18/11/2005

Historian, journalist, and documentary maker, Lucas Van Der Taelen, head of the Flemish Audiovisual Fund since its creation in September 2002, has been removed from his post following numerous disagreements with the administrators of the organization. For the moment, no replacement has decided upon.
In a press statement, the institution said the decision had been taken as part of a process of renewal. The Flemish group hopes to modify its system for subsidies to audiovisual productions, "with a more transparent manner" with regard to the decision-making process and to find a way of setting up more consultations with the Minister and audiovisual sector.

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Independent public organism designed to aid film production, the Flemish Audiovisual Fund replaced ‘Fonds Films in Vlanderen’ three years ago. The new organization has more than 12 million euros each year to invest directly or indirectly in awarding grants, financing films, the promotion of Flemish cinema and the creation of workshops. The dynamism within a section of the Belgian Flemish cinema has recently seen a number of productions such as The Alzheimer Case [+see also:
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(Translated from French)