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1548 articles available in total starting from 19/03/2008. Last article published on 02/07/2025.

Francophone Film Development Fund announces results in Berlin

The committee at the second session of the Francophone Film Development Fund announced its results on Monday in Berlin. The Fund, set up in May 2009 at Cannes, aims to contribute to the...  

16/02/2011 | Funding | Belgium/France/Switzerland/Luxembourg

Viva Riva!: Score settling in Kinshasa

Kinshasa, the 2000s. This megalopolis of over 10 million inhabitants stretches over tens of kilometres and lacks any credible public transport system. Here, the “oil kings” hold the keys to the...  

12/02/2011 | Berlinale 2011 | Belgium

Van Dormael sweeps up at Magritte Awards

The first Magritte Belgian Francophone Film Awards ceremony, which was held on Saturday evening in Brussels, has put things back in order on two scores. By lavishly awarding Jaco Van Dormael’s Mr....  

07/02/2011 | Awards | Belgium

Bullhead charges into theatres

This week, Michael R. Roskam’s debut feature Bullhead is being released in Belgium. A sensational film about the Belgian hormone mafia underworld, it has created an enthusiastic buzz and won rave...  

02/02/2011 | Releases | Belgium

Burundi-set short heads to Hollywood

While expectations were high that Olivier Masset-Depasse’s Illegal (European Parliament LUX Prize 2010 competition) would make it onto the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar shortlist, there is good...  

28/01/2011 | Oscars 2011 | Belgium

From Bagdad to Kinshasa: Belgian films in Berlin

The Berlin selection once again highlights the eclecticism of Belgian audiovisual production. Recently presented at Sundance, Lee Tamahori’s The Devil’s Double is by far the Belgian project with...  

28/01/2011 | Berlinale 2011 | Belgium

Strong Belgian presence at Rotterdam

The 40th Rotterdam International Film Festival opened yesterday, and Belgium is well-represented in the line-up. For this special edition, the IFFR has chosen to put the spotlight on 20 young...  

27/01/2011 | Festivals | Belgium

Magritte Awards shine spotlight on Belgian Francophone cinema

Beyond the controversy, the Magritte Awards above all shine a much-needed spotlight on Belgian Francophone film production of recent months. Behind the powerhouses and almost-sacred hits like The...  

14/01/2011 | Awards | Belgium

Magritte nominations announced amid controversy

Nominations for the Magritte Film Awards, the first Belgian Francophone film awards, were announced against a backdrop of controversy. In an interview, French-speaking Belgian actress Cécile de...  

14/01/2011 | Awards | Belgium

Belgian Francophone films enjoy success abroad

The reputation of Belgian Francophone films has for the past few months been one of the priorities of the government and different agencies who work towards the support and promotion of these...  

16/11/2010 | Industry | Belgium

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