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Screen Flanders invests €2.95 million in 15 new projects

News 01.12.2025

Screen Flanders, VLAIO's economic fund for the audiovisual industry, is investing €2,950,000 in 15 new audiovisual productions. Due to the high demand and exceptional quality of the applications, Flanders’ Economic Affairs Minister Matthias Diependaele decided to increase the initial budget by €1.4 million. This additional investment enabled Screen Flanders to support eight more projects.

The 15 supported projects will generate more than €24.7 million in eligible audiovisual expenditure in the Flanders Region. The support awarded within this second call of 2025 varies between €50,000 and €400,000 per project.

Flanders' series and film scene is highly acclaimed internationally. High-quality productions with a significant Flemish contribution provide a leverage effect for our economy that should not be underestimated. This also increases the attractiveness of Flanders for both domestic and foreign audiovisual productions.

Matthias Diependaele Minister-President of the Government of Flanders

15 supported projects

Eight feature films and seven series will receive support within this call. These include two animation projects (the animated series Little Heroes and the animated feature film Look Who’s Visiting Tummy Tom!), one documentary series (Wild Belgium 2), five fiction series (Charlatan, Red Light Empire, The French Battle, Omerta and Hunters) and seven fiction feature films (Auwch_the movie, Gorgius, Paradise, Lords of War, Miss Good Stuff, Morgen Mehr and Two for Christmas). Eight of these productions are majority Flemish, six are minority Flemish and one is minority Belgian.

The selection of supported projects is very diverse and includes the feature film debuts of Flanders talents Saïd Boumazoughe and Caroline De Maeyer, the sequel to the popular Wild Belgium documentary series and feature film about our natural world, an adventurous animated series for children about inspiring historical figures, an international action thriller directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Nicolas Cage, and the new psychological thriller series from the producers of High Tides.

Results for 2025

A total of 39 projects were submitted during the two calls in 2025. Thanks to an additional economic injection from the Flanders Economic Affairs Minister, we are ending 2025 with 22 supported projects and a total support granted of €4,950,000. These supported projects comprise 11 series and 11 feature films, including 18 fiction projects, three animation projects and one documentary. We note a good balance between the 10 majority projects from Flanders and 12 minority co-productions with Flanders.

majority Flanders: Animated series

Little Heroes
Little Heroes is a comical and informative animated series for children aged six to nine. The series is based on the successful Spanish book series Mis pequeños héroes, which inspires children by introducing them to important historical figures such as Nelson Mandela, Frida Kahlo and Jane Goodall.
Fabrique Fantastique (Sir Mouse, Interstellar Ella) is producing the series in co-production with the Spanish company Peekaboo Animation and the broadcasters VRT/Ketnet and RTVE-Clan. Studio Fantastique is responsible for writing and directing half of the scripts, all of the animation for the series and the music. As with its other IPs, the studio is fully committed to a 360° model, with a focus on education.

majority Flanders: Documentary series

Wild Belgium 2
Once again, the production is made up of a five-part documentary series and a feature film. Flemish producer Hotel Bonka has called on the same team that produced Wild Belgium (Onze Natuur), including wildlife photographer Pim Niesten, for the production and creative development. Kinepolis Film Distribution will release the feature film in cinemas, and the series and feature film will be shown on VRT één and VRT Max.

majority Flanders: Fiction series

Charlatan
Charlatan is a high-end television drama by Sputnik TV, co-produced with Horizon Film, Studiocanal, Streamz and Play, based on the man and myth of controversial Belgian economist Jean-Pierre Van Rossem. In this rise-and-fall story, the series takes viewers back to his highest peaks and deepest lows in the period from 1987 to 1997. Carl Joos wrote the screenplay, Wim Geudens is directing. Sixty-five of the total 80 planned shooting days will take place in Flanders, in the regions of Bruges, Kortrijk, Antwerp and Ghent. The series has already been sold to Canal+ in the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.

Omerta
Omerta is a compelling Flemish psychological thriller from production company Dingie (High Tides). The screenplay was written by a team of female screenwriters, including Eva Aben and Amina Hatim, and the series is directed by Tom Goris. With the exception of a few roles, the main cast is entirely from Flanders. The technical film crew also consists entirely of local professionals. Forty-five of the 50 shooting days will take place in the Brasschaat region. The series will premiere on Streamz.

Hunters
The fiction series Hunters is an entirely Belgian production by Caviar, Los Morros (the production company of Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah) and the Walloon company Versus. The public broadcasters VRT and RTBF are co-producers. The screenplay was written by Domenica La Porta (Largo Winch: Le prix d'Argent), Chloe Devicq and Mathieu Mortelmans, who is also directing. The series is based on the 2021 book Terroristenjager – In het hart van de Speciale eenheden (Terrorist Hunter – In the Heart of the Special Forces) by Lionel D. and Annemie Bulté. The story covers a period of 440 days between the attacks on Charlie Hebdo and those in Brussels. Each episode focuses on a specific and completely true intervention by the security services. Fremantle is handling international sales.

majority Flanders: Fiction features

Auwch_the movie
Auwch_the movie builds on the universe of the Flemish series Auwch_. Both the series and the feature film are based on a highly successful Danish format. In this “fake reality”, actors Axel Daeseleire and Ben Segers play themselves, but as exaggerated, often embarrassing versions of their public image. Except for one day of shooting, the entire feature film is shot in Flanders with an entirely local cast and technical crew. Fobic Films is producing the film, and Kinepolis Film Distribution is distributing it to cinemas.

Miss Good Stuff
This feel-good romcom is a Polar Bear production, based on an idea by Anthony Schatteman and Xavier Rombaut. Geert Verbanck wrote the screenplay, assisted by Caroline De Maeyer, who will also direct. Kinepolis Film Distribution will distribute the film in Flemish cinemas. For international distribution, it is collaborating with Dutch FilmWorks and StudioCanal. All 34 scheduled shooting days will take place in the Flanders Region with an entirely local cast and crew. All of the visual and audio post-production for the feature film will also take place in Flanders.

Paradise
After seven years in prison, Suleyman returns to the Paradise apartment block... but finds it has turned into a veritable war zone. Paradise is a Flemish-Dutch action thriller ‘by the hood, for the hood’, according to its creator and lead actor Saïd Boumazoughe. He wrote the script together with Salahdine Ibnou Kacemi and Sven Huybrechts. Bob Colaers is directing the film. Filming took place in Antwerp and Weelde. Paradise is produced by A Team Productions in Belgium in co-production with Aattache Films from the Netherlands. Kinepolis Film Distribution will release the film in Belgium in September 2026, Independent Films in the Netherlands. The streaming rights have already been sold to Amazon Prime Benelux.

minority Flanders: Animated feature

Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom!
This animated feature film based on the popular picture books by Jet Boeke is aimed at the youngest cinema audience. It is the third feature film in the Tummy Tom tetralogy and is set in autumn. Given the highly successful collaboration on the first two feature films, the producers chose to focus as much as possible on the Flemish talents who also worked on the previous feature films. Eyeworks Film & TV Drama is once again involved as the Flemish co-producer. Kinepolis Film Distribution will release the film in Flanders and Ketnet will subsequently broadcast it on television. Incredible Film is selling the film internationally.

minority Belgian: Fiction feature

Lords of War
The British-Belgian co-production Lords of War is the sequel to the 2006 cult hit Lord of War by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, screenwriter of The Truman Show). Nicolas Cage, Bill Skarsgard, Laura Harier and Sylvia Hoeks play the leading roles in this action thriller about arms trafficking and geopolitics. Beside Line Producers is the Belgian co-producer. There will be technical crew, set construction, SFX, stunts, supporting roles and extras from Flanders, and one shooting day in Ghent. The local heads of department will also collaborate on the shoot in Morocco. The sound mix will be made by Agent Flanders. Filmnation Entertainment is the international sales agent, and The Searchers will release the film in the Benelux.

minority Flanders: Fiction features

Gorgius
The feature film Gorgius, based on the children's book of the same name by Italian author Angela Nanetti, is a modern dark fable that makes the magic and horror of growing up tangible. Minerva Pictures is releasing this youth film in Italy and handling international sales. Letterbox Film Sales is releasing the film in Benelux. In addition to a part for an actor from Flanders, local heads of department will feature in the image, sound and electrical teams, and as machinists. Facility companies from Flanders will be called upon for the VFX, image editing, sound design and mixing. The co-producer in Flanders is Harald House Belgium.

Morgen Mehr
This wild German-Belgian road movie and commedia dell'arte about the meaning and madness of life is based on the experimental novel of the same name by Tilman Rammstedt. Flanders production company Bulletproof Cupid is co-producing. Two leading roles will be filled by actors from Flanders, and Liesa Van der Aa is composing the music. Seven days of filming are planned in the Flanders region. All sound editing of the feature film will be completed at The Image & Sound Factory. Morgen Mehr will be shown on ZDF in Germany and DCM will release the film in German-speaking areas.

Two for Christmas
The romantic Christmas film Two for Christmas is a German co-production with Flanders production company Krater Films. ZDF Studios will sell the film worldwide. Toni and Selma first meet when they are seven years old, but it takes half a lifetime and many more Christmases before they finally get together... This production makes extensive use of technical crew from Flanders during filming. The rental of recording equipment and the special effects on set and visual effects are also provided by companies from Flanders. Seventeen of the 21 shooting days will take place in a picturesque location in the Flanders Region.

minority Flanders: Fiction series

Red Light Empire
This Dutch series is based on the life of Zwarte Joop, who built an empire from the 1950s onwards that changed Amsterdam's Red Light District forever. Flemish production designer Kurt Loyens is responsible for the challenging art direction of this series, which spans a period of 40 years. Filming will take place both in the studio and on location in the Netherlands. In addition, heads of department from Flanders will also manage the sound, grip and special effects teams on set. Lemming Film Belgium is the co-producer from Flanders. 

The French Battle
The French Battle is a politically and historically incorrect Dutch comedy series set in the so-called wig era, about four fake aristocratic, sexually frustrated ladies. The series will be shown on NPO1/AVROTROS and NPO Plus. A lead actor and composer from Flanders are planned, and heads of department from Flanders and their teams will be called upon for the set design, costume and make-up. Most of the filming will take place on location in Flanders. A Private View Media is co-producing the series for Flanders.