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VAF gives extra incentive to writing Flemish children's and youth films Frederike Migom, Andrew James & Michael Van Ostade, Michaël De Cock and the duo Mark Bouwmeester and Nyk Dekeyser each receive a premium of €12,500 from the Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF) for writing a screenplay for a children's or youth film.

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Kevin Meul selected for Nipkow program Kevin Meul, director of short films such as Cadet and The Special Life of Rocky De Vlaeminck, has been selected to participate in the Nipkow program in Germany. He can therefore count on a grant to work in Berlin on his new feature film project, First Aid.

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Call for participation in new series KORT! 2015 NTR, the Netherlands Film Fund, the Media Fund and CoBO are organizing KORT! for the 15th time. New and established directors and screenwriters from the Netherlands and Flanders are given the opportunity to make short fiction films. Participate.

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'Advertising film earns top actors 13 million' Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio each receive 13 million dollars (10 million euros) for their appearance in an ad film for a casino.

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Waste Land to Busan International Film Festival Pieter Van Hees' latest film Waste Land has been selected for the Busan International Film Festival (October 2-11) in South Korea. The director will personally introduce his psychological thriller, which will have its world premiere in Toronto this week.

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Jury Prize for Bad Hunter at Montreal World Film Festival Bad Hunter, the short film by Kurdish-Flemish director Sahim Omar Kalifa, has won the Jury Prize for Short Film at the Montreal World Film Festival (August 24-September 1).

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10 Flemish (co)productions in the spotlight during Cartoon Forum Eight major Flemish animation series and two co-produced with Flanders will be presented this year during Cartoon Forum. In total, around 80 international television projects were selected to participate in Cartoon Forum.

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Badr Hari makes acting debut in Turkish film Badr Hari has landed his first film role. The kickboxer, who was convicted of assault by the court in February, makes his acting debut in the Turkish film Zilin Sesi. The film is about a man who ends up on the wrong path.

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VTM puts programs online for free The commercial channel VTM will offer its programs for free via its website and apps for up to four weeks after broadcast. In recent months, VTM has already offered full episodes of Familie and Met Vier in Bed online for free on the website.

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Marina and The Treatment take the crown in Ensor nominations The jury of the Ensors, the Flemish film prizes that the Ostend Film Festival awards annually, has announced the nominations for this year. Marina and The Treatment have each been nominated eight times, The Judgment has seven nominations to its name.

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Veerle Baetens wins leading role in French film Flemish actress Veerle Baetens continues her international career. After roles in the British drama series The White Queen and the series The Team, The Broken Circle Breakdown actress will star in the French production Un début prometteur.

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Actress Lauren Bacall has passed away American actress Lauren Bacall has died in New York at the age of 89. Her Hollywood career spans seven decades, with roles in successful films such as Key Largo, The Big Sleep and The Mirror Has Two Faces. They remained together until his death in 1957.

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