Swedish director Erik Leijonborg is planning a remake of the 2007 Flemish film Ben X, in which a young man with Asperger Syndrome struggles with school bullies. The original film was made by Ghent-based director Nic Balthazar and won several international awards. In other film news, two Flemish feature films have been accepted to screen at the Cinequest Festival in San Jose, California: Guy Lee Thys’ Mixed Kebab, which opens in Brussels and Flanders later this month, and Geoffrey Enthoven’s Hasta la vista. The festival, which runs from 28 February to 11 March, focuses on young acting talent, independent productions and films that utilise new technologies. www.cinequest.org

Residents of Brussels and Flanders are buying more music by local bands than ever before, according to the Belgian Entertainment Association. Half of the 10 bestselling albums of 2011 were by Flemish artists, including Selah Sue, Hooverphonic, Triggerfinger, Gotye and dEUS. The top-selling single of the year was Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”. The 31-year-old singer lives in Australia but was born in Bruges. www.belgianentertainment.be

Madonna will make a stop in Brussels this summer during her 2012 World Tour, only the second time the queen of pop has ever performed in the country. The first was in 2009, when she sold out 70,000 seats at the Werchter Boutique. Tickets to this year’s performance at the King Boudewijn Stadium on 12 July go on sale on Friday, 17 February, at 9.00 and range from €45 to €150. Buy them on the day if you want to buy them at all. www.proximusgoformusic.be