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1410 articles available in total starting from 19/03/2008. Last article published on 22/04/2024.

Suicide and feigned identity in The Friend

Micha Lewinsky’s Swiss title The Friend screened in competition this week at the Brussels European Film Festival. In the film, Emil (Philippe Graber) resembles an old bachelor albeit he is only in...  

03/07/2008 | Festivals | Belgium

Spotlight on German women directors at Brussels

The Brussels European Film Festival is in full swing in the Belgian capital. Films by German women directors take pride of place in the eclectic selection. Screening in competition is Emily Atef’s...  

03/07/2008 | Festivals | Belgium

VAF backs two films by Hans Herbots

Literary adaptations are proving to be popular this year in Flanders, and Hans Herbots certainly isn’t complaining. The director of the 2006 Belgian box office hit, Stormforce, has scooped a...  

26/06/2008 | Funding | Belgium

CCA backs host of debut and second films

The Film and Audiovisual Centre of the French Community of Belgium granted funding to 25 projects, including nine features, at its first committee session in 2008. Eklektik Productions will thus...  

25/06/2008 | Funding | Belgium

Animated films flourish in Belgium

At the Annecy Animated Film Festival – which closed on June 14 – two Belgian films picked up honours in the graduate student film category. Johan Pollefoort’s Le Voyageur (“The Traveller”, adapted...  

20/06/2008 | Animation | Belgium

Moroccan soldiers’ Silver Tears

Around the corner from the tarmacked roads of a Belgian military camp, Mourad Boucif is in the middle of shooting his third feature, Silver Tears, on which some 100 extras have been immersed in...  

18/06/2008 | Production | Belgium

Three Belgian co-productions hit screens

There are an equal number of Belgian and US releases on this week’s line-up. Three Belgian co-productions are hitting screens alongside three US titles, as well as Lucia Cedron’s Argentinean film...  

18/06/2008 | Releases | Belgium

Young directors in spotlight in Brussels

The sixth Brussels European Film Festival will be held from June 28-July 6. In keeping with its aims, the event will focus on debut and second films by young European directors. Apart from the...  

17/06/2008 | Festivals | Belgium

From Eldorado to Calle Santa Fe

Cannes discoveries take pride of place in this week’s line-up. The Dardenne brothers once again picked up honours in the official competition, but another Belgian film is also about to reap the...  

04/06/2008 | Releases | Belgium

Belgian documentaries showcased

Since the 1930s (thanks to the Belgian Documentary School headed by Charles Kekeukeleire and Henri Storck), Belgium has had a rich documentary tradition that is constantly renewed and regularly...  

02/06/2008 | Festivals | Belgium

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