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1556 articles available in total starting from 19/03/2008. Last article published on 09/09/2025.

Jan Bucquoy • Director of The Last Temptation of the Belgians

Interview: Jan Bucquoy • Director of The Last Temptation of the Belgians

“My film is a counter-attack against our tragic fate”

The unclassifiable and iconoclastic artist, filmmaker, poet provocateur and agitator is offering up the 3rd instalment of his cinematic autobiography which is deeply rooted in Belgium  

02/02/2022 | /Belgium

Review: The Last Temptation of the Belgians

Review: The Last Temptation of the Belgians

Unpredictable director Jan Bucquoy adds the final touch to his autobiography, following on from La Vie Sexuelle des Belges and Camping Cosmos, in the form of a drama flirting with humour  

01/02/2022 | Films | Reviews | Belgium

Thierry Michel  • Director of Empire of Silence

Interview: Thierry Michel • Director of Empire of Silence

"We can’t just stand back and watch forever, without saying or doing anything"

The director uses his documentary to look back on 25 years of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the blind eye and deaf ear turned by the international community  

19/01/2022 | /Belgium

Review: Empire of Silence

Review: Empire of Silence

Thierry Michel looks back on a drama which has lasted almost 30 years, unfolding in one of the richest countries in the world whose people are one of the poorest  

18/01/2022 | Films | Reviews | Belgium

Ramdam unveils a programme brimming with Belgian premieres

Ramdam unveils a programme brimming with Belgian premieres

Despite all the doubts hovering over the process of organising the festival, it’s back this year, unspooling from 15-25 January in Tournai  

11/01/2022 | Festivals | Awards | Belgium

The CCA is backing new films by Joachim Lafosse and Sirot & Balboni

The CCA is backing new films by Joachim Lafosse and Sirot & Balboni

The Belgian Film Commission (CCA) is supporting 60 new film projects following its second 2021 session, including Le Fils de la Loi and (Ex)perience of Love  

16/12/2021 | Production | Funding | Belgium

Murina triumphs at Brussels’ Mediterranean Film Festival

Murina triumphs at Brussels’ Mediterranean Film Festival

The feature debut from Croatian director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović has won three awards at the 21st edition of the festival  

13/12/2021 | Cinemamed 2021 | Awards

Michiel Blanchart to direct a remake of his You’re Dead Hélène

Michiel Blanchart to direct a remake of his You’re Dead Hélène

The young Belgian filmmaker has just signed with TriStar Pictures to helm a feature-length US remake of his successful short film  

09/12/2021 | Production | Funding | USA/Belgium/France

Cinemamed turns its gaze towards youngsters

Cinemamed turns its gaze towards youngsters

Following an online edition in 2020, the festival is returning to its “true” form with an especially abundant offering, enhanced by another competition entitled RêVolution  

25/11/2021 | Cinemamed 2021

The Wallonia Brussels Federation signs a co-production agreement with Burkina Faso

The Wallonia Brussels Federation signs a co-production agreement with Burkina Faso

The Federation has signed its 13th bilateral co-production agreement, opening itself up to new opportunities for film and audiovisual co-operation  

25/11/2021 | Industry | Market | Belgium/Burkina Faso

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