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188 articles available in total starting from 17/06/2005. Last article published on 14/05/2025.

Review: Reedland

Review: Reedland

CANNES 2025: Sven Bresser makes a haunting and disturbing film about an old reed cutter obsessed with solving a murder mystery  

14/05 | Cannes 2025 | Critics’ Week

It’s a wrap for Teodora Ana Mihai's Heysel 85

It’s a wrap for Teodora Ana Mihai's Heysel 85

The Belgian-Romanian director looks back at the tragic events of 29 May 1985, which cost the lives of 39 people and left a lasting mark on the world of football  

08/05 | Production | Funding | Belgium/Netherlands/Germany

Review: The Garden of Earthly Delights

Review: The Garden of Earthly Delights

Morgan Knibbe’s film explores Manila’s youth, trapped in poverty, crime and postcolonial exploitation, through stunning cinematography and a non-judgemental narrative  

02/04 | Movies That Matter 2025

Series review: Kabul

Series review: Kabul

The European geopolitical miniseries helmed by Kasia Adamik and Olga Chajdas follows the Taliban’s takeover during the final days of the USA’s withdrawal from Afghanistan  

01/04 | Series Mania 2025

Vincent Breedeveld • Distributor, The Searchers

Interview: Vincent Breedeveld • Distributor, The Searchers

“It’s difficult to predict whether the same enthusiasm will be shared between Wallonia and Flanders, but sometimes it is, and that’s rewarding for us”

The head of operations for the Benelux outfit focused on US independent films spoke about how the company strategises to distribute titles across its territories  

26/03 | Distributor of the Month

Mike van Diem explores the limits of friendship in Our Girls

Mike van Diem explores the limits of friendship in Our Girls

The Dutch Oscar-winning director's latest psychological drama, currently in post-production, stars Thekla Reuten, Noortje Herlaar and Fedja van Huêt  

27/02 | Production | Funding | Netherlands/Belgium/Austria

Review: Forbidden Pilgrimage

Review: Forbidden Pilgrimage

Filmmaker Ellen Vermeulen follows in the footsteps of Marie-Louise Chapelle, the first French woman to pave a way through the Himalayas  

04/02 | Films | Reviews | Belgium/Netherlands

Review: Idyllic

Review: Idyllic

Aaron Rookus’s sophomore feature is a pleasant rollercoaster of emotions, exploring death, grief and life through three generations  

04/02 | IFFR 2025 | Big Screen Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Clip for Aaron Rookus’s IFFR-bound Idyllic

EXCLUSIVE: Clip for Aaron Rookus’s IFFR-bound Idyllic

The life-affirming and humorous drama film depicts three generations of a Dutch family as they question their lives and relationships  

17/01 | Production | Funding | Netherlands/Belgium/Estonia

Mathijs Poppe • Director of The Jacket

Interview: Mathijs Poppe • Director of The Jacket

“We are constantly projecting futures but also pasts, and we are trying to make sense of the world around us through fiction”

The Belgian director speaks about using a blend of documentary and fiction to create a story that reckons with the past, present and Palestinian hopes for the future  

27/11/2024 | IDFA 2024

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