21 March 2023
Member of the jury @ DOCVILLE, the International Documentary Film Festival in Leuven (BE) 22.03 - 30.03.2023
Honoured to be part of the jury for the Best National Documentary award at the 19th edition of DOCVILLE.
DOCVILLE is a festival dedicated to DOCUMENTARY, with a strong focus on NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUTHOR DRIVEN CINEMA. Docs that not only speak to the MIND but also the HEARTmade by creators with PERSONALITY and VISION. Films that deserve to be seen on the white screen
The winner of the Best National Documentary award will be chosen by Floris-Jan Van Luyn (Netherlands), known a journalist/director/screenwriter, Willem Wouters (Netherlands), who co-organizes the Beholders festival and myself.
The prize for the winner is a generous 2,000€, donated by SABAM for Culture.
Docville, the International Documentary Film Festival, will be held in Leuven (BE) from 22.03 - 30.03.2023
"DAG MA", gerealiseerd door Marie De Hert en Ellen Pollaert wint de Juryprijs voor Beste Belgische Documentaire @ Docville 2023.
"DAG MA", een pareltje van een docufilm gerealiseerd door Marie De Hert en Ellen Pollaert haalde het van 9 andere pareltjes en kreeg hiervoor de Juryprijs voor Beste Belgische Documentaire @ Docville 2023. Als jurylid heb ik samen met mijn twee Nederlandse collega's, Floris-Jan Van Luyn en Willem Wouters, de eer gehad om gedurende zeven dagen een sterke selectie van genomineerde documentaires te mogen beoordelen. De films waren zorgvuldig geselecteerd door festivaldirecteur Frank Moens en getuigden van een opmerkelijke diversiteit en cinematografische expertise.
31 March 2023
The TV series "Les Amateurs" nominated for the Europe 1 Audience Award at the Cannes TV-series Festival
SBC, the reel 2020-2022
11 February 2023
WIE ZIJN DE LEDEN VAN DE COMMISSIE PLAYRIGHT+?
Interview Lou Berghmans en de leden van de "PlayRight+" commissie
18 April 2022
CANVAS @work
@work behind the scenes of CHARLATAN, a documentary about Belgian musician ARNO & directed by Dominique Deruddere. Produced by Borgerhoff &|Lambrigts for CANVAS (VRT)
ENSORS 2021 Film Awards
Nomination for best DOP @ the Belgian ENSORS film awards 2021
4 January 2021
SBC @ work
"Showreel 2020" of The Belgian Society of Cinematographers (SBC)
Member of the jury @ LEUVEN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2019
Every year, the International Short Film Festival Leuven, founded in 1995, presents a selection of short films - fiction and animation, documentaries as well as non-narrative films.
11 January 2020
Moderating the SBC SCREENING "NIET SCHIETEN" , a film by Stijn Conincx @ Cinema RITCS
Cinematographer Danny Elsen (SBC) in conversation with editor Philippe Ravoet (BEMONTAGE ) after the screening of the film " NIET SCHIETEN", moderated by Lou Berghmans (SBC).
29 May 2019
Member of the jury of the THE IMAGO INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
THE JURY Bruno Delbonnel AFC ASC, Camilla Hjelm Knudsen DFF, Celiana Cárdenas AMC , Chris Menges BSC ASC , Claire Pijman NSC, Jan Weincke DFF , John Seale ACS ASC , Lou Berghmans SBC, Luciano Tovoli AIC, Luis Branquinho AIP , Marcelo Iaccarino ADF , Marcelo Trotta ABC , Maros Zilincan ASK, Michel Van Laer SBC, Rolv Haan FNF , Teresa Medina AEC
11 February 2019
Joining the board of directors of the Flemish audiovisual fund (VAF)
Joining the general meeting and the board of directors of the Flemish audiovisual fund (VAF) as one of the four new independed members.
1 January 2018
Elected als co-chairman of the Belgian Society of Cinematographers (SBC)
BIG WEEKEND FOR CINEMATOGRAPHERS IN BRUSSELS
12 January 2018
Member of the jury of the jury of the eight ENSOR edition
16 September 2017