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Magritte Award For Best Screenplay
The Magritte Award for Best Screenplay ( French: Magritte du meilleur scénario original ou adaptation) 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 Jaco Van Dormael receiving the award for his work in '' Mr. Nobody''. As of the 2022 ceremony, Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni are filmmakers based in Brussels, Belgium. They have worked as a writing and directing team for their entire professional film careers. Career Ann Sirot (born in Brussels, Belgium) and Raphaël Balboni (born in Au ... are the most recent winners in this category for their work in '' Madly in Life''. 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 web ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Académie André Delvaux
The Académie André Delvaux is a Belgium, Belgian professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Cinema of Belgium, Belgian cinema. Founded in 2010, it is responsible for the annual Magritte Awards, Belgium's principal film awards. History The Académie André Delvaux was founded by two associations: the Francophone Film Producers Association (UPFF), represented by Patrick Quinet, Marion Hänsel, Olivier Bronckart and Philippe Kauffmann, and the association of authors Pro Spère, represented by Luc Jabon, André Buytaers, Benoît Coppée and Alok Nandi. Its name was chosen in honour of the Belgian film director André Delvaux (1926–2002). The academy aims to promote the Belgian film industry around the globe. Its main task is to organize the Magritte Awards, replacing the Joseph Plateau Award, awarded from 1985 to 2006. Charly Herscovici, who created the foundation Magritte, allowed the academy to use the name of René Magritte for the awards. The board o ... [...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] |
One Night (2012 Film)
''One Night'' (french: 38 témoins), also known as ''38 Witnesses'', is a 2012 Belgian-French drama film directed by Lucas Belvaux. It was written by Belvaux based on Didier Decoin's novel ''Est-ce ainsi que les femmes meurent?''. It premiered on 30 January 2012, at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film was nominated for seven Magritte Awards, winning Best Screenplay. Plot When Louise Morvand returns from a business trip to China she discovers that a crime has been committed in her hometown. A woman has been murdered in the very street where Louise lives with her husband Pierre. Upon initial police investigation it appears that there were no witnesses to the crime, and Louise's neighbours seem to be strangely uninterested in finding the murderer. Haunted by a feeling of guilt, Pierre goes to the police station and admits that he heard screams and saw the attacked woman from the window on the night of the murder. Following his testimony at the police, Pierre is misun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Philippe Blasband
Philippe Blasband (born 26 July 1964 in Tehran, Iran) is a filmmaker and a writer in French language from Belgium. He is of JewishGilman S. (2003) "We're Not Jews": Imagining Jewish History and Jewish Bodies in Contemporary Multicultural Literature origin and lives in Brussels. Work Novels ** De cendres et de fumées, Gallimard (1990) - Prix Rossel ** L'Effet-cathédrale, Gallimard (1994) ** Max et Minnie, Gallimard (1996) ** Le Livre des Rabinovitch, Le Castor Astral (1998) ** Johnny Bruxelles, Grasset (2005) ** Irina Poignet, Le Castor Astral (2008), novel based on the scenario of Irina Palm Short stories ** Quand j'étais sumo (Le Castor Astral, 2000) Non-fiction ** Le petit garçon qui parlait dans les cocktails, Climax Editions (2007) - included in DVD edition of La couleur des mots Films (as writer) Short films ** Bon anniversaire, Sergent Bob (de Frédéric Fonteyne) ** les Vloems (1989) (de Frédéric Fonteyne) ** La Ballade de Billie (1989) (de Geneviève Mersch) ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantics Anonymous
''Romantics Anonymous'' (french: Les Émotifs anonymes) is a 2010 French-Belgian romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Améris and starring Benoît Poelvoorde and Isabelle Carré. It received three nominations at the 2nd Magritte Awards, winning Best Foreign Film in Coproduction. Plot Angélique is a young French woman who suffers from social anxiety disorder and is afraid of just about everything. She regularly attends a support group for other people like her. Jean-René, who owns a small manufacturer of chocolate called the Chocolate Mill, also suffers from social anxiety, and is afraid of many things, particularly intimacy. The Chocolate Mill is failing because it makes a plain, old-fashioned kind of chocolate that no longer sells well. Angélique had attended pastry school to fulfill her dream of becoming a chocolate maker. However, her anxiety prevented her from being able to answer questions or write exams. Luckily, a fellow sufferer of social anxiety disorder, Mr. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dardenne Brothers
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] |
The Kid With A Bike
''The Kid with a Bike'' (french: link=no, Le gamin au vélo) is a 2011 drama film written and directed by the Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, starring Thomas Doret and Cécile de France. Set in Seraing, it tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who turns to a woman for comfort after his father has abandoned him. The film was produced through companies in Belgium and France. While ''The Kid with a Bike'' does not deviate from the naturalistic style of the Dardenne brothers' earlier works, a comparatively bright aesthetic was employed, as well as a screenplay inspired by fairy tales. Unusually for a film by the directors, it also uses music. It premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was co-winner of the festival's Grand Prix. Plot Cyril, a 12-year-old in a Liège children's home, attempts to call his father, who said he would only be there for a month, but gets no response. He makes a violent escape from the home and goes to his father's building, where a ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elise Ancion
Elise or Elyse may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Elise, the unidentified person to whom Beethoven dedicated ''Für Elise'' * ''Elise'', a 1979 speculative fiction novel by Ken Grimwood * ''Élise ou la vraie vie'' (''Elise, or the Real Life''), a 1967 novel by the French writer Claire Etcherelli * '' Élise ou la vraie vie'' (''Elise, or Real Life''), a 1970 French drama film based on the novel of the same name * ''Elyse'' (film), a 2020 American drama film * "Elise", an episode of the British television programme ''Foyle's War'' People and fictional characters * Élise, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Élise, Elise, Elize, or Elyse * Christine Elise (born 1965), American actress * Kimberly Elise, (born 1967), American actress * Lily Elise (born 1991), American singer and songwriter * Elise Kuhn (born 2006), American singer and songwriter Transportation * Lotus Elise, a British sports car * Steam ship ''Élise'', the first steamboat to cros ... [...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] |
The Giants (2011 Film)
''The Giants'' (french: Les géants) is a 2011 Belgian drama film directed by Bouli Lanners, written by Lanners and Elise Ancion, starring Zacharie Chasseriaud, Martin Nissen, Paul Bartel, Didier Toupy, Karim Leklou, Marthe Keller and Gwen Berrou. Shot in the Ardennes in Belgium and Luxembourg, produced by Jacques-Henri Bronckart and Jani Thiltges for Versus Production, it was released in Belgium on October 12, 2011. ''The Giants'' had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on May 20, where it won the SACD Prize and the Art Cinema Award. It has received high praise from film critics and is considered one of the best Belgian films of that year, winning five Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Plot Abandoned at their late grandfather's house for the summer, teenage brothers Zak and Seth are left to their own devices. With the endless possibilities of summer fun and adventure to be had in the idyllic Belgian countryside, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
