Just in time for the Belgian annual party at Cannes, Screen Flanders, the Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship economic fund for the audiovisual industry, has announced an investment of €1.92M ($2.23M) in 15 new audiovisual productions, with nine majority Flemish (or Belgian) and six minority Flemish projects.
According to Screen Flanders, the 15 supported projects will generate more than €16.1M ($18.7M) in eligible audiovisual expenditure in the Flanders Region. The support awarded within via call varies between €35,000 ($40,000) and €295,000 ($340,000) per project.
With nine feature films, three drama series, two animated films and one animated series in the line-up, this first batch of recipients – of the two Screen Flanders allocations per year – takes in both veteran filmmakers and debut directors, showcasing the diversity of Belgian cinema and the appeal of Belgian partners on the European co-production scene.
From Academy Award nominated director Stijn Coninx (“Daens,” “Niet Schieten”) comes “Oh Lovely Belgium”, a truly Belgian story about every Belgian’s favorite conversation topic: the potential divorce between Flanders and Wallonia.
As the most unlikely scenario becomes a reality, the Walloon minister-president is incapacitated, and his daughter must sign documents in his name. But she has issues with the text. And being the Flemish minister-president’s ex-lover does complicate things as well.
