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7th Magritte Awards
The 7th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2016 in Belgium and took place on 4 February 2017 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 22 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by BeTV. Actress Virginie Efira presided the ceremony, while Anne-Pascale Clairembourg hosted the show for the first time. The nominees for the 7th Magritte Awards were announced on January 10, 2017. Films with the most nominations were ''The First, the Last'' and '' Keeper'' with eight, followed by '' Death by Death'' and ''Parasol'' with seven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 4, 2017. ''The First, the Last'' won five awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Bouli Lanners. Other multiple winners were ''Keeper'' with three awards, and ''Death by Death'', ''Paras ... [...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] |
In Bed With Victoria
''In Bed with Victoria'' (original title: ''Victoria'') is a 2016 French romantic comedy-drama film directed by Justine Triet. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Efira received a Magritte Award for Best Actress at the 7th Magritte Awards for her role in the film. Cast * Virginie Efira as Victoria Spick * Vincent Lacoste as Sam * Melvil Poupaud as Vincent * Laurent Poitrenaux as David * Laure Calamy as Christelle * Sophie Fillières as Sophie * Alice Daquet as Eve * Emmanuelle Lanfray Release The film had its world premiere opening the ''Semaine de la Critique'' at the Cannes Film Festival on 12 May 2016. It was released in France on 14 September 2016. Reception Box office ''In Bed with Victoria'' grossed $0 in North America and $5 million worldwide, against a production budget of $4 million. Critical response On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 82% based on 11 reviews with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Cowboys
''Les Cowboys'' () is a 2015 French-Belgian drama film directed by Thomas Bidegain. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * François Damiens as Alain Balland * Finnegan Oldfield as Georges Balland (Kid) * as Nicole Balland * Ellora Torchia as Shazhana * John C. Reilly as The American * Antoine Chappey as Charles * Iliana Zabeth as Kelly Balland * Mounir Margoum as Ahmed * Antonia Campbell-Hughes as Emma * Laure Calamy as Isabelle * Sam Louwyck as The forger * Dani Sanchez-Lopez Dani may refer to: People * Dani people, a people living in the central highlands of West Papua * Dani (surname), a surname * Danes (Germanic tribe), a tribe in southern Scandinavia * Dani (footballer, born 1951) (Daniel Ruiz-Bazán Justa), Spa ... as The European Accolades References External links * * 2015 films 2015 drama films 2015 directorial debut films French drama films Belgian drama films 2010s French-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Damiens
François Georges Henri Marie Ghislain Joseph Damiens (; born 17 January 1973) is a Belgian actor. Career He has appeared in more than fifty films since 2000. He started out doing hidden camera videos in the 90s and became widely popular in Belgium. He gained great popularity in Belgium and had to stop filming in 2004 because he could no longer play without being recognized; he then came to France to continue his activity. There, as in Switzerland, he acquired a certain celebrity thanks to the dissemination of his hoaxes on Canal+ and internet. He made his directorial feature debut in 2018 with the drama film ''Mon Ket ''Mon Ket'', also known as ''Dany'', is a 2018 Belgian drama film directed by François Damiens in his directorial debut. It was written by Damiens with Benoît Mariage. It was screened at the 2018 CPH PIX Film Festival. It received three nomin ...''. Personal life He has two sons: Jack & Jimmy. He is trilingual, in addition to French, he speaks Dutch and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black (2015 Belgian Film)
''Black'' is a 2015 Belgian crime film written and directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, based on the books ''Black'' and ''Back'' by Dirk Bracke. The film is centered around two young gangsters who seek love, but are impeded by the rivalry between their gang allegiances. The plot line is influenced by William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'' and Arthur Laurent's ''West Side Story'' but relocates the story to street gangs in modern day Brussels, Belgium Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss .... It premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was screened in the Discovery section. Plot Mavela falls in love with Marwan, member of a rival gang. However, her affair with the Moroccan is an intolerable act in the eyes of both gangs, prompting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aboubakr Bensaihi
Aboubakr Bensaihi (born 1996), is a Belgian actor and singer of Moroccan descent. He is best known for starring as Marwan in the critically acclaimed 2015 film ''Black''. Early life He was born in 1996 in and raised in Molenbeek. He completed Dutch-language education at the Imelda Institute. Career In 2014, Bensaihi was selected for the film ''Black'' by the directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Then, he played the lead male character 'Marwan' in the film ''Black''. The film gained positive acclaim and screened at several international film festivals. He was later nominated at the Ensor Best Debut Award at Ostend Film Festival in 2016 and the Best Actor Award at Magritte Awards in 2017. With the success of the film, he joined the soap opera ''Thuis'' as 'Junes Bakkal' in 2017. In 2018, he joined the television serial ''Daidj''. Apart from acting, Bensaihi is also a singer and rapper. He himself sang the song ''Do You Hear Me'' for the soundtrack of ''Black''. He also wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Jacques Rausin
Jean-Jacques is a French name, equivalent to "John James" in English. Since the second half of 18th century, Jean Jacques Rousseau was widely known as Jean Jacques. Notable people bearing this name include: Given name * Jean-Jacques Annaud (born 1943), French film director, screenwriter and producer * John James Audubon, born Jean-Jacques Rabin (1785–1851), American ornithologist and painter from Breton origin * Jean-Jacques Bertrand (1916–1973), Premier of Quebec, Canada * Jean-Jacques Burnel (born 1952), Franco-English musician, bassist * Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel (1811–1893), member of the Swiss Federal Council * Jean-Jacques Colin (1784-1865), French chemist * Jean-Jacques Conceição (born 1964), Angolan basketball player * Jean-Jacques De Gucht (born 1983), Flemish politician and member of Open VLD * Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758–1806), a leader of the Haïtian Revolution * Jean-Jacques Domoraud (born 1981), Côte d'Ivoire footballer * Jean-Jacques Goldman (born 1951), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Seron
Xavier or Xabier may refer to: Place * Xavier, Spain People * Xavier (surname) * Xavier (given name) * Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Catholic saint ** St. Francis Xavier (other) * St. Xavier (other) * Xavier (footballer, born January 1980) (Anderson Conceição Xavier), Brazilian midfielder * Xavier (footballer, born March 1980) (José Xavier Costa), Brazilian left-back * Xavier (footballer, born 2000) (João Vitor Xavier de Almeida), Brazilian midfielder * Xavier (wrestler), American professional wrestler Arts and entertainment * '' Xavier: Renegade Angel'', an animated TV series * Xavier Institute, a fictional school in Marvel comics * Charles Xavier, Professor X, a fictional Marvel Comics character * "Xavier", a song by Casseurs Flowters from the 2015 soundtrack album ''Comment c'est loin'' * "Xavier", a song by Dead Can Dance from the 1987 album ''Within the Realm of a Dying Sun'' Other uses * Xavier University, in Cincinnati, U.S. * Tropical Storm Xavier, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valéry Rosier
The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name ''Valerius''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The Slavic given name Valery, Valeriy or Valeri derives directly from the Latin name ''Valerius''. Given name * Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist and author * Valery V. Afanasyev, Russian hockey coach * Valery Asratyan (1958–1996), Soviet serial killer * Valery Belenky, Azerbaijani-German former Olympic artistic gymnast * Valeriy Belousov, Russian decathlete * Valeri Bojinov, Bulgarian international footballer * Valery Bryusov, Russian poet * Valeri Bukrejev, Estonian pole vaulter * Valeri Bure, Russian ice hockey player * Valery Chkalov, Russian aircraft test pilot * Valery Gazzaev, Russian football manager * Valery Gerasimov, Russian General, the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, and first Deputy Defence Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Lafosse
Joachim Lafosse (born 18 January 1975) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. Career Lafosse studied at the IAD (Institut des arts de diffusion) at Louvain-la-Neuve between 1997 and 2001. His graduation film ''Tribu'', a 24-minute short, won the best Belgian short subject category at the 2001 Namur Film Festival. His first full-length feature, ''Folie Privée'' (2004), won the FIPRESCI award at the Bratislava International Film Festival., and the semi-autobiographical ''Ça rend heureux'' (2006) took the Grand Prix at the 2007 Premiers Plans d'Angers festival. 2006 also saw the release of '' Nue Propriété'', starring Isabelle Huppert and brothers Jérémie and Yannick Renier, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival where it was nominated for the Golden Lion and won a SIGNIS award. The film received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC). For his film '' Private Lessons (Élève libre)'', he was nominated for two Magrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Love (2016 Film)
''After Love'' (french: L'Économie du couple) is a 2016 French-Belgian drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Bérénice Bejo as Marie * Cédric Kahn as Boris * Marthe Keller Marthe Keller (born 28 January 1945) is a Swiss actress and opera director. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film ''Marathon Man (film), Marathon Man'' (1976), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting ... as Christine * Catherine Salée as The friend Accolades References External links * 2016 films 2016 drama films 2010s French-language films Belgian drama films French drama films Films directed by Joachim Lafosse Films about divorce French-language Belgian films 2010s French films Le Pacte films {{Belgium-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |