Not surprisingly, Gust Van den Berghe, the young director of Little Baby Jesus of Flandr, was voted Film Personality of the Year by visitors to Vlaamsefilm.be, which hands out film awards every year that have come to be known as the "Flemish Oscars". Hans Van Nuffel was voted Best Director, meanwhile, and his film Adem as Best Flemish Film. Most anticipated film went to Rundskop (Bullhead), which opens in cinemas on 2 February.

There are three days left for the public to vote for the Best Poem of the Herman De Coninck Prize, which also consists of a juried choice of Best Poetry Collection and Best Debut for Dutch- language work by Flemish poets. The public's choice is from poetry written by the five finalists for the Best Poetry Collection, and the winning poem will be reproduced as a poster and given away free in various book shops. All prizes are announced on Gedichtendag (Poetry Day), 27 January.
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A few weeks after mourning the passing of their matriarch giraffe, Planckendael animal park, near Mechelen, is celebrating the birth of the latest addition to the giraffe family. A 1.9-metre, 60 kilo male (pictured) was born to mother Barbie last week. You can vote for your favourite name for the new giraffe at www.planckendael.be.