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Filming of new Streamz Original 'Oh, Otto!' starts in Brussels Shooting for the new Streamz Original series 'Oh, Otto!' will start this month in Brussels. Starring actors such as Jonathan Michiels, Jennifer Heylen and Gijs De Corte, it promises to be a captivating story about self-discovery and friendship.

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'BXL' by Ish and Monir Aït Hamou wins North Sea Port Audience Award 'BXL', the directorial debut of Ish and Monir Aït Hamou, has won the North Sea Port Audience Award. The film, which had its world premiere on 11 October during Film Fest Gent, tells the story of two brothers, Tarek and Fouad, who grow up in Brussels.

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Comeback with Veerle Baetens & Zwangere Guy: trailer, release date and world premiere revealed The film 'Comeback', directed by Jan and Raf Roosens, tells the story of 14-year-old Ava as she navigates the complex relationship between her divorced parents.

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Winners of Film Fest Ghent 2024 revealed At the 51st edition of Film Fest Gent, the film Super Happy Forever by Japanese director Kohei Igarashi won the Grand Prix for Best Film. The film, a mourning portrait that stands out for its sparse narration, was praised by the International Jury.

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Belgian production company Caviar starts shooting romcom with top American cast Belgian production company Caviar has started shooting the romantic comedy 'Love Language' directed by Joey Power, known for 'After Everything'.

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Amenra's Skunk Score Among Winners of World Soundtrack Awards at Film Fest Ghent At the 24th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards, held during Film Fest Gent, the music of the Flemish band Amenra won an award. Their score for 'Skunk' won the award for 'Best Original Score for a Belgian Production'.

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Second 'Ferry' film with Frank Lammers to be shown from December Daniel Craig, best known as James Bond, has attracted a lot of attention in Venice with his role in the new film 'Queer'. In this drama film he plays a gay American expat and his multiple explicit love scenes with a man have clearly impressed the audience.

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Johan van der Keuken Retrospective: Seeing Looking Filming From 18 October to January 2025, CINEMATEK Brussels, in collaboration with the international film magazine Sabzian, is organising an extensive retrospective of the work of Dutch documentary filmmaker Johan van der Keuken.

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Brussels-Palestinian filmmaker Michel Khleifi celebrated with Joseph Plateau Honorary Award Brussels-Palestinian filmmaker Michel Khleifi, originally from Nazareth, is being honored with the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award for his groundbreaking work.

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Winners of the 2024 Film Fest Ghent short film competitions In the International Short Film Competition, with participants from 12 countries, Shuli Huang’s Goodbye First Love won the Award for Best International Short, with a prize of €5,000.

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Research into film exploitation presented at Film Fest Ghent During the Film Fest Gent, Prof. Dr. Tim Raats presented a study, commissioned by the Flemish Audiovisual Fund, on film exploitation in Flanders. Raats emphasized the need for a sustainable ecosystem for film screening in Flanders and Brussels.

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Why Wettelen in competition at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival "Why Wettelen", directed and written by Dimitri Verhulst, tells the story of a family that unravels old secrets during a multi-day funeral march to the funeral of mother Christine. This festival is an important event in the Baltic States.

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