The Union of Directors, a new interest group for Flemish directors, was presented in Leuven on Saturday evening. According to new chairman Michaël Roskam, Flemish film and television directors were in urgent need of a well-organized association that can defend their interests with the government and other players in the media sector, and that can introduce young directors to the profession. "There used to be a director's guild," says the director of 'Rundskop', "but that initiative lacked any continuity."

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