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Crime is a common thread during the Ghent Film Festival The program components of the 39th Ghent Film Festival will focus on the crime film genre, but it will certainly not be a 'crime film festival', director Patrick Duynslaegher says. "The Ghent Film Festival will not be a crime film festival," says artistic director Patrick Duynslaegher. "View "CRIME SCENE" as a one-off course, in addition to our regular courses such as ExploreZone, the Plus Course and the LGBT film course."

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Martin Lagestee makes 'Bobby and the Ghost Hunters' Paradiso Filmed Entertainment, in collaboration with producer Lagestee Film, producer Frank Bak, and co-producer Tros, is responsible for the distribution of the new family film by director Martin Lagestee: Bobby en de Geestenjagers in 2013.

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Cannes Film Festival Official Jury Announced Thierry Frémaux, the director of the Cannes Film Festival, has announced the full jury for the official competition. Actor Ewan McGregor and fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier will help decide who wins the Palme d'Or.

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World Soundtrack Awards 2012 During the 12th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards, composers Pino Donaggio and James Newton Howard will be in the spotlight. Pino Donaggio will receive the Lifetime Achievement award. One by one they were provided with music written by Pino Donaggio.

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More airtime for Canvas The Flemish TV channel Canvas will receive more airtime from May 14. Canvas will broadcast daily from 2 p.m. Until now, Canvas only started at 8 p.m. and shared a channel with children's channel Ketnet. Ketnet will move to a new third TV network from May 1.

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Water board is looking for owner of dredged up films Water board Vallei en Eem is looking for the owner of holiday films that were dredged from streams in Renkum in Gelderland. The so-called 8mm films were in an antique money box from the 17th century, the shelf announced on Thursday.

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"Don't just use personal photos" Media may not simply take photos or personal information from a social networking site or a personal website. The Journalism Council has approved a new guideline on this subject and included it in the Journalism Code.

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Funds in Belgium transferred to digital application files From May 2012, the VAF/Film Fund and the VAF/Media Fund will permanently switch to digital application files. "In times of major ecological challenges and technological solutions, we as a public Fund cannot lag behind in reducing the mountain of paper," according to the VAF website.

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'House Anubis' gets third season in US A third series of the successful TV series House of Anubis is being prepared in the United States.

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Belgian film in 'Critics Week' The first feature film by 38-year-old Walloon filmmaker David Lambert, 'Hors les Murs', is one of the seven films included in the program of the Cannes Semaine de la Critique side section. Lambert has a history as a co-writer of a range of Belgian and French films.

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Canvas will not change its name Despite what can be read in various media, the second VRT network, Canvas, will not change its name. VRT chairman Luc Van den Brande reports this in a press release.

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'With my Heart in Yambo' wint Vandersypen Award Maria Fernanda Restrepo receives the Dirk Vandersype Award for her remarkable documentary. This prize goes to the documentary that best draws attention to the inhabitants of Latin America.

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