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'It Melts' had its world premiere in the US 'Het smelt' ('When it melts'), Veerle Baetens' directorial debut, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States in the night from Saturday to Sunday.

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Oscar nomination for Close Close by Lukas Dhont has been nominated for the Oscar for Best International Feature Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just announced this. Only five Flemish films have ever been nominated for an Oscar.

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The full list of Oscar nominations for 2023 The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced in the US on Tuesday morning by Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams.

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Documentary festival Docville presents ScienceVille for the first time The international documentary festival Docville will present ScienceVille for the first time at its next edition. The organization announced this on Thursday.

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Banijay Benelux acquires majority interest in jonnydepony Banijay Benelux – home to several creative content producers – announces to further expand its scripted activities in Belgium through a majority stake in the production company jonnydepony.

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Limitless networking at the Ostend Film Festival FFO and Sabam for Culture join forces and present the Industry Speeddates on Friday 3 February during the Ostend Film Festival. Throughout the morning, industry professionals from Flanders and the Netherlands will have the opportunity to meet each other.

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35th edition of youth film festival JEF unpacks with VR and vertical cinema From 11 to 26 February, the 35th edition of youth film festival JEF will take place across seven Flemish cities, with Antwerp as its base.

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'De Acht Bergen' has already attracted 120,000 visitors to Belgian cinemas 'De Acht Bergen', the brainchild of film couple Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, has attracted more than 120,000 visitors to Belgian cinemas since its premiere in December. But the film is also doing well abroad, says Kinepolis Film Distribution.

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The Fabelmans and The Banshees of Inisherin big winners Golden Globes Feature films The Fabelmans and The Banshees of Inisherin are the big winners of this year's Golden Globes. Last night the prizes were awarded for the 80th time. The awards for best actors and actresses went to Cate Blanchett and Colin Farrell, among others.

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How to deal with feedback as a screenwriter How to deal with feedback? Marc Veerkamp and Brian de Vore ask that question in this episode of the series of columns about the practical aspects of screenwriting.

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'Close' and 'Zillion' are major contenders for the Ensors The films 'Close' and 'Zillion' are the biggest contenders for the Ensors. Lukas Dhont has received fourteen nominations with his second feature film. Robin Pront has also been nominated fourteen times with 'Zillion'.

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Belgian film 'Zeria' at the International Fantastic Film Festival in Gérardme 'Zeria', the fifth feature film and first animation film by Belgian director Harry Cleven, competes against eight other feature films at the International Festival of Fantastic Film in Gérardmer, France. There is also a competition for short films.

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