The Film Selection Committee of the Film and Audiovisual Centre of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation has just announced that it is supporting 42 new films, including the latest projects by Lucas Belvaux, Rachel Lang and Patrick Ridremont.

A total of €2.2 million will thus be granted to 13 features, eight short films, 18 creative documentaries and three experimental films, which are receiving guaranteed writing, development or production support.

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While Joachim Lafosse’s Keep Going [+lee también:
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With Our Men [+lee también:
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Six years after his feature debut, Dead Man Talking [+lee también:
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Other lucky recipients of support include Emmanuel Marre (the man behind the medium-length films D’un château l’autre and Le Film de l’été, which have been festooned with awards at various festivals), who has received development support for Zero Fucks Given [+lee también:
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