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vertigoweb • 10 m

VAF ends collaboration with internationally respected Flanders Image head Christian De Schutter The Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF) has terminated its collaboration with Christian De Schutter. He was the head of Flanders Image and was known as the silent force behind successful campaigns for Flemish films. The reason for the decision has not been disclosed.

vertigoweb • 10 m

H4Z4RD production house Potemkino on board as co-producer of the Amsterdamned sequel The H4Z4RD production house Potemkino has been brought on board as co-producer for a sequel to the Dutch cult classic Amsterdamned. The sequel, again directed by Dick Maas and protagonist Huub Stapel, promises a blood-curdling film full of action, tension and horror.

vertigoweb • 10 m

Full program Ostend Film Festival 2024 announced The full program of the Ostend Film Festival 2024 has been announced. The festival, which takes place from January 26 to February 3, focuses on home-grown talent and presents national and international productions with Belgian involvement.

vaf • 10 m

Screen Flanders invests 3 million euros in 14 new projects. The Flemish Audiovisual Fund supports, among others, the fiction series "Dood Spoor" and "This is Not a Murder Mystery", and the animated series "Interstellar Ella season 2".

vaf • 10 m

Clermont-Ferrand selects short animated films from Flanders Two Flemish animated films, The Miracle and Beautiful Men, have been selected for the International Competition of the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival. Both films have already received international recognition.

vaf • 10 m

International premiere yours, at IFFR The International Film Festival Rotterdam has announced its program for the upcoming festival edition (25 Jan-4 Feb 2024). In addition, Holly from Fien Troch has also received an invitation.

hln • 10 m

14-year-old Saar Rogiers from Bruges wins prizes at the Turkish film festival 14-year-old Saar Rogiers has won the award for Best Actress at the Bosphorus Film Festival in Istanbul. She received the award for her leading role in the film 'Zeevonk', directed by Domien Huyghe.

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Thibaud Dooms at the Shooting Stars 2024 | Flemish Audiovisual Fund Thibaud Dooms, leading actor in Koen Mortier's fourth feature film Skunk, has been selected for Shooting Stars, a selection of ten emerging European actors who will be presented to the public and to the international press and film industry during the Berlin Film Festival.

filmkrant • 11 m

Robby Müller Award for Grimm Vandekerckhove Belgian Director of Photography Grimm Vandekerckhove receives the Robby Müller Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Vandekerckhove is known for his subtle way of capturing the inner world of characters.

cinenews • 11 m

British-Finnish-Belgian co-production Sebastian selected at Sundance Film Festival The British-Finnish-Belgian co-production Sebastian has been selected for the Sundance Film Festival. The film, directed by Mikko Mäkelä, will have its world premiere on January 26, 2024.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat to Sundance The documentary "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat" has been selected for the Sundance Film Festival. The film tells the story of the post-colonial struggle for Congo's raw materials after independence in 1960, from the perspective of Andrée Blouin.

nu • 11 m

Baldur's Gate 3 from Belgian game studio big winner of The Game Awards Belgian game developer Larian Studios has won six awards at The Game Awards with their game Baldur's Gate 3. The game was awarded as the best game of 2023 and also received awards for best performance, best community support and best role-playing game.

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