The nominated films form the basis for the debate, "What does this selection say about our audiovisual landscape?"
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The nominated films form the basis for the debate, "What does this selection say about our audiovisual landscape?"
‘Lazzaro felice’ tells the fable-like story of Lazzaro, a young and naïve farmer. He grew up in an isolated pastoral village of Inviolata, ruled by the awful Marchesa Alfonsina de Luna. When the young nobleman Tancredi asks Lazzaro for help in staging his own kidnapping, an unusual bond develops between the two. Their unlikely friendship creates a remarkable shift in time and space in this beautiful, modern Italian fairy tale. Alice Rohrwacher won Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival for this film.
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Will Koopman gooit alle clichés van ouder worden overboord en zet met haar nieuwste film een groep senioren in de spotlight. ‘Neem me mee’ vertelt het verhaal van een seniorenreis naar het Zuiden van Frankrijk en toont op mooie en humoristische wijze waar je mee te maken krijgt als je ouder wordt. In deze film ga je van luidop gniffelen naar diepe ontroering en weer terug.
After a breakup, casting agent Julia moves to Brussels. There, she becomes the roommate of Eliott, a quiet but driven microbiologist who will soon leave for his doctoral research in Greenland. Their growing friendship creates space to reflect on both their professional and personal life choices. Leni Huyghe has made several short films and contributed in 2020 to the documentary ‘J’attendrai le jour et la nuit’ about the COVID crisis in residential care homes. ‘Real Faces’ is her first feature film as a director. She wrote the screenplay together with Vincent Vanneste.
In the LOOK!-competition, a professional international jury will award the Best Film, in which the image lifts the story to a higher level in a striking or influential way. The UFK Press Award will be chosen by the Union of Film Critics.
FFO is committed to an inclusive organization and a diverse composition in its representative positions. With this charter, FFO endorses its inclusive organizational values.
'Black Dog' as winner.
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On March 12, 2022, the Flemish film and television prizes, also known as The Ensors, were awarded. After last year's digital edition, Kursaal Ostend welcomed 800 attendees this year.
Jaak Van Assche was the first to take the stage. The 80-year-old actor played in countless theatre, film and TV productions. He became known to the general public for his legendary roles as Jean De Pesser from 'De Collega's', Fernand Costermans from 'F.C. De Kampioenen' and recently Frans Van As from 'De Zonen van Van As'.
All new films screened during FFO stand a chance of winning the Nationale Loterij Audience Award.
No profession appeals more to the imagination than that of acting. On the occasion of their latest work, FFO brought together two actors/actresses to talk uninterruptedly about their expertise, passion and the film of their lives.
Every year, the winners within the LOOK!-, COOP!- and SOON!- competition are announced during Film Festival Ostend (FFO). This year, ‘The Zone of Interest’, ‘Tiger Stripes’ and ‘Toll’ are going home with awards.
During FFO, we take a look at the future of the Flemish film industry.
'24 weeks' as winner.
In 18th-century France, painter Marianne gets asked to make a portrait of the headstrong Héloise. With tenderness and sensuality, Céline Sciamma explores what it means to be a woman, and to fall in love with another woman. A story of lesbian desire seen through a lesbian gaze.. She won the Queer Palm and the award for Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival.
Four teacher friends decide to test a theory which states that people’s lives improve when they maintain a certain level of alcohol in their blood. The first results are positive: their classes improve and they feel alive again. However, some less positive consequences soon arise as well. A film by the acclaimed Danish director Thomas Vinterberg with Mads Mikkelsen in a leading role.
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Op zondag rollen we de rode loper uit voor de (aller)kleinsten en hun familie. Kinepolis Oostende wordt omgetoverd tot een kinderparadijs met films, kleurplaten, spelletjes en lekkers. Kortom: een unieke festivalervaring voor de jongste filmfans!
TOT 6 JAAR:
Boze bui & andere verhalen
VAN 6 TOT 12 JAAR
Royals Next Door en Galactic Agency
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De Marx-broers proberen bekendheid te verwerven in de Italiaanse operawereld door een aantal van hun vrienden voor te doen als grote sterren.
‘A Night at the Opera’ is een klassieke komedie van de befaamde Marx-broers uit 1935. De film volgt de ludieke belevenissen van de drie broers, en geeft tegelijk kritiek op de pretentieuze en oppervlakkige kant van het operaleven.
De film onderzoekt jonge liefde als een mysterieus fenomeen en capteert hoe twee meisjes intimiteit leren begrijpen. Door de grenzen tussen documentaire en fictie te vervagen, schept het verhaal een sfeer die zowel de schoonheid als de complexiteit van liefde en leven onthult. Het nodigt de kijker uit om de zintuiglijke en fysieke dimensies van cinema te heroverwegen.
After 30 years, brothers Franz and Horst meet again in the residential care home where Horst stays against his will. Despite his dementia the reunion causes a lot of sensitivities to resurface. Especially when an old familiar face appears. Past passions erupt, old wounds are opened again and the rivalry between the two brothers seems deeper than ever. With ‘Sunday the Ninth’ Kat Steppe, known for ‘Taboe’, ‘Goed volk’ and ‘The Vatican - The State of the Church’, makes her debut feature film.
'Het sacrament' van Hugo Claus, destijds geselecteerd werd voor het prestigieuze filmfestival van Cannes, biedt een indringende blik op familiegeheimen en de verstikkende invloed van de Vlaamse klei. De Vlaamse film, gebaseerd op zijn eigen roman ‘Omtrent Deedee’, vertelt het verhaal van een familie die jaarlijks samenkomt om hun overleden moeder te gedenken, maar al snel worden oude wonden opengereten en verborgen waarheden onthuld.
Fifteen-year-old Malou is a promising rower, however to the displeasure of her teammates she prefers to go out on the water in a single-seat boat. Apart from her training, she spends the endless summer days at her vacation job at the gas station or at home with her older brothers. But when one of her brothers introduces his girlfriend, a whole new world opens up for her. Director Cecilia Verheyden (‘Undercover’, ‘Ferry’, ‘Rough Diamonds’) created with ‘Skiff’ her most personal film to date. The scenario was written together with Vincent Vanneste.