18/09/2017 - After featuring heavily in the list of nominees, it’s no surprise that Fien Troch's fourth film has dominated the eighth Ensors award ceremony

Fien Troch and her film Home [+see also:
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Other well-known films included Peter Monsaert's Flemish Heaven [+see also:
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film profile] by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth. David Williamson received the award for Best Cinematographic Direction and Wim Willaert received the award for Best Supporting Actor, both for King of the Belgians. The fantastic duo Brosens & Woodworth received the Best Screenplay award for their royal (and somewhat bonkers) fable. 

The Best Debut Film award went to the young director Natalie Teirlinck for her first feature film, Past Imperfect [+see also:
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film profile]. The Best Co-production with the Netherlands award went to Martin Koolhoven's Brimstone [+see also:
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Q&A: Martin Koolhoven
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interview: Stephan Streker
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Ensors 2017 winners:

Best Film
Home [+see also:
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Best Director
Fien Troch – Home

Best Screenplay
Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens - King of the Belgians [+see also:
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interview: Jessica Woodworth, Peter Br…
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Best Actor
Loïc Bellemans, Mistral Guidotti, Sebastian Van Dun – Home

Best Actress
Lena Suijkerbuijk – Home

Best Supporting Actor
Wim Willaert - Flemish Heaven [+see also:
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interview: Peter Monsaert
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Best Supporting Actress
Els Deceukelier – Home

Best Cinematographic Direction
David Williamson – Flemish Heaven

Best Debut
Nathalie Teirlinck - Past Imperfect [+see also:
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interview: Nathalie Teirlinck
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Best Soundtrack
Brent Vanneste - My First Highway [+see also:
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Best Artistic Direction
Kurt Loyens – Storm [+see also:
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Best Editing
Nico Leunen – Home

Best Costumes
Christophe Pidre and Florence Scholtes – Souvenir [+see also:
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Best Make-up
Esther De Goey - De Premier [+see also:
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Special Performance
Lina El Arabi – The Wedding [+see also:
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interview: Stephan Streker
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Best Young Film
Ghost Rockers, Voor Altijd? - Geert Jan Booy

Best Co-production with the Netherlands
Brimstone [+see also:
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Best Co-production with Wallonia
The Wedding - Stephan Streker

(Translated from French)