The Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF) barely had the time to get set for two editions at the end of June than the Covid crisis forced it to bump its dates to the end of the summer. The team behind this 4th edition are nonetheless ready and raring to go, with the aim of helping national and international film to shine in the heart of the European capital, and of bringing a changing world to the big screen.

In fact, a world which needs to change seems to be the leitmotiv of the 10 films selected for the International Competition, films discovered in a variety of festivals, from Cannes to Berlin, by way of San Sebastian, and including the European titles Limbo [+lee también:
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entrevista: Ben Sharrock
ficha de la película] by Ben Sharrock (UK), The World After Us [+lee también:
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entrevista: Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas
ficha de la película] by Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas (France), Quo Vadis, Aida? [+lee también:
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entrevista: Jasmila Žbanić
ficha de la película] by Jasmila Zbanic (Bosnia-Herzegovina/Austria/Romania/the Netherlands/Germany/Poland/France/Norway/Turkey), Moneyboys [+lee también:
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entrevista: C.B. Yi
ficha de la película] by C.B. Yi (Austria/France/Taiwan/Belgium), Love Songs for Tough Guys [+lee también:
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entrevista: Samuel Benchetrit
ficha de la película] by Samuel Benchetrit (France/Belgium), H6 [+lee también:
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entrevista: Yé Yé
ficha de la película] by Yé Yé (France) and Olga [+lee también:
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entrevista: Elie Grappe
ficha de la película] by Elie Grappe (Switzerland/Ukraine/France), not to mention the co-production New Order [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Michel Franco (Mexico/France), and the non-European films The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet by Ana Katz (Argentina) and Ripples of Life by Shujun Wei (China).

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Opened by Mathieu Amalric's Cannes-selected Hold Me Tight [+lee también:
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ficha de la película], the BRIFF is also committed to shining a light on Belgian film, offering up 9 unseen films in the National Competition, which will then be subject to the scrutiny of a jury of international broadcasters. These premières consist of Serge Mirzabekiantz’s first feature film Le Coeur Noir des Forêts [+lee también:
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entrevista: Serge Mirzabekiantz
ficha de la película], Lieve Van Baelen’s Rookie, Fred De Loof’s Totem [+lee también:
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entrevista: Fred De Loof
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entrevista: Claude Schmitz
ficha de la película] and the documentaries Chasser les dragons by Alexandra Kandy Longuet, Phèdre ou l’explosion des corps confinés by Méryl Fortunat-Rossi and Nous tous by Pierre Pirard. Becoming Mona [+lee también:
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entrevista: Sabine Lubbe Bakker y Niel…
ficha de la película] by Sabine Lubbe Bakker & Niels Van Koevorden, and Family by Milo Rau will round off this line-up.

The festival will present once again this year the Directors’ Week line-up, in collaboration with the Association of French-Speaking Directors (ARRF), showcasing 8 titles, among which the Belgian film presented at the Sundance Film Festival Mother Schmuckers [+lee también:
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entrevista: Harpo y Lenny Guit
ficha de la película] by brothers Lenny and Harpo Guit, Berlinale-sourced works Azor [+lee también:
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entrevista: Andreas Fontana
ficha de la película] by Andreas Fontana and Celts [+lee también:
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entrevista: Milica Tomovic
ficha de la película] by Milica Tomovic, and the movie recently unveiled in Cannes Women Do Cry [+lee también:
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entrevista: Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova
ficha de la película] by the Bulgarian duo Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova.

In addition to festive events organised for the general public - in particular open-air screenings at the magnificent Mont des Arts - BRIFF is also arranging numerous professional gatherings, such as the 4th Brussels Co-Production Forum (see our article), Screenwriter’s Day and PITCH, which offers training in the art of pitching to authors with projects currently in development, as well as an opportunity to present their films to an audience of professionals.

The festival will be ready and raring to go in Brussels from 1 to 11 September.