screen.brussels has just announced the results of its ninth funding session. Particularly notable this time around is the return of Olivier Van Hoofstadt, as well as the fact that five of the projects receiving backing are being helmed by women – in other words, nearly half of the total number. 

Olivier Van Hoofstadt, the director of the cult 2006 film Dikkenek, who has been absent from the world of cinema ever since Go Fast [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Nabil Ben Yadir
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Other features being backed include Our Men [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Raphaël Balboni e Ann Sirot
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Interestingly, the fund is also supporting three documentaries and two animated features: Bigfoot Family [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ben Stassen
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