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Belgian Rhapsody<\/em>\u00a0 ( braban\u00e7onne )by Vincent Bal (2014) shot by Danny Elsen is selected in \u00ab\u00a0World Cinema Now\u00a0\u00bb.\u00a0<\/strong>It’s\u00a0the biggest section\u00a0showing a\u00a0panoramic view of what\u2019s going on in movies today.<\/p>\n

Synopsis\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Two brass bands, the Flemish \u2018St. Cecilia\u2019 and Walloon \u2018En Avant\u2019, are contenders for national pre-selection for the final of the European Union\u2019s Best Brass Band contest. The Walloons are blown into the final by Hugues, their exceptionally talented trumpet player; while Willy of the Flemish band hits the highest note after the band\u2019s final chord, but afterwards drops dead on stage. But Elke, daughter of St. Cecilia’s conductor, has an idea about how to beat the competition.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Principal Cast : Amaryllis Uitterlinden, Arthur Dupont, Jos Verbist, Marc Weiss, Tom Audeneart, Liesa Naert<\/p>\n

Running Time\u00a0: 100\u2019<\/p>\n

Language : French, English Sub-Titles<\/p>\n

Productions companies\u00a0: Entre Chien et Loup,Eyeworks Film & TV Drama<\/p>\n

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Full Contact<\/em> by David Verbeek (2015) shot by Frank Vanden Eeden is selected in \u00ab\u00a0World Cinema Now\u00a0\u00bb.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Synopsis\u00a0: \u00ab A man accidentally bombed a school through a remotely operated drone plane. Ivan, operating the plane from a far away air force base, has never been to the foreign countries of his attacks, nor has he ever touched the plane he uses to kill. Modern warfare keeps him safe and disconnected from his prey. However, after this incident Ivan\u2019s disconnectedness starts to apply to everything in his life. He is unable to get the men he killed out of his head and from there on the narrative melts down to become a road movie of the subconscious. His attraction to a girl he recently met, Cindy, his guilt and curiosity about his victims, all echo on and on towards a point of full awareness of what he has done and who he is.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Principal Cast : Gr\u00e9goire Colin, Lizzie Brocher\u00e9, Slimane Dazi<\/p>\n

Running Time\u00a0: 105\u2019<\/p>\n

Language : English, English Sub-Titles<\/p>\n

Productions companies\u00a0: Jaako dobra produkcija, Lemming Film, Nukleus film, VPRO, Wild at Art.<\/p>\n

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The White Knights<\/em> by Joachim Lafosse shot by Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Hensgens is selected in \u00ab\u00a0World Cinema Now\u00a0\u00bb.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Synopsis\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Jacques Arnault, head of Sud Secours NGO, is planning a high impact operation : he and his team are going to exfiltrate 300 orphans victims of Chadian civil war and bring them to French adoption applicants. Fran\u00e7oise Dubois, a journalist, is invited to come along with them and handle the media coverage for this operation. Completely immersed in the brutal reality of a country at war, the NGO members start losing their convictions and are faced with the limits of humanitarian intervention.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Principal Cast : Vincent Lindon, Louise Bourgoin, Val\u00e9rie Donzelli, Reda Kateb<\/p>\n

Running Time\u00a0: 112\u2019<\/p>\n

Language\u00a0: French, English Sub-Titles<\/p>\n

Productions companies\u00a0: Versus Production, Les Films du Worso, France 3 Cin\u00e9ma, Le Pacte \u2026<\/p>\n

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The brand new testament<\/em> by Jaco Van Dormael shot by Christophe Beaucarne is selected in Awards buzz.<\/strong> The films in Awards Buzz have been nominated by their respective countries for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the Academy Awards.<\/p>\n

Synopsis\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0God exists. He lives in Brussels. He\u2019s a bastard. He\u2019s horrible to his wife and daughter. We\u2019ve heard a lot about his son, but very little about his daughter. I\u2019m his daughter. My name\u2019s Ea and I\u2019m 10 years old. To get even with my dad, I posted everybody\u2019s death dates on the internet…\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Principal Cast : Pili Groyne, Benoit Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, Yolande Moreau<\/p>\n

Running Time\u00a0: 113\u2019<\/p>\n

Language\u00a0: French English Sub-Titles<\/p>\n

Productions companies\u00a0: Terra Incognita Films, Climax Films, Apr\u00e8s le D\u00e9luge, Juliette Films, Caviar Films\u2026<\/p>\n

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Paradise Trips<\/em> by Raf Reyntjens shot by Rik Zang is selected in New voices\/New visions.<\/strong> It\u2019s a competitive section exclusively for filmmakers presenting the US premiere of their first feature-length narrative film.<\/p>\n

Synopsis\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Holiday coach driver Mario has spent his entire life shuttling old age pensioners to the sunny south. Today, on the verge of his own retirement, he has to bring a motley crew of partygoers to an electronic music festival in Croatia. His journey soon turns into a life-changing trip that confronts him with his long-lost son.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Principal Cast : Gene Bervoets, Jeroen Perceval, Noortje Herlaar, C\u00e9dric van den Abbeele.<\/p>\n

Running Time\u00a0: 90\u2019<\/p>\n

Language\u00a0: Dutch, English Sub-Titles<\/p>\n

Productions companies\u00a0: Caviar Antwerp NV, Climax Films, IJswater Films.<\/p>\n

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