20/01/2010
Donate to UNICEF's Haiti Earthquake Children's Appeal
A devastating earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale has struck Haiti causing an unfolding humanitarian crisis. Children have been killed and injured — many are in desperate need of clean water, shelter and medical help. Early reports indicate a large number of casualties and widespread damage.
17/10/2009
Alexandre Desplat Film Composer of the Year & Best Film Score of the Year
The World Soundtrack Academy announced tonight the winners of the World Soundtrack Awards 2009, the closing event of the 36th Ghent International Film Festival. The 9th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards was once again a highlight for film music professionals and fans. Two time Oscar nominee, Alexandre Desplat, was chosen as Film Composer of the Year 2009 and also took home the award for Best Original Film Score of the Year (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button). Double Oscar winner, A.R. Rahman, won Best Original Song Written for Film for Jai Ho (Slumdog Millionaire). Nico Muhly was the World Soundtrack Academy’s new discovery of the year with the score for The Reader and three time Oscar winner Marvin Hamlisch was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Joseph Plateau Honorary Award for Andy García
American actor and producer Andy García received a Joseph Plateau Honorary Award at the festival, before the screening of City Island. His daugher and actress Dominik García-Lorido together with director Raymond De Felitta joined him for the occasion.
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Young jury gives Mine Xplore Award to Ajami
The jury of the youngsters of the Ghent Film Festival gives the Mine Xplore Award to the Israelian film Ajami of the directors Scandar Copti & Yaron Shani. The distributor will get a free media campaign in the daily De Morgen and on the radio Studio Brussel with a value of 20.000 euro and an amount of 6.000 cash money given by Mine/BNP Paribas Fortis. A L’ouest de Pluton received a Special Mention.
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22/01/2010
'Ajami' and “The White Ribbon' make Academy Foreign Film shortlist
Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon and Mine Xplore!Award winner Ajami are among the nine films that will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards.
18/01/2010
Berlinale kicks off with world première of new Wang Quan'an film
The 60th Berlin International Film Festival will kick off with the world premiere of the Chinese Competition film Tuan Yuan (Apart Together) in the Berlinale Palast on February 11, 2010. Wang Quan'an was a member of the international jury of the 36th Ghent Festival.
