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Soundtrack to a Coup d'État wins three awards at the IDA Documentary Awards The documentary "Soundtrack to a Coup d'État" has won three awards at the IDA Documentary Awards. The film, directed by Johan Grimonprez, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award for Cinematic Innovation.

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Holy Rosita awarded at Torino Film Festival Holy Rosita has won the Best Film Award at the Torino Film Festival. Wannes Destoop's feature debut premiered last week in the International Competition of the Italian film festival and was awarded the main prize by the jury on Saturday night.

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These are the winners of the VAF Wildcards 2024 The VAF Wildcards, the largest film awards in Belgium with a total amount of 206,000 euros, were awarded again this year. Successful predecessors such as Leonardo van Dijl and Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah demonstrate the impact of this award.

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Ostend Film Festival goes Super Natural At the Ostend Film Festival, Charlotte Vandermeersch introduces the theme Super Natural, focusing on the relationship between natural and supernatural forces in cinema. Vandermeersch hopes that her selection will inspire visitors to view their reality differently.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat nominated for four IDA Documentary Awards Johan Grimonprez's award-winning documentary "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat," which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, has been nominated for four IDA Documentary Awards.

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Holy Rosita in competition at Torino Film Festival The film "Holy Rosita", directed by Wannes Destoop and starring Daphne Agten, Jos Geens, and others, has been selected for competition at the Torino Film Festival in Italy.

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IDFA 2024: Mathijs Poppe on The Jacket Mathijs Poppe makes his debut at IDFA 2024 with "The Jacket", a film that explores the life of Jamal Hindawi, a Palestinian political theatre maker in the Lebanese refugee camp Shatila.

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Ostend Film Festival 2025 reveals master and theme Filmfestival Oostende (FFO) celebrates its seventeenth edition in 2025 with actress and director Charlotte Vandermeersch as Master. Vandermeersch chooses the theme SUPER NATURAL, which explores the relationship between natural and supernatural forces.

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VAF Intendant Koen Van Bockstal resigns early Koen Van Bockstal, director-intendant of the VAF, has decided to end his mandate prematurely for health reasons. This decision, taken in consultation with the VAF, makes it impossible for him to fully exercise his function.

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Flemish films at IDFA Two Flemish films will be highlighted at IDFA. "The Jacket" by Mathijs Poppe tells the story of Jamal Hindawi, a Palestinian man in exile in Beirut, who makes political theatre. Both films offer an in-depth look at personal and political themes.

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Jambers' 'BDW political beast' premieres in Antwerp The documentary "BDW political beast" by Paul Jambers about Bart De Wever premiered in Kinepolis Antwerp. The film shows De Wever as a extra driven by politics and power, who briefly celebrates election victories before focusing on new strategies.

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Vertigo to discontinue paper magazine after 100 issues, reveals future plans Flemish film magazine Vertigo will stop with the paper edition after the 100th issue, which will be available from December 4. Editor-in-chief Steven Tuffin announces that the magazine will focus on digital reporting, expanding events and starting a podcast.

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