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10th Magritte Awards
The 10th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best 2019 in film, films of 2019 in Belgium. It took place on 1 February 2020, at the Square – Brussels Meeting Centre, Square, in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 22 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by La Deux. Actor Pascal Duquenne presided the ceremony, while comedian Kody hosted the show for the first time. The nominees for the 10th Magritte Awards were announced on 8 January 2020. Films with the most nominations were ''Mothers' Instinct (2018 film), Mothers' Instinct'' with ten, followed by ''Young Ahmed'' with nine and ''Lola (2019 film), Lola'' with seven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on 1 February 2020. ''Mothers' Instinct'' won a record-breaking nine awards, including Magritte Award for Best Film, Best Film and Magritte Award for Best Director, Best Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Square – Brussels Meeting Centre
Square – Brussels Convention Centre (previously Square – Brussels Meeting Centre) is the name of a convention centre in Brussels, Belgium. It is run by the GL Events group and situated in cultural and historic district of Brussels near the national and international institutions, overlooking the city from the hillside of the Mont des Arts. History Square – Brussels Convention Centre is housed in the former Palace of Congress, which was designed by Jules Ghobert and Maurice Hoyoux and built in 1958 for the World's fair. Managed at the time by the National Congresses Service, the Palace of Congress consisted of several subterranean spaces, including 1,200-seat and 300-seat auditoria, plus rudimentary exhibition spaces. Although upgraded both technologically and aesthetically in 1978, the infrastructure of the Palace aged through the 1980s and 1990s. Several financial difficulties, together with the discovery of asbestos, eventually closed the Palace’s doors in 2003. In lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alone At My Wedding
''Alone at My Wedding'' (french: Seule à mon mariage) is a 2018 Belgian drama film written and directed by Marta Bergman, starring Alina Serban and Tom Vermeir. The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. At the 10th Magritte Awards, ''Alone at My Wedding'' received three nominations, including Best Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ..., winning Best Costume Design for Claudine Tychon. Accolades References External links * 2018 films 2018 drama films Belgian drama films 2010s French-language films 2010s Dutch-language films 2010s Romanian-language films 2018 multilingual films Belgian multilingual films {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veerle Baetens
Veerle Baetens (born 24 January 1978) is a Belgian actress and singer probably best known for her role as Elise/Alabama in ''The Broken Circle Breakdown'' and as lead detective Hannah Maes in the crime drama ''Code 37''. She has also starred in numerous Flemish movies. Early life Baetens was born in Brasschaat, Belgium. She had a musical education at the Hoger Instituut voor Dramatische Kunsten in Brussels. Career In 2005, she won the "John Kraaijkamp Musical Award", in the category of 'Leading Actress in a musical', for the title role in the Dutch musical adaptation of Pippi Longstocking. In 2008, she won the Flemish TV-star Award (Flemish equivalent of the Emmy Award) for Best Actress and Most Popular TV Personality, both for the title role in ''Sara''. In 2012, she released an album with her band "Dallas", called ''Take it all''. In 2013, she won the "best actress" category at the European Film Awards for her role in ''The Broken Circle Breakdown''. In 2013 she portr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mercy Of The Jungle
''The Mercy of the Jungle'' (French: ''La Miséricorde de la Jungle'') is a 2018 internationally co-produced film from Rwandan director Joël Karekezi. It tells the story of two Rwandan soldiers separated from their military unit at the beginning of the Second Congo War and their struggle to survive in a hostile jungle environment amidst intense armed conflict. The film's festival debut was at the Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2018 and marks the second feature from Joël Karakezi. The film was selected among TIFF's Discovery series lineup; Stéphane Bak, one of the two leads, was selected as one of eight rising stars at the festival. The film appeared at the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur in Belgium. On 20 November, it had its Rwandan premiere at the 2018 European Film Festival (EFF) in Kigali. The film won the Golden Stallion at FESPACO. Plot War-weary Sergeant Xavier (Marc Zinga) and fresh recruit Private ''Faustin'' (Bak) are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Zinga
Marc Zinga (born 21 October 1984) is a Congolese-Belgian actor, singer and filmmaker. Born in Likasi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zinga moved to Belgium with his family at the age of five. He was one of the lead singers of the group ''The Peas Project'' between 2003 and 2011. He began his acting career appearing in small film and television roles before landing major roles in the films ''Scouting for Zebras'' and '' May Allah Bless France!'' in 2014. In 2015, he received a Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor at the 5th Magritte Awards for his role in ''Zebras'' and, in 2019, the Best Actor Award at Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) for his role in the award-winning Rwandese film ''The'' ''Mercy of the Jungle''. Among his current projects, as of November 2022, is ''Augure,'' a film directed by Belgian-Congolese rapper Baloji in his feature film debut. Zinga plays the lead role of Koffi, who returns to Lubumbashi Lubumbashi (form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sink Or Swim (2018 Film)
''Sink or Swim'' (french: Le Grand Bain) is a 2018 French comedy film directed by Gilles Lellouche. It was screened out of competition at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Guillaume Canet as Laurent * Virginie Efira as Delphine * Mathieu Amalric as Bertrand * Leïla Bekhti as Amanda * Benoît Poelvoorde as Marcus * Jean-Hugues Anglade as Simon * Marina Foïs as Claire * Jonathan Zaccaï as Thibault * Philippe Katerine as Thierry * Noée Abita as Lola See also * ''Allt flyter ''The Swimsuit Issue'' ( sv, Allt flyter; ) is a 2008 Swedish film directed by Måns Herngren. Plot Fredrik discovers synchronised swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport wh ...'', a similar film from 2008 * '' Swimming with Men'', a similar film from 2018 References External links * 2018 films 2018 comedy films 2010s French-language films French comedy films Synchronized swimming films 2010s French films {{2010s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Poelvoorde
Benoît Poelvoorde (, ; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian. Early life His mother was a grocer and his father a driver, who died when Poelvoorde was still a minor. He attended the Jesuit Boarding School of Godinne before he left home at 17 to take classes at the Félicien Rops Technical Institute in Namur (Belgium) where he met Rémy Belvaux. He developed a passion for theater and became noted for his atypical interpretations. Not only was he destined to become a draughtsman, he also developed professionality as a photographer. During his graphic design studies at the École de recherche graphique in Brussels, he also became friends with André Bonzel and, together with Rémy Belvaux, directed in 1988 ''Pas de C4 pour Daniel Daniel'', his first movie, a student short film (which he co-directed and co-wrote). It was a stylized trailer for a mock-spy film. Career In 1992, Poelvoorde, Belvaux and Bonzel wrote, produced and directed together their first long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick (2019 Film)
''Patrick'' ( nl, De Patrick) is a 2019 Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Tim Mielants and starring Kevin Janssens, Jemaine Clement, Hannah Hoekstra, and Bouli Lanners. It had its world premiere at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it competed for the Crystal Globe, winning the Best Director Award for Mielants. It received five nominations at the 10th Magritte Awards, winning Best Flemish Film. Cast * Kevin Janssens as Patrick * Jemaine Clement as Dustin * Hannah Hoekstra as Nathalie * Jan Bijvoet as Flik * Bouli Lanners as Mon * Josse De Pauw as Rudy * Pierre Bokma Pierre Henri Martin Bokma (born 20 December 1955 in Paris) is a Dutch stage, television and film actor. Bokma received his professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. In November 2007 he won an International Emmy Award fo ... as Herman * Frank Vercruyssen as Wilfried * Jean-Benoît Ugeux as the retailer Accolades References External links * {{DE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Janssens (actor)
Kevin Janssens (born 21 August 1979) is a Belgian-born big-screen, television, and stage actor. Early life and education Janssens was born in Antwerp, Belgium on 21 August 1979. He studied under Guido Henderickx at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp, graduating in 2003. Career In 2006, at age 27, Janssens played the lead role in the film (and preceding television series), ''King of the World'', which was shot in Cuba; he also starred in Hans Herbots' '' Stormforce'' that was released in that year. Janssens costarred alongside Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz in Coralie Fargeat's '' Revenge'' (2017), which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, was given a mise-en-scene award at Sitges, and was given a Midnight session slot at Sundance in 2018. He has more recently appeared alongside Olga Kurylenko in Christian Volckman's 2019 horror film, ''The Room''. As of 2022. Janssens had made more than 40 appearances on the big and small screen. Janssens' stage work includes his 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Love (film)
''Real Love'' (french: C'est ça l'amour) is a 2018 Franco-Belgian comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ... written and directed by Claire Burger. It stars Bouli Lanners as Mario Messina and Justine Lacroix and Sarah Henochsberg as her daughters, Frida and Nick. The film had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Queer Lion. At the 10th Magritte Awards, ''Real Love'' won in the category of Best Actor for Bouli Lanners. Accolades References External links * 2018 films 2018 comedy-drama films Belgian comedy-drama films Belgian LGBT-related films French comedy-drama films French LGBT-related films 2010s French-language films 2018 LGBT-related films LGBT-related comedy-drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouli Lanners
Philippe "Bouli" Lanners (born 20 May 1965) is a Belgian actor, author and film director. His film '' The Giants'' was nominated for twelve Magritte Awards, winning five, including Best Film and Best Director. Biography Lanners was born on 20 May 1965 in Moresnet-Chapelle, Belgium. His mother was a cleaning lady and his father was a customs agent. He spent a year at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ..., after which he continued to paint while doing odd jobs until turning his attention to cinema at the turn of the century. Filmography As actor As director & writer As producer References External links * 1965 births Living people 20th-century Belgian male actors 21st-century Belgian male actors Belgian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Micheli
Laurent Micheli (born 9 October 1982) is a Belgian film and stage director, writer and actor. Career After developing an interest in acting, Micheli enrolled at the Institut Supérieur des Arts in Brussels and graduated from there in 2007. He began working in theatre appearing in productions from Belgium and France over the span of ten years. He later started directing his own stage productions, most notably with the theatrical company Madame Véro. Micheli made his feature-length debut in 2016 with '' Even Lovers Get the Blues'', a drama film he directed and produced while he was at La Fémis in Paris. The film was praised for its exploration of sexuality and earned Micheli a Magritte Award nomination in the category of Best First Feature Film. His followup, ''Lola'' (2019), starred Mya Bollaers, in her acting debut, as a 18-year-old transgender girl grieving the death of her mother. The film was released to critical acclaim and received seven nominations at the 10th Magritte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
