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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.

vertigoweb • 11 m

Wil passes the mark of 200,000 visitors The film WIL has now attracted more than 200,000 visitors in Flanders. Lead actors Matteo Simoni and Annelore Crollet, together with author Jeroen Olyslaegers, put the spotlight on the 200,000th visitor in Kinepolis Antwerp.

vertigoweb • 11 m

Trailer feature film debut Wannes Destoop Holy Rosita online The trailer of Holy Rosita, the feature film debut of director Wannes Destoop, has appeared online. The film, with Daphne Agten and Delfine Bafort in the cast, is about Rosita who, despite criticism, becomes pregnant and keeps it a secret.

vertigoweb • 11 m

Trailer Koen Mortier's Skunk online The trailer for the film 'Skunk' by director Koen Mortier has appeared online. The film is based on the book of the same name by Geert Taghon and follows the story of Liam, a neglected teenager who grows up in a family full of drugs and violence.

hln • 11 m

Maksim Stojanac becomes the Flemish Willy Wonka in new cinema film 'Wonka' Flemish actor and singer Maksim Stojanac will voice Willy Wonka in the Flemish version of the new film 'Wonka'. The film, starring Timothée Chalamet, will be shown in Belgian cinemas from December 13.

see-nl • 11 m

Dutch short films presented in Leuven Several Dutch short films will be shown at the Short Film Festival Leuven this year. The films "I Am Not a Robot" by Victoria Warmerdam, "Wander to Wonder" by Nina Gantz and "The Miracle" by Nienke Deutz have been selected for the festival.

vaf • 11 m

These are the winners of the VAF Wildcards 2023 The Flemish Audiovisual Fund has announced the winners of the VAF Wildcards 2023. The winners receive financial support and guidance to realize their first extracurricular project. Several films made with a VAF Wildcard will be released soon.

vertigoweb • 11 m

It melts past 100,000 visitors Veerle Baetens' directorial debut, Het smelt, has already attracted more than 100,000 visitors in Belgium. The film is also internationally successful and recently won two awards at Germany's Braunschweig International Film Festival.

cinenews • 11 m

And Cour(t) de Route returns with Flemish, Walloon and Brussels short films En Cour(t) de Route returns with a selection of remarkable Flemish, Walloon and Brussels short films. The first series, called "L'amour tout court", highlights the timeless theme of love with four films that highlight different aspects of it.

filmfestival • 11 m

Short film festival Leuven is looking for new talent The 29th edition of the Leuven Short Film Festival will start on November 24, 2023 with four premieres and a short film from Austria, which is the country in focus this year. Climate change and space travel will receive special attention this year.

vertigoweb • 11 m

New Koen Mortier Skunk wins prizes in Talinn The film 'Skunk' by director Koen Mortier has won the Youth Jury Prize at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. Mortier is proud of the result and thanks the cast and crew.

vaf • 11 m

Masterclasses from the Flemish Audiovisual Fund For six months (November 2023 to March 2024), the Flemish Audiovisual Fund organizes several master classes on inclusion, leadership, communication, transgressive behavior and pitching with various experts.

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