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Magritte Award For Best Director
The Magritte Award for Best Director ( French: Magritte du meilleur réalisateur) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working within the film industry. 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, Laura Wandel is the most recent winner in this category for her work in ''Playground''. 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 Directorat ''AlloCiné AlloCiné is an entertainment website founded by Jean-David Blanc in 1988, then joined by Patrick Holzman. It has belonged to ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Magritte Awards
The 2nd Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2011 in Belgium and took place on February 4, 2012, at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels beginning at 7:45 p.m. CET. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 21 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by BeTV. Film director Bertrand Tavernier presided the ceremony, while actress Helena Noguerra hosted the show for the second time. The nominees for the 2nd Magritte Awards were announced on January 10, 2012. Films with the most nominations were '' The Giants'' with twelve, followed by '' Bullhead'' with nine and '' The Kid with a Bike'' with eight. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 4, 2012. ''The Giants'' won five awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Bouli Lanners. Other multiple winners were ''Bullhead'' with four awards, and '' The Fairy'' with two. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Night (2012 Film)
''One Night'' (), 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 misunderstood by his wi ... [...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 , 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'' * 1985: '' Hurlevent'' * 1991: ''Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' (; ), com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Children
''Our Children'' () is a 2012 Belgian-French psychological drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse. It is based on a real-life incident involving a woman ( Geneviève Lhermitte) who killed her five children. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival under the title ''Loving Without Reason'', where Émilie Dequenne won the Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actress. Cast * Émilie Dequenne as Murielle * Niels Arestrup as André Pinget * Tahar Rahim as Mounir * Stéphane Bissot as Françoise * Mounia Raoui as Fatima * Redouane Behache as Samir * Baya Belal as Rachida * Nathalie Boutefeu as Docteur Declerck * Claire Bodson as Police Officer Reception Critical response was generally strong and the film was nominated for seven Magritte Awards, winning four, including Best Film and Best Director for Lafosse. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the ... [...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'' wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Distant Neighborhood (film)
''A Distant Neighborhood'' () is a 2010 internationally co-produced fantasy film directed by Sam Garbarski. The screenplay, written by Garbarski alongside Jérôme Tonnerre and Philippe Blasband, was based on the A Distant Neighborhood, manga of the same name by Jiro Taniguchi. The film stars Pascal Greggory, Jonathan Zaccaï, Alexandra Maria Lara and Léo Legrand, with Évelyne Didi, Lionel Abelanski and Tania Garbarski in supporting roles. The film tells the story of Thomas Verniaz, a middle-aged family man who accidentally takes a train ride back to his old hometown and visits his mother's grave. Thomas is then transported back in time, and discovers that he's a teenager again, but with all of his adult memories intact. ''A Distant Neighborhood'' was met with mostly positive reviews, with critics commending its faithfulness to the source material and the performances of its cast, particularly Zaccaï and Legrand. It received five nominations at the 2nd Magritte Awards, 2011 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Garbarski
Sam Garbarski (born 13 February 1948) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His film ''Irina Palm'' (2007) was awarded David di Donatello for Best European Film, Best European Film at the David di Donatello Awards, 53rd David di Donatello Awards. He then directed ''A Distant Neighborhood (film), A Distant Neighborhood'' (2010), a fantasy film based on the A Distant Neighborhood, manga of the same name by Jiro Taniguchi. Garbarski co-wrote its screenplay with Jérôme Tonnerre and Philippe Blasband. The film earned him a Magritte Award nomination in the category of Magritte Award for Best Director, Best Director. His film ''Bye Bye Germany'' was released in 2017 to critical acclaim. He grew up as child of two Holocaust survivors and left West-Germany for Belgium in 1970. He is the father of actress Tania Garbarski. References External links * 1948 births Living people Belgian film directors 21st-century Belgian screenwriters Belgian people of German-Jewish descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kid With A Bike
''The Kid with a Bike'' () is a 2011 drama film written and directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Set in Seraing, Belgium, it tells the story of a 12-year-old boy ( Thomas Doret) who turns to a woman (Cécile de France) for comfort after his father ( Jérémie Renier) 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. On 15 May 2011 ''The Kid with a Bike'' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was a co-winner of the 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 neighb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre And 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. Their work tends to reflect left-wing themes and points-of-view in contemporary Europe. They also own the production company Les Films du Fleuve. The Dardennes began making narrative and documentary films in the late 1970s. They came to international attention in the mid-1990s with '' La Promesse''. They won their first major international film prize when ''Rosetta'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. In 2005, they won the Palme d'Or a second time for their film '' L'Enfant'', putting them in a small club, at the time, of only seven fimmakers to ever win twice. ''Lorna's Silence'' (2008), won the Best Screenplay prize at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Their 8th film, ''The Kid with a Bike'', won the Grand Prix at the 2011 Cannes F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fairy
''The Fairy'' () is a 2011 French-Belgian comedy film written and directed by Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon and Bruno Romy. It won several prizes at the 2nd Magritte Awards The 2nd Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2011 in Belgium and took place on February 4, 2012, at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels beginning at 7:45 p.m. .... Cast * Dominique Abel as Dom * Fiona Gordon as Fiona, la fée * Philippe Martz as John, l'Anglais * Bruno Romy as Le patron de l'Amour Flou * Vladimir Zongo as Le premier clandestin * Destiné M'Bikula Mayemba as Le deuxième clandestin * Willson Goma as Le troisième clandestin * Didier Armbruster as L'homme volant * Anaïs Lemarchand as La chanteuse * Lenny Martz as Jimmy References External links * * 2011 films 2010s French-language films 2011 comedy films Belgian comedy films French comedy films French-language Belgian films 2010s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Gordon
Fiona is a feminine given name of Gaelic origins. It means white or fair, while the Irish name ''Fíona'' means 'of wine', being the genitive of 'wine'. It was coined by Scottish writer James Macpherson. Initially, the name was confined to Scotland but later it gained popularity in other countries, such as Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Australia, Germany and Canada. Etymology Fiona originates from the Gaelic word ,. meaning white or fair, being a Romantic Era Latinised form; or an Anglicisation of the Irish name ''Fíona'' (Scotland ''Fìona'') meaning 'of wine', being the genitive of (Scotland ) 'wine', from which is also derived the terms (Irish) , (Irish, Scottish) ( 'tree'), and (Scottish) ( 'tree, bush') 'grape-vine'. An alternative suggested by Hanks (2006) is that ''Fíona'' means ''vine''; this meaning appears in no Irish or Gaelic dictionary, except in the compounds and In ninth-century Welsh and Breton language ''Fion'' (today: ''ffion'') referred to the foxgl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |