Magritte Award for Best Flemish Film
Belgian film award
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The Magritte Award for Best Flemish Film (French: Magritte du meilleur film flamand) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is one of the Magritte Awards, which were established to recognize excellence in Belgian cinematic achievements.[1]
| Magritte Award for Best Flemish Film | |
|---|---|
| Country | Belgium |
| Presented by | Académie André Delvaux |
| First award | 2012 |
| Currently held by | Julian (2025) |
| Website | lesmagritteducinema.com |
The category's original name was Best Flemish Film in Coproduction, but was changed to its current name in 2015 for the 5th Magritte Awards.[2] It was first awarded in 2012, when Best Film in Coproduction was split in Best Foreign Film in Coproduction and Best Flemish Film in Coproduction.[3] As of the 2024 ceremony, When It Melts is the most recent winner.
Winners and nominees
In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees.
2010s
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 (2nd) | Bullhead | Rundskop | Michaël R. Roskam |
| 22nd of May | 22 mei | Koen Mortier | |
| Come as You Are | Hasta la Vista | Geoffrey Enthoven | |
| Madly in Love | Smoorverliefd | Hilde Van Mieghem | |
| Pulsar | Alex Stockman | ||
| 2012 (3rd) | Time of My Life | Tot altijd | Nic Balthazar |
| Little Black Spiders | Patrice Toye | ||
| Madonna's Pig | Het varken van Madonna | Frank Van Passel | |
| 2013 (4th) | Kid | Fien Troch | |
| Brasserie Romantiek | Joël Vanhoebrouck | ||
| The Fifth Season | La Cinquième Saison | Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth | |
| 2014 (5th) | Marina | Stijn Coninx | |
| I'm the Same, I'm an Other | Caroline Strubbe | ||
| Labyrinthus | Douglas Boswell | ||
| Welcome Home | Tom Heene | ||
| 2015 (6th) | The Ardennes | D'Ardennen | Robin Pront |
| Belgian Rhapsody | Brabançonne | Vincent Bal | |
| Cafard | Jan Bultheel | ||
| Waste Land | Pieter Van Hees | ||
| 2016 (7th) | Belgica | Felix Van Groeningen | |
| Black | Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah | ||
| The Land of the Enlightened | Pieter-Jan De Pue | ||
| Problemski Hotel | Manu Riche | ||
| 2017 (8th) | Home | Fien Troch | |
| Cargo | Gilles Coulier | ||
| King of the Belgians | Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth | ||
| Racer and the Jailbird | Le Fidèle | Michaël R. Roskam | |
| 2018 (9th) | Girl | Lukas Dhont | |
| Angel | Un Ange | Koen Mortier | |
| Don't Shoot | Niet Schieten | Stijn Coninx | |
| Gangsta | Patser | Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah | |
| 2019 (10th) | Patrick | De Patrick | Tim Mielants |
| Bastaard | Mathieu Mortelmans | ||
| Binti | Frederike Migom | ||
| Cleo | Eva Cools | ||
2020s
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 (11th) | La Civil | Teodora Mihai | |
| The Barefoot Emperor | Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens | ||
| Dealer | Jeroen Perceval | ||
| Rookie | Lieven Van Baelen | ||
| 2022 (12th) |
Close | Lukas Dhont | |
| The Eight Mountains | Le otto montagne | Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch | |
| Rebel | Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah | ||
| Nowhere | Peter Monsaert | ||
| 2023 (13th) |
When It Melts | Het smelt | Veerle Baetens |
| Holly | Fien Troch | ||
| Luka | Jessica Woodworth | ||
| 2024 (14th) |
Julie Keeps Quiet | Julie zwijgt | Leonardo Van Dijl |
| Here | Bas Devos | ||
| Skunk | Koen Mortier | ||
| Young Hearts | Anthony Schatteman | ||
| Wil | Tim Mielants | ||
| 2025 (15th) |
Julian | Cato Kusters | |
| BXL | Mounir Ait Hamou and Ish Ait Hamou | ||
| Radioman | Frank Van Passel | ||
| Soft Leaves | Miwako Van Weyenberg | ||