Brussels audiovisual industry supports Ukrainian cinema

Given the current situation, screen.brussels has decided to dedicate a special envelope of €20,000 - taken from its production investment budget - to support the post-production of a Ukrainian film in Brussels.

The first programme to support women screenwriters over 40 is up-and-running

Among the 17 participants in this session of The Writers Lab Europe is Brussels-based director and screenwriter Virginie Gourmel  

A booster program for female* scriptwriters over 40

The Writers Lab is now launched in Europe with a script development program for women (cis, trans, nonbinary) over 40. A development program that screen brussels proudly supports. Guests and mentors include Susanne Bier, Christina Ham, Jantje Friese, Ameenah Ayub Allen, Nadine Labaki, Jasmila Žbanić and Isabel Coixet. Screenwriters selected by the Lab will work one-on-one and in groups with film industry leaders to develop their scripts and craft. They will also develop tools and strategies for success. 

Exceptional support for Brussels-based film and audiovisual projects: 20 projects funded during the 17th session of screen.brussels

Want to join our team? Two opportunities are available to you

If your passion and expertise are in the audiovisual field, these job offers are perhaps made for you. Come and reinforce the screen.brussels team and send your application for:

A Councelor for the CCI Industry/audiovisual advisor

Full time, Fixed term contract > 24 December 2021 .

Deadline for applying: 16 august.

A great line-up with 6 Brussels projects for the Cannes Festival 2021

The Cannes Festival is back this summer 2021, from 6 to 17 July. After a very special 2020 edition, the Festival is announcing an official and ambitious selection. In addition, there are the parallel selections of the Semaine de la Critique, the Directors' Fortnight and Acid. 

From Berlin to Shanghai, from Nike to Lexus, via Apple and Carlsberg, the Brussels-based media production and distribution company HAMLET has millions of views on its productions, which are widely distributed in China. A look at the career of two Belgian talents, Ruben Goots and Jason Felstead.

For many years, the famous Brussels production company HAMLET has been seducing the Asian market. It has had an office in Shanghai since 2020.

Producers Caroline Houben and Sarah Marks, from Brussels and Antwerp respectively, have been selected for the all-new SERIES’ WOMEN 2021 programme shining a light on female producers in Europe.

New date for the next session of the screen.brussels fund

In order to best adapt to the circumstances, we have decided to bring forward the date for submission of funding applications to 7 May 2021. 

You can therefore cross out the date of May 28th and mark your agenda for MAY 7th 2021.

Applications for funding from the screen.brussels fund can only be made online on our website where you will find all the necessary information. 

Starting today, you can submit your audio project to screen.brussels fund according to the updated rules of course. Here are a few things to remember:  
 

• Only independent commercial companies can submit a request; 
• The minimum eligible audiovisual spending* in Brussels must be 30,000 €;
• The minimum amount of total budget already obtained is 60%.

➡️ Contact us at fund@screen.brussels to talk about your project beforehand. 

Thirteen mainly Belgian projects selected for the 15th screen.brussels fund session

Like many other sectors, the audiovisual sector is still being affected by the health crisis. More than ever, investing in content actively boosts employment and businesses’ orders.

For its 15th investment session, the screen.brussels fund will inject €1.1 million into the production of 13 mainly Belgian projects that use digital technology in an innovative manner. Here are the details of this new selection:

Discover Brussels through cinema

On 26 November, PointCulture will unveil Brussels Footage, a free interface to look at Brussels through 120 years of film - narrative films, documentaries and archival footage, in partnership with SONUMA* and screen.brussels. As a reflection of this city’s kaleidoscopic urban planning and the cosmopolitan mosaic of people who live there, the platform offers a large number of intersectional approaches: themes, dates, and places, allowing everyone to make their own Brussels film.

Retrouvez ici les dernières informations et événements de médiate pour la rentrée 2020.

Grond signals the return of filming to Brussels

Good news! After weeks of forced interruption due to the coronavirus crisis, Brussels is once again hosting film shoots. With the support of screen.brussels fund and screen.brussels film commission, directors Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah and Mathieu Mortelmans are currently shooting the series Grond (Ground in Dutch) in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean. The series will ibe broadcast in 2021 on the Flemish channel VIER, and later on Be tv, Telenet and on Netflix.

Covid-19: screen.brussels jump-starts the Brussels audiovisual sector

To help you restart shootings during Covid-19, screen.brussels provides printable posters to help set up and inform in your filming and office environment: general info, masks, hand washing, etc. Don't forget to write down the contact details of your internal "Covid manager"!

Available in EN- NL-FR.

Posters to download hier

This version has not been updated since 27 May. 

For more up-to-date information, please follow the FR or the NL version of this page, and view the 1819 website.

Vous trouverez ici un questionnaire dont le but est de mesurer l’impact du Covid-19 et des mesures de confinement sur les entreprises bruxelloises et spécifiquement dans le secteur audiovisuel. L’objectif de cette enquête est notamment de mieux comprendre vos besoins et vos attentes pour concevoir les solutions adaptées. 

Series once more in the spotlight during the 12th screen.brussels fund session

Brussels, 19 February 2020 - For its first session in 2020, screen.brussels fund has selected 13 co-production projects for a total investment of €1,057,000, eight of which will be produced by Brussels producers. The selected projects include five television series, five feature films, two documentaries and one web series. These projects will result in more than €8 million in direct audiovisual spending in the regional economy.

ANIMA 2020: north-south animation forum

Spotlight on animation in the projects selected for the 11th screen.brussels fund session

Ce vendredi 27 septembre démarre le Festival International du Film Francophone, à Namur. L'occasion de faire le tour de la création cinématographique en français des quatre coins de la planète. Et bien sûr, de notre propre pays. Ainsi, il y aura un focus Belgitude dans lequel on retrouve une série de projets soutenu par le screen.brussels fund. Petit tour d'horizon: 

Enquête mediasensor sur les risques psychosociaux 

Depuis l'entrée en vigueur de la nouvelle législation sur les risques psychosociaux le 1er septembre 2014, toutes les entreprises du secteur audiovisuel sont également obligées de réaliser une analyse des risques. Pour les y aider, mediarte a lancé en 2016 mediasensor, une enquête online adaptée au secteur audiovisuel, gratuite et conforme à la nouvelle législation. Sur base des résultats de cette enquête, les entreprises ont pu se mettre au travail afin de prendre des mesures de correction et de prévention.

Enquête

As an active member of the European Network of Regional Film funds (CineRegio), screen.brussels defends along with the other 47 members European Cinema. The significant number of films supported by regional film funds at the Berlinale reflects the importance of regional film funds for the European audio-visual sector and highlights the significant financial contribution & role of the regional film agencies in creating and defending European cultural diversity and the European Co-production model. 

Avec un plan d’action partagé et une concertation permanente entre ses équipes, screen.brussels développe son activité au service du secteur. Construit pour s’adapter à l’ensemble des maillons de la chaine de valeur, cette structure d’accompagnement cohérente se pose en véritable one stopshop (guichet unique) de la filière audiovisuelle en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale. Cette année 2018 a connu un grand nombre d’avancées et de projets menés en commun avec pour objectif de soutenir la structuration et l’essor d’une industrie de l’audiovisuel bruxellois.

Submissions dates for screen.brussels fund

Every year, screen.brussels fund holds three dossier submission sessions. For 2019, submissions are due in January, June and September. Decisions are made public in February, July and October. 

2019

18 January 2019: Dossier submission (before 5 pm.). 22 February 2019: Decision.

7 June 2019: Dossier submission (before 5 pm.). 12 July 2019: Decision.

6 September 2019 : Dossier submission (before 5 pm.). 11 October 2019: Décision. 

Belgian video games continue to be successful abroad, which is why, from 21 to 25 August (from 22 August for the general public), a Belgian delegation will once again be attending gamescom in Cologne, the planet’s largest gaming fair, with a stand in the national colours that is sure to draw plenty of interest. More than twenty companies will be represented at the Belgian stand, all of them specialists in video game development or in services for the gaming industry. Combining Belgian creativity and technology, these companies all have high growth potential.

Registration is now open for the new Media Economics Programme

The programme launches in September 2018. Secure your place and register today for the full Postgraduate or specific Training courses in Media Economics!

The Media Economics Programme is a new programme at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is organized by SMIT. The programme combines facts and figures of state of the art scientific research with interesting and sometimes conflicting insights from industry experts.

We're paying tribute to the admirably eco-responsible film shoot of Cleo that wrapped up a couple of weeks ago. With the support of both screen.brussels (fund and film commission) and the Flemish Audiovisual Fund, this genuine "Brussels" project combines artistic commitment with respect for the environment. The two organisations are making a concerted effort to support this wonderful project on the ground.

In its sixth session, screen.brussels invests one million euro in 10 projects

The screen.brussels fund has selected 10 coproduction projects that place Brussels and its audiovisual sector firmly in the spotlight. Whether by way of documentaries focusing on our capital and its cultural heritage, the promotion of the area through numerous days of filming or the involvement of our performers and specialist companies in large-scale productions, the projects in which screen.brussels has opted to invest are helping to put the Brussels region on the international audiovisual map.

Filming a feature film uses on average the same carbon equivalent as a family of 4 during one year: 73 tons of CO2, 40% of which for transportation alone! Acting upon its desire to implement changes in favour of the environment, screen.brussels publishes a brochure devoted to Environmentally Friendly Filming in the Brussels-Capital Region.

On the 5th and 6th of December, screen.brussels film commission participated to the 3rd Focus London professional fair, promoting Brussels as a filming hub. 

Very positive review for our exhibition stand: interesting meetings and rich discussions leading to upcoming film projects.

Du 7 au 14 novembre dernier, des professionnels bruxellois ont eu l’occasion de participer à l’Atelier Grand Nord VR.

La commune de Molenbeek-Saint-Jean s’est montrée très accueillante pour le tournage de "Rosie et Moussa" (Caviar). Ce film jeunesse est tiré d'un livre de Michael de Cock et raconte l'histoire de deux enfants bruxellois qui cherchent leur voie dans la grande ville. 

Clint Eastwood shot a film in Brussels!

In August 2017, we were lucky enough to host the filming of “The 15:17 to Paris”, Clint Eastwood’s latest film. The filming took place in Brussels South Station and went very well. Onlookers were stunned to see the famous American director making his way calmly through the crowds of commuters.