The feature debut by Tim Mielants, Patrick [+leggi anche:
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For his turn as Patrick, Kevin Janssens, typically a brawny romantic male lead in young Flemish cinema, put on 20 kg and abandoned his sense of fashion. He depicts the grumpy old bachelor with conviction, and thus earned himself the Ensor for Best Actor for this performance worthy of the Actors Studio.

And so this marks a glittering end to this feature debut’s run, after it also recently got a release in the UK. Soon, Tim Mielants’ name will be found on the credits of Nobody Has To Know [+leggi anche:
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Besides Patrick, the evening saw another big winner in the shape of The Twelve, a legal series that is currently proving to be a hit in Flanders. Indeed, one of the defining features of the Ensors is that they combine film and television, which undoubtedly makes sense in Flanders, where talents drift from one to the other with ease. Certain prizes, like Best Editing, even pit series and films against one another.

Interestingly, five trophies were given out during the previous week: Best Co-production went to Becoming Mona [+leggi anche:
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Here is the full list of award winners:

Best Film
Patrick [+leggi anche:
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Best Series
The Twelve - Wouter Bouvijn

Best Director (Feature Film)
Tim Mielants – Patrick

Best Director (Series)
Wouter Bouvijn - The Twelve

Best Screenplay (Feature Film)
Benjamin Sprengers and Tim Mielants - Patrick

Best Screenplay (Series)
Bert Van Dael and Sanne Nuyens - The Twelve

Best Actor (Feature Film)
Kevin Janssens - Patrick

Best Actor (Series)
Josse De Pauw – The Twelve

Best Actress (Feature Film)
Maaike Neuville - All of Us [+leggi anche:
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Best Actress (Series)
Maaike Cafmeyer - The Twelve

Best Cinematography
Frank van den Eeden - Patrick

Best Art Director
Hubert Pouille and Pepijn Van Looy - Patrick

Best Make-up
Daphnée Beaulieux, Erwan Simon and Véronique Dubray - Yummy [+leggi anche:
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Best Costumes
Valerie Le Roy - Patrick

Best Editing
Bert Jacobs – The Twelve

Best Original Score
Mauro Pawlowski - Cleo [+leggi anche:
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Best Sound
Matthias Hillegeer - The Twelve

Best Documentary Feature
Mother [+leggi anche:
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Best Television Documentary
De Onfatsoenlijken - Luc Lemaitre

Best Animation
Vos en Haas - APC Kids (series)

Best Film for Young Audiences
The Claus Family - Matthias Temmermans

Best Short Film
Stephanie - Leonardo Van Dijl