Movie Belgica looking for extras and 1980s cars

Summary

Flemish director Felix Van Groeningen needs extras to drink in his fictional bar Belgica – and he needs your car, too

Shooting in Ghent

Production house Menuet is looking for extras to feature in scenes from Flemish director Felix Van Groeningen’s latest movie, Belgica. Van Groeningen is best known for his award-winning films De helaasheid der dingen (The Misfortunates) and The Broken Circle Breakdown.

The new movie, which will begin shooting next month in the director’s hometown of Ghent, is about brothers who own a bar called Belgica that is so successful in the 1980s nightlife scene that it threatens to destroy them. The older brother is played by TV actor Tom Vermeir (Vermist, Eigen kweek), also the lead singer of the band A Brand. The younger brother is portrayed by Stef Aerts (Adem, Smoorverliefd).

The production needs extras for the bar scenes and also cars from the late 1980s to early 1990s. Interested parties should visit the website for details.

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Flemish cinema

Thanks to a federal tax shelter system, support from the Flemish Audiovisueel Fund and the rise of a new generation of talented filmmakers, Flemish cinema has been riding the crest of a wave since the mid-2000s with distinctly locally flavoured features that have appealed to both crowds and critics.
Loft - With more than one million viewers, Erik Van Looy’s Loft was the most successful movie ever made in Flanders.
Bullhead - In 2012, Michaël R Roskam’s directorial debut Rundskop (Bullhead) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film.
Names - Well-known current Flemish directors include Erik Van Looy, Jan Verheyen, Michaël R Roskam, Fien Troch and Felix Van Groeningen.
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