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Raoul Servais (94) passed away, internationally acclaimed pioneer of the animation film who won the Palme d'Or The Belgian filmmaker and animator Raoul Servais has died at the age of 94 in his home in Leffinge. Servais is considered the pioneer of Belgian animation film and in October 2022 received the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award for his entire oeuvre.

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Ward Kerremans and co-star Sallie Harmsen about the production of 'Noise' Last week, the psychological thriller 'Noise' appeared on Netflix. The film has some familiar faces in the cast, including Johan Leysen, Jennifer Heylen, Lize Feryn, Ward Kerremans and Sallie Harmsen. They studied together at the academy in Maastricht.

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Flemish film 'Zeevonk' wins ECFA Award in Malmö The Flemish film 'Zeevonk' has won the ECFA Award at the BUFF Malmö Film Festival, the most important children's and youth film festival in Scandinavia.

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Three titles from Clin d'oeil Films to Visions du Réel Two Flemish documentaries, Planet B by Pieter Van Eecke and Behind The Lines by Alaa Amer and Alisar Hasan, will have their world premiere in the Grand Angle competition of Visions du Réel. Both documentaries are produced by Clin d'oeil Films.

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Seven Oscars for Everything Everywhere All at Once Huge success for the film Everything Everywhere All at Once, which won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh. Jamie Lee Curtis won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and Branden Fraser took home Best Actor in The Whale.

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Jared Leto and Tom Hanks win prizes at Razzie Awards Jared Leto and Tom Hanks have won awards at the Razzie Awards, which are given annually for the worst film performance of the year.

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Leading film magazine The Hollywood Reporter calculates Oscar chances of 'Close' According to The Hollywood Reporter, Belgian director Lukas Dhont has a good chance of winning an Oscar for his film 'Close' in the category 'best foreign film'.

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Two short films selected for Festival International du Film sur l'Art The short fiction film Two To Tango by Dimitri Sterkens and the short documentary Bgirl Badli by Charlotte De Cort have been selected for the Festival International du Film sur l'Art (FIFA, March 14-26) in Montréal, Canada.

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Focus: Regional talent at Euregion Film Forum According to a film law, the more regional and local a film story, the more universal the film. If it is true, the films at the Euregion Film Forum in Lumière in Maastricht, organized by CineSud, are interesting for everyone.

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New Base Devos wins prize at Berlinale Here, the new feature film by Bas Devos, has won the Prize for Best Film of the Encounters competition at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film also received the Fipresci Award last night, the prize of the international federation of film critics.

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Scienceville, a new part of the Docville film festival, brings wonders of science The 19th edition of the international documentary festival Docville in Leuven conjures up a new element on the schedule. With ScienceVille, the festival focuses on the wonders of science. The full program of Docville has been announced today.

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French documentary wins Golden Bear in Berlin, nine-year-old receives Silver Bear The documentary Sur l'Adamant won the most important prize at the Berlin Film Festival on Saturday. The film by French director Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear, the prize for the best film. A Silver Bear was also awarded to a child.

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