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1584 articles available in total starting from 19/03/2008. Last article published on 06/02/2026.

Domien & Wendy Huyghe • Director and screenwriter of Sea Sparkle

Interview: Domien & Wendy Huyghe • Director and screenwriter of Sea Sparkle

"Writing this story was essential for us"

BERLINALE 2023: Brother and sister in real life, the director and screenwriter spoke to us about their film, which introduces younger audiences to the subject of grief  

17/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Generation

Review: Sea Sparkle

Review: Sea Sparkle

BERLINALE 2023: Presented in the opening slot of the Generation Kplus line-up, Domien Huyghe’s sensitive and ultra-topical debut movie is a brilliant and sincere coming-of-age tale about bereavement  

17/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Generation

Close reigns supreme at the Ensors

Close reigns supreme at the Ensors

Lukas Dhont’s second feature walked away with six prizes, including Best Film and Best Director, while Zillion bagged itself five  

06/02/2023 | Festivals | Awards | Belgium

Sahim Omar Kalifa • Director of Baghdad Messi

Interview: Sahim Omar Kalifa • Director of Baghdad Messi

"This story is a metaphor for the way the Iraqi dream has been annihilated"

We met with the Belgian-Kurdish director who chose to reinvent his hit, short film and turn it into a feature film  

03/02/2023 | /Belgium/Netherlands/Iraq

Review: Baghdad Messi

Review: Baghdad Messi

Sahim Omar Kalifa pleads for the preservation of the Iraqi people’s lost dreams, depicting the singular trajectory of a football-crazy little boy who’ll do anything to keep his passion afloat  

02/02/2023 | Films | Reviews | Belgium/Netherlands/Iraq

Dominique Deruddere  • Director of The Chapel

Interview: Dominique Deruddere • Director of The Chapel

"Is talent a blessing or a curse?"

We met with the Belgian director who’s back with a new feature film rife with dramatic tension  

31/01/2023 | /Belgium

Jessica Woodworth • Director of Luka

Interview: Jessica Woodworth • Director of Luka

“Sometimes it feels like we haven’t learned anything”

We met with the Belgian-American director, who presents a free and inspired adaptation of the cult novel by Dino Buzzati  

30/01/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Big Screen Competition

Review: Luka

Review: Luka

Jessica Woodworth transposes the questions posed by The Desert of the Tartars into a sumptuous film, set in a post-apocalyptic future that asks us about our present  

30/01/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Big Screen Competition

Review: The Chapel

Review: The Chapel

Dominique Deruddere takes us behind the scenes of the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Competition in the company of a young virtuoso pianist consumed by her demons  

27/01/2023 | Films | Reviews | Belgium

Review: When It Melts

Review: When It Melts

In her first feature-length directorial effort, Veerle Baetens offers up a very close adaptation of Lise Spit’s novel, exploring the resurgence of our childhood traumas  

23/01/2023 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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