11/03/2013 - Cineuropa renews its collaboration with the festival which, for this 11th edition, will welcome Bertrand Tavernier as guest of honour

From June 19th to 26th, the Brussels Film Festival will propose, besides the official competition, international premieres, special screenings, a Panorama of films to be discovered, professional encounters, open-air screenings, but also a musical section.

Bertrand Tavernier (photo), the French director and critic who has left his mark on French cinema with Coup de Torchon, Mississippi Blues, Le Juge et l’Assassin, The Princess of Montpensier [+see also:
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The winner of the LUX Prize 2012, Shun Li and the Poet [+see also:
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interview: Andrea Segre
interview: Andrea Segre
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The Brussels Film Festival is also strengthening its winning combination based on music and the cinema by enriching its programme with music documentaries, concerts, as well as evenings hosted by DJs.

The event will also form an integral part of this year’s Music Festival, with a special-theme programme on Friday, June 21st.

As in every other year, Cineuropa will award a prize at the end of the festival to one of the films in competition. Last year, Death for Sale [+see also:
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The programme of the Brussels Film Festival will be unveiled shortly. 

(Translated from French)