Fabrice Du Welz
Fabrice Du Welz (born 21 October 1972 in Belgium) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He has directed several films including '' Calvaire'' in 2004, ''Vinyan'' in 2008 and '' Message from the King'' in 2016. Career Fabrice du Welz, born 21 October 1972. Initially he was a student at a Jesuit school. Before he studied at the Dramatic Arts Conservatory of Liège (Belgium) then and then a year at the INSAS, the cinema training institute of Brussels. Starting in 1990, he directed a number of films in Super 8. After his studies, he collaborated on comedy sketches for Canal+, “La Grande Famille”, “Nulle Part Ailleurs”. In 1999, he directed the short film ''Quand On Est Amoureux C'est Merveilleux'', which won the Grand Prize of the Gerardmer Festival in 2001. In 1999, he directed the short film ''Wonderful Love'' that won the Grand Prize of the Festival of Gerardmer. Aged 25, in 2004 he directed his first feature film, '' Calvaire'' starring Laurent Lucas and Jacki ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gérard Lanvin
Gérard Lanvin (; born 21 June 1950) is a César Award-winning French actor. He quit his studies when he was 17 to become an actor. He took on a role in ''Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine'' in 1977 on an offer from the actor Coluche. He received the Prix Jean Gabin in 1982 for his role in '' Une étrange affaire''. In 1995 he won a César Award for Best Actor with '' Le Fils préféré''. Other appearances include ''Une semaine de vacances'' and ''3 zéros''. During the 2000s, he returned to the big screen with popular comedies. In 2001, he received the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role with ''The Taste of Others ''The Taste of Others'' (french: Le Goût des autres ) is a 2000 French film. It was directed by Agnès Jaoui, and written by her and Jean-Pierre Bacri. It stars Jean-Pierre Bacri, Anne Alvaro, Alain Chabat, Agnès Jaoui, Gérard Lanvin and Chr ... (Le Goût des autres)''. He is married to Chantal Benoist, an actress, model and singer who rel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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11th Magritte Awards
The 11th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2020 and 2021 in Belgium. It took place on 12 February 2022, at the Square, in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels. It was the first ceremony in two years after the 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in Belgium by La Trois, was produced by Leslie Cable and Tanguy Cortier and was directed by Benoît Vlietinck. Film director Thierry Michel presided the ceremony, while comedians Laurence Bibot, Dena, Ingrid Heiderscheidt, Achille Ridolfi and Bwanga Pilipili co-hosted the show. The nominees for the 11th Magritte Awards were announced on 12 January 2022. Films with the most nominations were '' Madly in Life'' with twelve, followed by ''Playground'' with ten, and ''Adoration'' and '' The Restless'' with six. The winners were announced during ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Belgian Film Critics Association
The Belgian Film Critics Association (french: Union de la critique de cinéma, UCC) is an organization of film critics from publications based in Brussels, Belgium. History The Belgian Film Critics Association was founded in the early 1950s in Brussels. Its membership includes film reviewers from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers and magazines from Belgium. In December of each year, the organization meets to vote on awards for films released in the previous calendar year. To determine the UCC's annual awards, ballots are sent in by the members – select knowledgeable film enthusiasts, academics, filmmakers, and students – and subsequently tabulated in order to decide the winners. Since 1954, the Belgian Film Critics Association has presented the Grand Prix (Belgian Film Critics Association), Grand Prix award to the film of the year "that contributed the most to the enrichment and influence of film, cinema". Since 1976, the organization has presented the André Cavens Award ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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André Cavens Award For Best Film
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name ''Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * : Andrei,[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adoration (2019 Film)
''Adoration'' is a 2019 Belgian-French thriller film directed by Fabrice Du Welz and starring Thomas Gioria, Benoît Poelvoorde, and Fantine Harduin. It was written by Du Welz with Vincent Tavier and Romain Protat. The film premiered at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival. It received the André Cavens Award for Best Film given by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC). At the 11th Magritte Awards, ''Adoration'' received six nominations, including Best Film and Best Screenplay for Du Welz. Cast * Thomas Gioria as Paul * Benoît Poelvoorde as Hinkel * Fantine Harduin as Gloria * Anaël Snoek as Simone * Gwendolyn Gourvenec as Doctor Loisel * Peter Van Den Begin as Oscar Batts * Laurent Lucas as Gloria's uncle * Martha Canga Antonio as Jeanne * Sandor Funtek as Lucien Response Critical reception The film has received positive reviews and has an approval rating of on Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfred Molina
Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British-American actor known for his work on the stage and screen. He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his performance in the production of ''Oklahoma!'' in 1980. He made his film debut as Satipo in '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' and his Broadway debut as Yvan in a production of ''Art'' from 1998 to 1999. His other Broadway roles include Tevye in the musical '' Fiddler on the Roof'' from 2004 to 2005 and Mark Rothko in the play ''Red'' from 2009 to 2010. On screen, his best known roles include Kenneth Halliwell in ''Prick Up Your Ears'' (1987), Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody in '' Not Without My Daughter'', (1991), Mellersh Wilkins in '' Enchanted April'' (1992), Rahad Jackson in '' Boogie Nights'' (1997), Comte de Reynaud in '' Chocolat'' (2000), Diego Rivera in ''Frida'' (2002), Johann Tetzel in ''Luther'' (2003), Bishop Aringarosa in ''The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Teresa Palmer
Teresa Mary Palmer (born 26 February 1986) is an Australian actress. She began her career with roles in '' Bedtime Stories'' (2008), ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' (2010), '' Take Me Home Tonight'' (2011), and ''I Am Number Four'' (2011). She received further recognition for starring in the films '' Warm Bodies'' (2013), '' Lights Out'' (2016), ''Hacksaw Ridge'' (2016), and '' Berlin Syndrome'' (2017). She also starred in, co-wrote, and co-produced the drama film '' The Ever After'' (2014), with her husband Mark Webber. From 2018 to 2022, Palmer starred as Diana Bishop in the supernatural drama series ''A Discovery of Witches''. Early life Palmer was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia, the only child of Kevin Palmer, an investor, and Paula Sanders, a former nurse and missionary. Her parents separated when she was three, and divorced in 1992 when she was six. She has a stepmother, Kaaren Palmer, as well as two half-sisters and two stepbrothers, who lived with her father ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Luke Evans (actor)
Luke George Evans (born 15 April 1979) is a Welsh actor and singer. He began his career on the stage, performing in many of London's West End productions such as ''Rent'', ''Miss Saigon'', and '' Piaf'' before making his film breakthrough in the '' Clash of the Titans'' 2010 remake. Following his debut, Evans was cast in such action and thriller films as ''Immortals'' (2011), ''The Raven'' (2012), and the re-imagined ''The Three Musketeers'' (2011). In 2013, Evans starred as the antagonist Owen Shaw in the blockbuster ''Fast & Furious 6'', and also played Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit''. Evans also portrayed the vampire Dracula in the character's 2014 film origin story, ''Dracula Untold''. Evans portrayed Gaston in Disney's live-action adaptation of ''Beauty and the Beast'' (2017), psychologist William Moulton Marston in the biographical drama ''Professor Marston and the Wonder Women'' (2017), and the Coachman in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Aaron Boseman (; November 29, 1976August 28, 2020) was an American actor. During his two-decade career, Boseman received two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, among other accolades. He was also nominated for an Academy Award. After studying directing at Howard University, Boseman began his career in theatre, winning a Drama League Directing Fellowship and an acting AUDELCO, along with receiving a Jeff Award nomination for his 2005 play '' Deep Azure''. Transitioning to the screen, his first major role was as a series regular on the NBC drama '' Persons Unknown'' (2010) and he landed his breakthrough performance as baseball player Jackie Robinson in the 2013 biographical film '' 42''. He continued to portray historical figures, starring as singer James Brown in '' Get on Up'' (2014) and as attorney Thurgood Marshall in '' Marshall'' (2017). Boseman achieved international fame for playing the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lola Dueñas
María Dolores Dueñas Navarro (born 6 October 1971) better known as Lola Dueñas is a Spanish actress. Born in Madrid, she is the daughter of Nicolás Dueñas and studied in the Teatro de La Abadía of Madrid. She decided to relocate to Paris, France, in 2011. Filmography Feature film *'' Mensaka'' (Salvador García Ruíz, 1998) *''Marta y alrededores'' (Nacho Pérez de la Paz and Jesús Ruiz, 1999) *'' Las razones de mis amigos'' ( Gerardo Herrero, 2000) *'' Terca Vida'' (Fernando Huertas, 2000) *'' Todo me pasa a mí'' ( Miquel García Borda, 2001) *'' Piedras'' ( Ramón Salazar, 2002) *'' Hable con ella'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 2002) *''Días de fútbol'' ( David Serrano, 2003) *''Mar adentro'' (Alejandro Amenábar, 2004) *''20 centímetros'' ( Ramón Salazar, 2005) *''Volver'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 2006) *''Lo que sé de Lola'' (Javier Rebollo, 2006) *'' Fuera de carta'' ( Nacho G. Velilla, 2008) *''Los abrazos rotos'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 2009) *''Yo Tambien'' ( Alvaro Pasto ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |