The film that made up part of Flemish choreographer Wim Vandekeybus’ multi-media production Monkey Sandwich has been selected to screen at the Venice Film Festival. The film closes the Orizzonti programme, which showcases more experimental work. Flemish director Nicolas Provost takes two films to Venice this year: his new short Moving Stories (which is also on view to the public in Brussels Central Station) and his much-anticipated feature debut The Invader. The 11-day festival begins on 31 August.
Flemish film Noordzee, Texas (North Sea, Texas) made its international premiere to resounding applause at the Montreal World Film Festival last weekend. The first feature by Ostend-based director Bavo Defurne, about gay adolescent boys on the Flemish coast, has been picked up for international distribution by Britain’s Wavelength Pictures.
The nominations for the World Soundtrack Awards, handed out during the Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent, have been announced. Leading the nominations in the three categories are French composer Alexandre Desplat, for his work on The King’s Speech, Tamara Drewe and The Tree of Life, among others, and German Hans Zimmer for Inception, Kung Fu Panda 2 and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, among others. A Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Italian composer Giorgio Moroder, responsible for seminal scores such as Midnight Express and Flashdance. The award ceremony is on 22 October and is open to the public.
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