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mediadesknederland • 9 j

Documentary projects wanted for films above the Arctic Circle in Below ZERO Filmmakers are invited to submit documentary projects about (aspects of) life above the Arctic Circle. Selected projects for Below ZERO are pitched to a panel of international experts. The deadline to submit a project is November 26, 2015.

radio1 • 9 j

Kees Vlaanderen about his documentary 'The ultimate remedy' (audio) Director Kees Vlaanderen was the first filmmaker to receive permission to film in the Rotterdam detention center for months. Emmie Kollau visits the documentary maker.

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Actor Matthias Schoenaerts about his intense role in Disorder (audio) The Flemish actor Matthias Schoenaerts was able to copy the trick from his famous father, Julien Schoenaerts. He was already on stage as a child and made his debut on the silver screen in 1992 with the film Daens, which was nominated for an Oscar.

standaard • 9 j

Woody Allen wrote funniest screenplay The American Writers Guild ('Writer's Guild of America, West') has chosen the funniest screenplays of all time. At the top is 'Annie Hall', a romantic comedy by Woody Allen, starring Allen himself and Diane Keaton.

hollandfilmnieuws • 9 j

Kinepolis takes over a large part of Utopolis The Kinepolis Group has largely completed the acquisition of the Utopolis group that was announced in July. The Belgian cinema company takes over nine cinemas in three countries: three in Luxembourg, one in France and five in the Netherlands.

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Flemish film Black still shown subject to change After an incident-rich screening of the film 'Black' on Wednesday evening, Kinepolis has decided to deploy additional security staff for the Thursday screening - which will indeed take place. 'If incidents occur again, the film will be removed from the Kinepolis Brussels programming. be," the spokeswoman said.

directorsguild • 9 j

Belgian Film Prize of Merit to Nouchka van Brakel This year, Nouchka van Brakel will receive the Film Prize of Merit in Antwerp from the Association of the Flemish Film Press. Every two years, around 123 film journalists select a Belgian or Dutch man/woman who has successfully made his/her mark in the field of film.

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Belgian film about youth gangs leads to riots in Brussels Riots broke out in the Belgian capital on Wednesday at the cinema showing 'Black', a new film about youth gangs in Brussels. The hall appeared to be overcrowded: some visitors did not have a ticket for the film and refused to leave the hall.

zamanvandaag • 9 j

Interview with Belgian director Adil El Arbi The success of the Belgian Adil El Arbi seems to know no bounds.

vaf • 9 j

Wildcard film Kenneth Mercken opens the Leuven Short Film Festival Feel Sad for the Bunny, the short film that Kenneth Mercken made with the support of a VAF Wildcard, opens the Leuven International Short Film Festival on November 27 (November 27 – December 5).

pzc • 9 j

Film about child marriage at the Movies that Matter programme As part of Cinema Middelburg's Movies that Matter program, the 2014 film 'I am Nojoom, age 10 and divorced' will be shown on Tuesday, November 10. The film is spoken in Arabic and has English subtitles.

demorgen • 9 j

Brussels cinemas afraid of 'Black' Some Brussels cinemas fear that riots may occur during the screening of the film Black, and have therefore decided not to program the film. In an intro film, directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah want to calm things down.

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