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Jerskin Fendrix completes line-up for 25th World Soundtrack Awards Jerskin Fendrix, winner of the Discovery of the Year Award, will perform at the 25th World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent on October 15th. He will perform his score for Yorgos Lanthimos' film "Poor Things" live with the Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Dirk Brossé.

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New York Film Festival selects Flemish 3D film The Flemish 3D film "Toward a Fundamental Theory of Physics" by Victor Van Rossem has been selected for the New York Film Festival. Developed at Atelier OFFoff, the film uses a sophisticated time-slice camera to capture multiple perspectives.

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Streamz Original 'Oh, Otto!' selected for Seriesly Berlin The Streamz Original series "Oh, Otto!", produced by Eyeworks and directed by Stijn Van Kerkhoven, has been selected for the Seriesly Berlin festival. This Belgian series, which portrays queer life in Brussels, is tipped as one of the festival's highlights.

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These are the first nominees for the 25th World Soundtrack Awards! The first nominees for the 25th World Soundtrack Awards have been announced. Miley Cyrus is nominated for "Beautiful That Way" from 'The Last Showgirl,' a protest ballad against ageism.

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Fleur Pierets' film adaptation Julian van Cato Kusters with Laurence Roothooft in world premiere at Toronto Film Festival The film "Julian," by Belgian director Cato Kusters, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025. The film will be released later in Belgian and Dutch cinemas.

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Cast known from Frederike Migom's 'Nowadays everyone is called Sorry' Halfway through the filming of "Tegennieuwig heeft iedereen Sorry," the film adaptation of Bart Moeyaert's book of the same name, production company De Mensen has now announced the cast. The lead role of Bianca is played by the young talent Lisa Vanhemelrijck.

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Venice selects two VR productions from Flanders Venice Immersive has selected the VR production "A Long Goodbye," an interactive experience created by Kate Voet and Victor Maes. The story follows Ida, a 72-year-old pianist with dementia, and allows the audience to experience a day in her life.

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'Fantastique' at the Locarno Film Festival Director Marjolijn Prins's documentary "Fantastique" will have its world premiere during the Locarno Kids Screenings at the Locarno Film Festival (August 6-16).

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Flemish experimental film at FIDMarseille The Flemish-Croatian experimental film Don't Take It Personally by Jelena Jureša has been selected for FIDMarseille, a major film festival for documentary, fiction and experimental cinema that will take place in the French port city from 8 to 13 July 2025.

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Start shooting of 'Nowadays everyone is called Sorry' The shooting of the film 'Tegennieuwig heet iedereen Sorry', directed by Frederike Migom and based on the book by Bart Moeyaert, has started. The story follows Bianca, an almost 13-year-old girl who struggles with her place in the world during an emotional summer day.

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Young Flemish talent to Palm Springs The Flemish film "Shutterspeed", directed by Jasper De Maeseneer and co-written by Arthur Moelants, has been selected for the Palm Springs film festival. With this film, De Maeseneer wants to give a voice to vulnerable boys.

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Brussels CoproMarket presents 14 European projects The 9th edition of the Brussels CoproMarket will take place on 23 and 24 June during the Brussels International Film Festival. Among the projects are "Thetys Ocean" by Anna Jadowska and "Cherub" by Barbara Rupik.

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