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Joseph Plateau Awards 2005
19th Joseph Plateau Awards March 7, 2006 ---- Best Film: The Child The 19th Annual Joseph Plateau Awards, given on 7 March 2006, honoured the best Belgian filmmaking of 2005. This year, '' L'enfant (The Child)'' of the brothers Dardenne won the "Big 5" (the five biggest prizes): Best Film, Actor, Actress, Director and Screenplay. Winners and nominees Best Belgian Actor Jérémie Renier - '' The Child (L'enfant)'' *Benoît Poelvoorde - ''Entre ses mains'' *Koen De Bouw - '' The Intruder (De indringer)'' and '' Elongated Weekend (Verlengd weekend)'' Best Belgian Actress Déborah François - '' The Child (L'enfant)'' * Marie du Bled - '' Ultranova'' *Karlijn Sileghem - '' Suspect'' Best Belgian Cinematography '' The Wedding Party (Die Bluthochzeit)'' - Danny Elsen *'' Bunder paradise'' and '' Ultranova'' *'' The Ordeal (Calvaire)'' Best Belgian Composer George Van Dam - '' Friday or Another Day (Vendredi ou un autre jour)'' *Jan Leyers - '' Gilles (Buitenspel)'' * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Calvaire (film)
''Calvaire'' (also known as ''The Ordeal'') is a 2004 psychological horror film directed by Fabrice Du Welz, starring Laurent Lucas, Philippe Nahon and Jackie Berroyer. It was Fabrice Du Welz's first full-length film. Marc Stevens (Laurent Lucas) is a young traveling singer. After a concert at the nursing home a few days before Christmas, Marc takes the road. Shortly afterwards, his van breaks down in a deserted mountain region. He is taken in by an affable yet creepy Mr. Bartel (Jackie Berroyer), an innkeeper who became psychologically fragile after his wife Gloria left him. The sexual implications of Bartel's obsession begin Marc's "ordeal". Plot Marc Stevens is a struggling low-level performer, who makes his living performing light pop ballads and easy listening tunes at retirement homes. En route to perform at a Christmas special, his van — which doubles as his home — breaks down during a storm and he is stranded deep in the woods. Lost, cold, and succumbing to the elemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trouble (2005 Film)
Trouble may refer to: Film and television * ''Trouble'' (1922 film), an American silent comedy-drama film directed by Albert Austin * ''Trouble'' (1933 film), a British comedy film * ''Trouble'' (1977 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Trouble'' (2017 film), an American comedy-drama film * ''Trouble'' (2019 film), аn American computer-animated family comedy film * Trouble (TV channel), a television station in the UK and Republic of Ireland Music * Trouble (band), an American doom metal band Albums * ''Trouble'' (Akon album), 2004 * ''Trouble'' (Bonnie McKee album) or the title song, 2004 * ''Trouble'' (EXID album) or the title song, 2019 * ''Trouble'' (Matt Terry album) or the title song, 2017 * ''Trouble'' (Michael Sterling album) or the title song, 1991 * ''Trouble'' (Natalia Kills album) or the title song (see below), 2013 * ''Trouble'' (Ray LaMontagne album) or the title song (see below), 2004 * ''Trouble'' (Randy Rogers Band album), 2013 * ''Trouble'' (Sailor al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fien Troch
Fien Troch (born 1978, in Londerzeel) is a Belgian left field film director, producer and screenwriter. Career After graduating from the Sint-Lukas art academy in Brussels in 2000, she achieved several nominations and awards in her chosen career. Her first full-length film ''Someone Else's happiness'' is a psychological drama film that deals with how a fatal car accident affects a small village in Flanders. The film was nominated for the Grand Prix (2005) at the Flanders International Film Festival Ghent and for the Joseph Plateau Award (2006) for Best Belgian Director and Best Belgian Screenplay. Moreover, in 2005 at Thessaloniki Film Festival it won the Golden Alexander and an award for Best Screenplay. At the 62nd edition of the Torino Film Festival it also won the prize for Best Actress. Her second film '' Unspoken'' depicts the aftermath of the disappearance of a young girl. The film received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association (U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sleeping Child
''The Sleeping Child'' (in French, ''L'Enfant endormi'') is a 2004 Belge- Moroccan movie written and directed by Yasmine Kassari. The film has obtained several prizes like Trophée du Premier Scénario, from CNC (Centre national de la cinématographie). Plot In Atlas Mountains, Zeinab ( Mounia Osfour), realises she's pregnant when her husband migrates to Europe along with other men from the village. Her mother-in-law convinces her to ''sleep the foetus'', in keeping with an old white magic White magic has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for selfless purposes. Practitioners of white magic have been given titles such as wise men or women, healers, white witches or wizards. Many of these people claim ... tradition very spread in Maghribian rural world. According to Kassari, this plot-point serves as the "luminous point that sheds light on the situation of these women who have remained alone in the country, facing the absence of their men," which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someone Else's Happiness
''Someone Else's Happiness'' ( nl, Een ander zijn geluk) is a 2005 Belgian- Dutch film directed and written by Fien Troch. The movie was the Belgian entry for the Academy Awards 2006 in the category Best Foreign Language Film but failed to receive the actual nomination. Cast * Ina Geerts as Christine * Johanna ter Steege as Ann * Johan Leysen as Francis * Natali Broods as Gerda * Peter Van den Begin as Mark * Josse De Pauw as Inspecteur Awards and nominations * Joseph Plateau Awards: ** Best Belgian Director (Fien Troch, nominated) ** Best Belgian Film (nominated) ** Best Belgian Screenplay (Fien Troch, nominated) * Thessaloniki Film Festival The Thessaloniki Film Festival is a Thessaloniki-based cultural institution focusing on cinema. The Institution organizes the Thessaloniki International Film Festival every November and the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival every March, while its y ...: ** Best Actress (Ina Geerts, won) ** Best Screenplay (Fien Troch, won) ** Gol ... [...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] |
Luc Dardenne
Brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne (; born 21 April 1951) and Luc Dardenne (born 10 March 1954), collectively referred to as the Dardenne brothers, are a Belgian filmmaking duo. They write, produce, and direct their films together. The Dardennes began making narrative and documentary films in the late 1970s. They came to international attention in the mid-1990s with ''La Promesse'' (''The Promise''). They won their first major international film prize when ''Rosetta'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Their work tends to reflect left-wing themes and points-of-view. In 2002, Olivier Gourmet won Best Actor at Cannes for the Dardennes' '' Le Fils'' (''The Son''). In 2005, they won the Palme d'Or a second time for their film '' L'Enfant'' (''The Child''), putting them in an elite club, at the time, of only seven. Their film, '' Le Silence de Lorna'' (''Lorna's Silence''), won Best Screenplay at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and was released in Europe in the fall. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne (; born 21 April 1951) and Luc Dardenne (born 10 March 1954), collectively referred to as the Dardenne brothers, are a Belgian filmmaking duo. They write, produce, and direct their films together. The Dardennes began making narrative and documentary films in the late 1970s. They came to international attention in the mid-1990s with ''La Promesse ''La Promesse'' () is a 1996 drama film by the Belgian brothers Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne. The plot involves a father, Roger, who mercilessly trafficks and exploits undocumented immigrants. His son, Igor, is fifteen and an apprentice ...'' (''The Promise''). They won their first major international film prize when ''Rosetta (film), Rosetta'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Their work tends to reflect left-wing themes and points-of-view. In 2002, Olivier Gourmet won Best Actor at Cannes for the Dardennes' ''The Son (2002 film), Le Fils'' (''The Son''). In 2005, they won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casimir Liberski
Casimir Liberski (born 1988) is a pianist and composer. He attended Berklee College of Music from 2006. Around 2010, he appeared on Charnett Moffett's album ''Treasure''. Liberski composed the music for the 2014 film ''Tokyo Fiancée''. Selected discography *2008: "Evanescences (featuring Tyshawn Sorey and Thomas Morgan)" (Dalang!Records) *2009: ''Dedications'' (Jazz Revelation Records) *2010: ''Treasure'' (Motéma Music Motéma Music is a jazz and world music record label in the United States. It was founded in 2003 in San Francisco Bay Area. This record label’s catalog spans genres, cultures, and generations and has received Grammy recognition for over twen ...) *2012: ''Defense Mechanism'' (by Louis de Mieulle) *2012: "The Caveless Wolf - Casimir Liberski Trio" (Dalang!Records) *2012: "Atomic Rabbit" (Dalang!Records) *2014: "Tokyo Fiancée" (Dalang!Records) *2015: ''Stars, Plants & Bugs'' (by Louis de Mieulle) *2016: ''Ukiyo'' (by Kaoru Tanaka) *2016: ''Lagune'' (by J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles
The Gilles are the oldest and principal participants in the Carnival of Binche in Belgium. They go out on Shrove Tuesday from 4 am until late hours and dance to traditional songs. Other cities, such as La Louvière and Nivelles, have a tradition of Gilles at carnival, but the Carnival of Binche is by far the most famous. In 2003, the Carnival of Binche was proclaimed one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.Logan p.223 Costume Around 1000 Gilles, all male, some as young as three years old, wear the traditional costume of the Gille on Shrove Tuesday. The outfit features a linen suit with red, yellow, and black heraldic designs (the colours of the Belgian flag), trimmed with large white-lace cuffs and collars. The suit is stuffed with straw, giving the Gille a hunched back. Gilles also wear wooden clogs and have bells attached to their belts. In the morning, they wear a wax mask of a particular design. After reaching the town hall, they r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
