03/04/2006

Wallimage, the Belgian regional body for the film and audiovisual industry, will celebrate its 5th anniversary this week in Paris at the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles.

The programme, being held from April 3-7 and supported by the Wallon regional funds, will feature a selection of 34 Belgian and French feature films, as well as the French premiere of Miss Montigny [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Miel Van Hoogenbemt, starring Sophie Quinton and Ariane Ascaride, a European co-production between Belgian companies Entre Chien et Loup and Les ateliers de Baere, Kaleo Films (France), Samsa (Luxembourg) and Ipso Facto (UK).

Also worth noting is the screening of two new films in France: Step by Step [+see also:
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film profile] by Philippe Blasband and Confituur by Lieven Debrauwer.

At a meeting of Belgian and French producers tomorrow, Philippe Reynaert will present Wallimage’s new funding programme, which is similar to French regional funds such as those from the Centre Images or the CRAAV. Also scheduled for later this afternoon is an evaluation of the co-productions made since the creation of this funding.

Feature films supported by Wallimage currently in post-production or production in the line-up include: Gone for a Dance by Alain Berliner (see interview), Cow Boy by Benoît Mariage, The Weakest is Always Right [+see also:
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film profile] by Lucas Belvaux (see interview), Comme tout le monde [+see also:
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film profile] by Pierre-Paul Renders, Cages [+see also:
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film profile] by Olivier Masset-Depasse (see interview ), Le Poulain by Olivier Ringer, Voleurs de chevaux [+see also:
film review
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film profile] by Micha Wald and Nue-propriété [+see also:
film review
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film profile] by Joachim Lafosse.

(Translated from French)