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Articles, interviews, news, analysis on the Belgian audiovisual sector.

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Country profile: Belgium

Country profile: Belgium

31 July 2023

New8 – The Next Chapter: Public broadcasters double down on trust-based European drama alliances

Göteborg 2026 – Göteborg Industry

New8 – The Next Chapter: Public broadcasters double down on trust-based European drama alliances

At TV Drama Vision, representatives from the New8 alliance outlined how deeper collaboration, shared editorial criteria and intensified coordination aim to strengthen European public service drama  

29 January 2026

Society of Audiovisual Authors: Defending screenwriters’ and directors’ rights in a fragmented audiovisual landscape

European Networks

Society of Audiovisual Authors: Defending screenwriters’ and directors’ rights in a fragmented audiovisual landscape

Built on collective rights management, the Brussels-based network now navigates streaming, AI and regulatory fragmentation on behalf of Europe’s audiovisual authors  

22 January 2026

A strong 2025 performance for the screen.brussels fund

Industry / Market - Belgium

A strong 2025 performance for the screen.brussels fund

The regional fund has confirmed its strategic role as a catalyst for co-productions and economic impact  

19 December 2025

Europa Distribution: Connecting independent distributors through knowledge, advocacy and cultural diversity

European Networks

Europa Distribution: Connecting independent distributors through knowledge, advocacy and cultural diversity

We explore how the organisation has developed from a collaborative forum into a global network dedicated to keeping non-national European cinema accessible and culturally relevant  

02 December 2025

CresCine maps the challenges of “small markets”

Industry / Market - Europe

CresCine maps the challenges of “small markets”

In its conclusions, the report reiterates that a theatrical release remains the backbone of the exhibition cycle, yet more flexible windows and a genuinely film-by-film approach are vital  

14 November 2025

The Francophone Co-production Meetings unveil 25 projects

Industry / Market - Luxembourg

The Francophone Co-production Meetings unveil 25 projects

Organised by Film Fund Luxembourg, the 21st edition of the event will take place in Luxembourg from 28-31 October  

17 October 2025

Animation3 selects its 2025 residents, helming three projects across Luxembourg, France and Belgium

Industry / Market - Luxembourg/France/Belgium

Animation3 selects its 2025 residents, helming three projects across Luxembourg, France and Belgium

Four animation talents have been chosen to take part in the new edition of the residency, supported by Film Fund Luxembourg, Magelis and Wallimage  

01 October 2025

CinEuro FilmLab launches “European stories” call

Industry / Market - France/Switzerland/Germany/Luxembourg/Belgium

CinEuro FilmLab launches “European stories” call

The programme is open to feature-film and series projects that tackle European-related issues and are set in the symbolic places of power where the EU institutions are based  

27 August 2025

Sarajevo offers a glimpse into the technicalities of Flow

Sarajevo 2025 – CineLink Industry Days

Sarajevo offers a glimpse into the technicalities of Flow

Animators Konstantīns Višņevskis and Mārtiņš Upītis shared their experience of working on the highly successful, Oscar-winning feature by Gints Zilbalodis  

26 August 2025

Brussels CoproMarket set to present 14 European projects

BRIFF 2025 - Brussels CoProMarket

Brussels CoproMarket set to present 14 European projects

The 9th edition of this co-production market will be held on 23 and 24 June as part of the Brussels International Film Festival  

13 June 2025

The CinEuro Prize announces its eight finalists

Industry / Market - France/Luxembourg/Germany/Switzerland/Belgium

The CinEuro Prize announces its eight finalists

Members of the trans-border network gathered to unveil the selected projects of the 3rd edition of its prize  

26 May 2025

Best Friend Forever sells five new films selected at Cannes

Cannes 2025 - Marché du Film

Best Friend Forever sells five new films selected at Cannes

Brussels-based sales company will be presenting films at the Critics’ Week, the Directors’ Fortnight and ACID  

06 May 2025

Be For Films to sell Love Me Tender in Cannes

Cannes 2025 - Marché du Film

Be For Films to sell Love Me Tender in Cannes

The Brussels-based firm have bagged selection in the Un Certain Regard section for Anna Cazenave Cambet’s adaptation of Constance Debré’s novel, toplined by Vicky Krieps  

02 May 2025

Attendance on the rise and record funding for Wallonia-Brussels films in 2024

Industry / Market - Belgium

Attendance on the rise and record funding for Wallonia-Brussels films in 2024

Despite a strained economic and political context, local cinema is doing well according to the report by the federation’s Film and Audiovisual Centre  

17 April 2025

Genre takes centre stage at the ninth BIF Market

BIFFF 2025 – BIF Market

Genre takes centre stage at the ninth BIF Market

Featuring projects from Europe, Latin America and beyond, the market of the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival provides both an on-site and an online platform for genre film professionals  

07 April 2025

The BIF Market set to shape the future of genre cinema

BIFFF 2025 - BIF Market

The BIF Market set to shape the future of genre cinema

Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival's market will take place from 14-18 April at Brussels Expo  

14 March 2025

Best Friend Forever sets course for Berlin

Berlinale 2025 – EFM

Best Friend Forever sets course for Berlin

The Brussels-based sales agent will be singing the praises of Ukrainian documentary Timestamp, screening in competition, and Hong Kong movie Queerpanorama, selected in the Panorama section  

12 February 2025

The BIF Market opens call for genre cinema projects

BIFFF 2025 - BIF Market

The BIF Market opens call for genre cinema projects

The deadline for project submission to Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival's market is 28 February  

07 February 2025

The Flanders Audiovisual Fund releases a new report on the use of artificial intelligence in audiovisual creation

Industry / Market - Belgium/Europe

The Flanders Audiovisual Fund releases a new report on the use of artificial intelligence in audiovisual creation

The study asked about the intended and eventual usage of AI in requests for support in audiovisual projects, revealing low actual use but a diversity of arguments for and against its utilisation  

31 January 2025

Cartoon Business unveils the full programme for its 2024 edition

Cartoon 2024 – Cartoon Business

Cartoon Business unveils the full programme for its 2024 edition

The industry event for animation professionals will run from 18-20 November, offering a rich schedule of keynotes, panels and one-on-one meetings alongside a job fair and a new Business Clinic  

12 November 2024

The Alentours Forum selects 22 projects

Alentours Forum 2024

The Alentours Forum selects 22 projects

The Strasbourg-based event unspooling between 2 and 4 July has announced its selection, featuring Benoît Volnais’ new movie  

26 June 2024

The eighth Brussels CoProMarket opens up to short films

BRIFF 2024 – Brussels CoProMarket

The eighth Brussels CoProMarket opens up to short films

The Brussels International Film Festival and the Brussels Short Film Festival are merging their co-production markets to form a brand-new event that will unspool from 26-28 June  

15 May 2024

Best Friend Forever selling Universal Language

Cannes 2024 - Marché du Film

Best Friend Forever selling Universal Language

The Brussels-based sales agent is presenting Canadian director Matthew Rankin’s new movie in the Directors’ Fortnight, and selling three films in post-production  

10 May 2024

2023 proves a record year in terms of resources for the audiovisual world in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation

Industry / Market - Belgium

2023 proves a record year in terms of resources for the audiovisual world in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation

The Film and Audiovisual Centre has presented its report on last year at a time when Culture Minister Bénédicte Linard is nearing the end of her mandate  

15 April 2024

Best Friend Forever to sell Shambhala in Berlin

Berlinale 2024 – EFM

Best Friend Forever to sell Shambhala in Berlin

The Belgian sales agent is presenting the first ever Nepalese feature film to compete in the festival, whilst also enjoying a presence in the Panorama section via the new Bruce LaBruce movie  

13 February 2024

MUBI buys a majority stake in independent Benelux distributor Cinéart

Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors - UK/Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg

MUBI buys a majority stake in independent Benelux distributor Cinéart

The move marks MUBI’s first acquisition of a distributor and constitutes a significant milestone in the company’s expansion across the European arthouse market  

09 February 2024

The call for projects is open for the Strasbourg Alentours Forum

Alentours Forum 2024

The call for projects is open for the Strasbourg Alentours Forum

The Rhine Co-Production Meeting will take place from 2-4 July  

12 January 2024

First Cut Lab Belgium and First Cut Lab Netherlands open their calls

First Cut Lab 2024

First Cut Lab Belgium and First Cut Lab Netherlands open their calls

The two labs are ready to welcome new films for their fourth edition, while the initiative’s international team has expanded  

25 October 2023

Eight pubcasters launch New8, the biggest drama collaboration in Europe

MIA 2023

Eight pubcasters launch New8, the biggest drama collaboration in Europe

The group of Northern and Western European broadcasters will share their best drama shows with each other  

11 October 2023

Flemish cinema of today and tomorrow to be form the focus of CONNEXT

Industry / Market - Belgium

Flemish cinema of today and tomorrow to be form the focus of CONNEXT

The Flanders Audiovisual Fund will shine a light on the wonderful vitality of the Flemish audiovisual sector, showcasing the main projects underway and yet to come  

05 October 2023

The Alentours Forum selects 31 projects

Forum Alentours 2023

The Alentours Forum selects 31 projects

The Rhenish Co-Production Meetings will unspool 27 – 29 June in Strasbourg, showcasing French- and German-language projects, both fiction films and documentaries  

26 June 2023

Cannes NEXT welcomes the experts working on the CRESCINE European research project

Cannes 2023 – Marché du Film

Cannes NEXT welcomes the experts working on the CRESCINE European research project

CANNES 2023: The ambitious three-year initiative, backed by Horizon Europe, aims to empower and transform the film industries of seven small European countries  

25 May 2023

15 projects set to grace the 7th Brussels Co-Production Market

BRIFF 2023 - Brussels Co-Production Market

15 projects set to grace the 7th Brussels Co-Production Market

The market is set to unspool on 28 and 29 June, hosted by the Brussels International Film Festival  

11 May 2023

Be For Films sets course for Cannes’ Critics’ Week

Cannes 2023 - Marché du Film

Be For Films sets course for Cannes’ Critics’ Week

The Brussels-based international sales agent, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary next year, is presenting The (Ex)perience of Love and Le Ravissement  

03 May 2023

Best Friend Forever to get a taste of Cannes’ Competition via Banel & Adama

Cannes 2023 - Marché du Film

Best Friend Forever to get a taste of Cannes’ Competition via Banel & Adama

The Belgian sales agent scores a double hit on the Croisette by way of Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s movie, competing for the Palme d’Or, and Claude Schmitz’s The Other Laurens in the Directors’ Fortnight  

02 May 2023

The Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film Centre takes stock of 2022

Industry / Market - Belgium

The Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film Centre takes stock of 2022

The Minister of Culture and the director of the Film Centre analysed this exciting year and examined the new challenges on the horizon for French-language Belgian film  

24 April 2023

REPORT: Cartoon Next 2023

Cartoon 2023 – Cartoon Next

REPORT: Cartoon Next 2023

We present details of three intriguing projects that were pitched at the second edition of Cartoon Next, which ran in Marseille from 18-20 April  

24 April 2023

Europa Distribution presents its Case Studies at Cartoon Movie

Cartoon 2023 – Cartoon Movie

Europa Distribution presents its Case Studies at Cartoon Movie

The conference explored the challenge of how to find the right target audience and the most appropriate tools when promoting animated films  

23 March 2023

The Alentours Forum – Rhinish Co-Production Meeting launches its call for projects

Alentours Forum 2023

The Alentours Forum – Rhinish Co-Production Meeting launches its call for projects

25 French- and German-language projects in development will be selected for the event unspooling from 27 to 29 June in Strasbourg  

10 February 2023

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