Brussels Movie Days celebrates cinema
Described as "an all-encompassing cinema event", Brussels Movie Days is taking place in the Wolubilis Cultural Centre from September 12-16. The new event offers to young and old filmgoers from all backgrounds a collection of films; a true celebration of cinema that has a pleasant mix of free open-air screenings, films, recreational workshops, a scriptwriting workshop, debates and concerts.
The competition-free festival opens this evening with Atonement [+see also:
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The open-air screenings will give visitors a chance to see again French California [+see also:
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Children, to whom the event is dedicated, can discover various feature-length films, as well as animated titles, such as U [+see also:
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The majority of sneak previews at the event are European. Director Raphael Fejtö will present L'Age d'Homme…Maintenant ou jamais [+see also:
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British director Michael Winterbottom’s A Mighty Heart [+see also:
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The festive programme is expected to close with a first for the Brussels music scene: an iPod Battle, which will see a Belgian team face off against a team from London, refereed by the public.
(Translated from French)
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