The Film Commission of the Film and Audiovisual Centre supports the next film by Yolande Moreau
- The final 2021 session of the Commission, organised by the Belgian Film and Audiovisual Centre, supports 58 new projects, including 6 feature films in production
At its third and last session of 2021, the Film Commission of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre has decided to support 6 feature films in production, including the new film from Yolande Moreau, and 58 projects total.
The actress and filmmaker returns behind the camera 10 years after Henri [+see also:
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Also worth noting is the support granted to the new project from the duo formed by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani, expert in genre cinema. After Amer [+see also:
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interview: Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani
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The Commission will also support two projects whose stories are set in central Africa: in Burundi, Fuck the Law by Philippe de Pierpont (Welcome Home [+see also:
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interview: Baloji
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Finally, the Film Commission has selected two filmmakers of deux cinéastes of South American descent whose feature debuts had made a strong impression. Guatemalan-born filmmaker Cesar Diaz, winner of the Caméra d’or award in 2019 for Our Mothers [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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