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Meet the Belgian short film makers At Film Fest Ghent, ten selected films will compete for the award for best Belgian student short film in the Competition for Belgian Student Shorts. This event offers emerging film talent a platform to present themselves to a wide audience.

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Animation3 selects its 2025 residents and three projects in Luxembourg, France and Belgium The new edition of the Animation3 residency, supported by Film Fund Luxembourg, Magelis, and Wallimage, has selected four talented animation artists. The selected authors will each receive a €3,000 grant and support for their accommodation and travel expenses.

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Ghent festival director discusses political films, Nicolas Roeg retrospective and Belgian talent Wim De Witte, program director of Film Fest Ghent, emphasizes the importance of political films during the 52nd edition of the festival, which takes place from October 9th to 18th.

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Nominees for the World Soundtrack Awards' Discovery of the Year award discuss the award's impact, AI and a look beyond Hollywood The World Soundtrack Awards, part of Film Fest Ghent in Belgium, recognize international film and television composers with the Discovery of the Year Award. Previous winners, such as Daniel Pemberton and Nicholas Britell, have gone on to successful careers.

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'Maya the Bee' franchise gets a new brand look by kid's media company Animaj Animaj, an emerging children's media company, has formed a strategic alliance with Studio 100 International to revamp the "Maya the Bee" brand. Animaj will use AI-driven production tools to expand "Maya the Bee"'s presence globally.

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Film Fest Gent 'On Tour' During its 52nd edition, Film Fest Gent will once again be going "On Tour" with a preview premiere at various cinemas and cultural centers in Brussels and Flanders.

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Filming of action thriller by and with Patser(s) star Saïd Boumazoughe has begun Filming has begun for the action thriller "Paradise," starring Said Boumazoughe. The film, directed by Bob Colaers and written by Boumazoughe, Sven Huybrechts, and Salahdine Ibnou Kacemi, is being produced by A Team Productions and Aattache Films.

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Focus on Flemish documentaries on Doclisboa The Doclisboa festival screens several Flemish documentaries, including "Memory Is an Animal, It Barks with Many Mouths" by Eva Giolo and "Bamssi" by Mourad Ben Amor. These films are made possible in part by the Flanders Audiovisual Fund.

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Filming has begun for the Belgian WWII drama Le Faux Soir by Michaël R. Roskam Filming for the Belgian WWII drama "Le Faux Soir" began on September 23, 2025. The film, directed by Michaël R. Roskam, depicts a remarkable act of resistance in which a fake edition of the newspaper Le Soir was distributed to mock the German occupiers.

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Filming of the Tom Lanoye film adaptation Cardboard Boxes by Bavo Defurne and Yves Verbraeken has begun Filming has begun for the film "Cardboard Boxes," directed by Bavo Defurne and Yves Verbraeken. Based on Tom Lanoye's bestseller, the film explores themes of first love and heartbreak. The story follows 17-year-old Tom as he pursues his first love.

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Ghent Film Fest 2025 program revealed Film Fest Ghent 2025, taking place from October 8th to 19th, opens with Cato Kusters' debut film "Julian" and concludes with Harris Dickinson's "Urchin." The festival presents a diverse program with 119 feature films, 38 short films, two TV series, and two VR projects.

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Film Fest Gent and SMAK jointly present the work of James Benning Film Fest Gent and SMAK present three films by James Benning, an influential experimental filmmaker known for his minimalist style.

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