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Two Belgian docs were awarded during the closing ceremony of Swiss festival Visions du Réel

After taking six accolades at the Magritte Awards last Saturday (including Best Film and Best Director), Philippe Van Leeuw’s InSyriated received the Lumières Award – chosen by representatives of the international press based in France – for Best French-language Film at the 23rd award ceremony on Monday 5 February.

His documentaries "The Eternals" and "For the Lost" have been awarded in the past two weeks.

The Belgian director will receive an award at the 17th edition of Watch Docs Festival (Poland).

The winners of the 74th edition of Venice Film Festival were unveiled on Saturday (September 9th). Two Belgian co-productions were rewarded.

The announcement was made at the festival press conference on 28 August: So help me god by Belgians directors Jean Libon and Yves Hinant will compete in official selection for the Golden Shell.

This 22nd August, the Discovery section’s programmation has been revealed : two Belgian coproductions will be part of it. 

Beginning on August 11th, the Sarajevo Film Festival will present no fewer than seven Belgian (co)productions, supported by the Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.

During the press conference of Toronto International Film Festival held on 1st August, the selection of one French-speaking Belgian films and one coproduction, both supported by the Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, has been announced. 

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The announcements continue at the Toronto International Festival: on August 15th, two more Belgian films, as well as many co-productions, were announced

Competing amongst 16 student films selected by the Cinefondation, Belgian film Paul Is Here by Valentina Maurel (INSAS) took the First Prize.

This Tuesday, Variety published a dossier about 10 cinematographers to watch in 2017 : young Belgian Juliette Van Dormael is one of them. 

Several European documentaries will be highlighted, including Funeral (On the Art of Dying) by Boris Lehman