.

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Student film 'Drôle d'oiseau' wins audience award at Film Fest Ghent The young, promising filmmaker Anouk Fortunier has won the Ace Image Factory Audience Award during Film Fest Ghent with her graduation work 'Drôle d'oiseau'. The Ghent public chose the autobiographical portrait as the best project.

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Iranian Filmmaker Sentenced to Six Years in Prison and 222 lashes An Iranian director has been sentenced to six years in prison and 222 lashes for coming up with the idea of making a film that could be considered critical of the regime. So the film will not be made.

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