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3rd Magritte Awards
The 3rd Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2012 in Belgium and took place on February 2, 2013, at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels beginning at 8:00 p.m. CET. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 20 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by BeTV. Actress Yolande Moreau presided the ceremony, while actor Fabrizio Rongione hosted the show for the first time. The nominees for the 3rd Magritte Awards were announced on January 10, 2013. Films receiving the most nominations were ''Dead Man Talking'' with eight, followed by '' Our Children'', '' Mobile Home'' and ''One Night'' with seven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 2, 2013. ''Our Children'' won four awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Joachim Lafosse. Other multiple winners were ''The Minister'' with three awards, and ''Mobile Home'' with two. ... [...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] |
Magritte Award For Best Film
The Magritte Award for Best Film ( French: Magritte du meilleur film) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is one of the Magritte Awards, which were established to recognize excellence in Belgian cinematic achievements. The 1st Magritte Awards ceremony was held in 2011 with '' Mr. Nobody'' receiving the award for Best Film. As of the 2022 ceremony, '' Madly in Life'' is the most recent winner in this category. Winners and nominees In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees. 2010s 2020s References External links Magritte Awards official websiteMagritte Award for Best Filmat '' AlloCiné'' 2011 establishments in Belgium Awards established in 2011 Awards for best film Lists of films by award Film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Sébastien Lopez
Jean-Sébastien is a French masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Sébastien Aubin (born 1977), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender * Jean-Sébastien Fecteau (born 1975), Canadian figure skater * Jean-Sébastien Giguère (born 1977), retired French-Canadian professional ice hockey player * Jean-Sébastien Jaurès (born 1977), French football player * Jean-Sébastien Lavoie (born 1978), French Canadian singer * Jean-Sébastien Vialatte (born 1951), member of the National Assembly of France See also * Jean (male given name) * Sébastien Sébastien is a common French given name. It is a French form of pasté Latin name ''Sebastianus'' meaning "from Sebaste". Sebaste was a common placename in classical Antiquity, derived from the Greek word ''σεβαστος'', or ''sebastos'', ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Jean-Sebastien Compound given names French masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Pigs Have Wings (film)
''When Pigs Have Wings'' (french: Le Cochon de Gaza; ) is a 2011 French-German-Belgian comedy film directed by Sylvain Estibal. Plot One day Jaafar, a fortuneless Palestinian fisherman, catches a Vietnamese pig in his fishing nets. Torn between his Muslim faith and his desire to improve the lives of his wife and himself, pay debts and the reality of the conflict, Jaafar decides to undertake a most unusual trade with a young Russian-Israeli settler, Yelena. She raises pigs and - having no male pig of her own - she asks Jafaar to bring him the seed of his pig. Cast * Sasson Gabai as Jafaar * Baya Belal as Fatima * Myriam Tekaïa as Yelena * Gassan Abbas as Barber * Khalifa Natour as Hussein * Uri Gabay as Netsah * Bashir Wakil as Walid * Michael Sciortino as Rabbi * Manuel Cauchi as Abo-Zouhair * Ulrich Tukur as The UN Officer Production The film was shot in Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rust And Bone
''Rust and Bone'' (french: link=no, De rouille et d'os) is a 2012 romantic drama film directed by Jacques Audiard, starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts, based on Craig Davidson's short story collection ''Rust and Bone''. It tells the story of an unemployed 25-year-old man who falls in love with a woman who trains killer whales. The film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and received positive early reviews and a ten-minute standing ovation at the end of its screening. It was a critical and box office hit in France and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, two Golden Globes, two BAFTA Awards, three Magritte Awards, and nine César Awards, winning four, including Most Promising Actor for Matthias Schoenaerts. Plot Alain van Versch, an unemployed father in his mid 20s known as Ali, arrives in Antibes, southern France, to look for work to support his young son Sam. Having no money, he crashes with his sister Anna, who already has her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Angels' Share
''The Angels' Share'' is a 2012 comedy-drama film directed by Ken Loach and starring Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, and William Ruane. Set in Glasgow, Scotland, it tells the story of a young father who narrowly avoids a prison sentence. He is determined to turn over a new leaf and when he and his friends from the same community payback group visit a whisky distillery, a route to a new life becomes apparent. The title is from " the angels' share", a term for the portion (share) of a whisky's volume that is lost to evaporation during aging in oak barrels. Plot In the opening scenes, the protagonists are sentenced to hours of community payback. During his first community payback session, Robbie (Paul Brannigan), under the guidance of Harry (John Henshaw), is interrupted and taken to the hospital by Harry as his girlfriend, Leonie (Siobhan Reilly), has gone into labour. At the hospital, Robbie is assaulted by two of his girlfriend's uncles and her dad (Gilbert Martin) before he ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madonna's Pig
''Madonna's Pig'' (Dutch: Het varken van Madonna) is a 2011 Belgian fantasy film directed by Frank Van Passel. Cast * Kevin Janssens as Tony Roozen * Wine Dierickx as Maria Glorie * Nico Sturm as Prosper * Elise Bottu as Gusta * Wim Opbrouck Wim Opbrouck (born 5 February 1969) is a Flemish actor and singer. He is especially known for his work on stage. Opbrouck comes from Bavikhove, part of Harelbeke and studied at the Herman Teirlinck Studio. As an actor, he joined the Blue Mon ... as Burgemeester References External links * 2011 fantasy films 2011 films Belgian fantasy films 2010s Dutch-language films {{Belgium-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Black Spiders
Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson ** ''The Littles'' (TV series), an American animated series based on the novels Places *Little, Kentucky, United States *Little, West Virginia, United States Other uses * Clan Little, a Scottish clan *Little (surname), an English surname *Little (automobile), an American automobile manufactured from 1912 to 1915 *Little, Brown and Company, an American publishing company * USS ''Little'', multiple United States Navy ships See also * * *Little Mountain (other) *Little River (other) Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Of My Life (film)
''Time of My Life'' ( nl, Tot Altijd) is a 2012 Belgian film written and directed by Nic Balthazar. The story is based upon real life events and contains original news footage. Plot The story is set between 1980 and 2002. In 1980 Mario Verstraete was a healthy Belgian with big ambitions. Some years later he is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Mario decides to advocate for legalizing euthanasia. He starts up an action group to convince the government to allow the practice under restricted conditions. His plan works and the Belgian government approves an enactment on 28 May 2002: Euthanasia is allowed when an adult victim can't be cured, has to live in unworthy conditions, and at least three doctors confirm this situation. Verstraete was the first Belgian to commit euthanasia on 30 September 2002. Cast * Koen De Graeve - Mario Verstraete * Geert Van Rampelberg - Thomas * - Lynn * - Roger * Viviane de Muynck - Francine * - Speck * Felix Maesschalck - Milan * Eva Van De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Ridremont
Patrick Ridremont (born 9 August 1967) is a Belgian comedian and actor. He was born in Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Personal life Ridremont has three daughters with Arielle Harcq. He was married to actress Virginie Efira from 2002 to 2005. Filmography Actor * 2001: ''Mauvais genres'' by François Girod * 2005: ''Comme sur des roulettes'' by Jean-Paul Lilienfeld * 2006: ''De si vieux amis'' (short film) by Michael Alalouf * 2007: ''Mamie'' (short film) by Michaël Alalouf * 2007: ''Deux sœurs'' (short film) by Emmanuel Jespers * 2010: ''Zéro zéro belge'' by Pascal Rocteur * 2010: ''A Cat in Paris'' by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli (voice) * 2010: ''La Chance de ma vie'' by Nicolas Cuche * 2011: ''BXL/USA'' (TV movie) by Gaëtan Bevernaege * 2012: ''Dead Man Talking'' * 2014: ''Kontainer Kats'' * 2015: ''En immersion'' (TV series) by Philippe Haïm * 2015: ''Flic tout simplement'' by Yves Rénier * 2015: ''Phantom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Pirot
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King of France and King consort of Scots (), known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher *François Aubry (other), several people *François Baby (other), several people * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Duck *François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos *François Boucher (other), several people *François Caron (other), several people * François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver * François Chau (born 1959), Cambodian American actor * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Belvaux
Lucas Belvaux (born 14 November 1961) is a Belgian actor and film director. His directing credits include the ''Trilogie'', consisting of three films with interlocking stories and characters, each of which was filmed in a different genre. The three films are ''Cavale'', a thriller; ''Un couple épatant'', a comedy; and ''Après la vie'', a melodrama. The ''Trilogie'' received the André Cavens Award. His film '' La Raison du plus faible'' was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. His film ''One Night (38 témoins)'' was nominated for seven Magritte Awards, winning Best Screenplay. He also appeared as an actor in the film '' Merry Christmas'' (2005). He is the brother of Rémy Belvaux and Bruno Belvaux. Filmography As director/writer As actor * 1981: '' Allons Z'Enfants'' * 1982: '' The Trout'' * 1983: ''The Death of Mario Ricci'' * 1985: ''Chicken with Vinegar'' * 1991: ''Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
