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NEWS & PUBLICATIONSEvents of Interest
AFI EU FILM SHOWCASE
Max Vandervorst Concert October 26
Embassy Open House Day
White House visits
(nederlands)
(français)) The annual European Union Film Showcase organized by the American Film Institute begins this week and Belgium will be represented by two films, each of which will be screened twice at the AFI Silver, 8633 Colesville Road, in downtown Silver Spring. MOSCOW, BELGIUM (Aanrijding in Moscou) Official Selection, 2008 Cannes Film Festival Sun, Nov 9, 1:00; Mon, Nov 10, 9:20 Things go badly when forty-something Matty (Barbara Sarafian) backs her car into twenty-something Johnny’s (Jurgen Delnaet) delivery truck. Each slings healthy doses of verbal abuse at the other, so Matty is surprised when Johnny shows up unannounced and offers to fix her car. Her three children are even more surprised when things turn romantic between the mismatched pair, but when Matty’s estranged husband decides he wants her back, things turn even stranger in this festival favorite from Cannes. DIR Christophe Van Rompaey; SCR Pat van Beirs; PROD/SCR Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem. Belgium, 2008, color, 102 min. In Dutch with English subtitles. NOT RATED. Closing Night ELDORADO Official Oscar® Submission, Belgium Sat, Nov 22, 8:00; Tues, Nov 25, 7:00 Director Bouli Lanners wrote and stars in this quirky road trip adventure that nimbly maneuvers between absurdist humor and darkly realistic pathos. Yvan is a world-weary vintage car dealer who returns home one night to find his house has been broken into, and the inept intruder is still there, hiding under his bed. The young would-be criminal, Elie, somehow strikes a chord with Yvan, who agrees not only to refrain from calling the police, but to drive the young man to his parents’ house—in his ’79 Chevy. Thus begins their strange journey through a series of increasingly ridiculous mishaps, until they reach their destination, where things take a melancholy turn. DIR/SCR Bouli Lanners; PROD Jaques-Henri Bronckart. Belgium/France, 2008, color, 80 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED. Sat, Nov 22, 8:00: $12/$10 AFI Members. No passes accepted. AFI EU Showcase Passports are accepted. Encore Screening, Tues, Nov 25, 7:00: Standard ticket prices. AFI Member passes and AFI EU Showcase Passports accepted. For more information about the festival, please visit: www.afi.com/silver/new Max Vandervorst Concert October 26
For more information, visit: www.kidseurofestival.org (Click on the Belgian flag). To reserve seats, please call 202 944-6558. There is no admission charge. May 3, 2008 Following last year’s success with over 2000 visitors, the Embassy of Belgium participated to the EU Open House on Saturday May 3. From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., visitors got a rare behind-the-scenes look at the European Embassies, many of which are among Washington’s historic and architectural treasures. For more information please click here The Embassy of Belgium receives, occasionally, requests from Belgian citizens to assist in the organization of visits to the WHITE HOUSE. The restrictions imposed by the American authorities are of a nature (e.g. visits have to be organized at least 6 months in advance) which prevents any effective assistance from the Embassy. The situation regarding the White House tours is as follows: Requests have to be submitted 4 to 6 months in advance. Groups have to be a minimum of 10 or more. Applications should be sent to: Washington@diplobel.org Please note that the Embassy does not guarantee any visit as the permission for the tour is totally dependent on the White House which decides every case after a thorough security check and on a first come first served basis. Rondleidingen op het Witte Huis De Belgische Ambassade ontvangt op regelmatige basis verzoeken van Belgische burgers om deel te nemen aan georganiseerde rondleidingen op het WITTE HUIS. De opgelegde beperkingen door de Amerikaanse overheden zijn echter van die aard dat elke bijstand vanuit de Ambassade met betrekking tot dergelijke georganiseerde bezoeken uitgesloten wordt (bijvoorbeeld: bezoeken moeten tenminste 6 maand op voorhand aangevraagd worden). De situatie met betrekking tot rondleidingen op het Witte Huis is de volgende: - Aanvragen moeten 4 tot 6 maanden op voorhand ingediend worden - Groepen moeten uit minstens 10 personen of meer bestaan Alle aanvragen dienen verzonden te worden naar: Washington@diplobel.org Gelieve te noteren dat de Ambassade geen enkele rondleiding kan garanderen. De toelating tot een rondleiding is volledig afhankelijk van het Witte Huis die over elke aanvraag afzonderlijk beslist na een grondig veiligheidsonderzoek en naar datum van aanvraag. L’Ambassade de Belgique reçoit de temps à autre des demandes d’assistance de citoyens belges pour organiser des visites de la Maison Blanche. Les restrictions imposées par les autorités américaines empêchent l’Ambassade de leur procurer une aide efficace étant donné que : - ces demandes doivent être soumises 4 à 6 mois à l’avance et que - les groupes doivent être composés d’au moins 10 personnes. Veuillez présenter vôtre demande à: Washington@diplobel.org De plus, l’Ambassade ne peut garantir l’organisation de la visite demandée, la permission dépendant entièrement de la Maison Blanche qui décide cas par cas, après avoir effectué une enquête de sécurité approfondie. Les demandes sont prises en considération sur base du « premier arrivé, premier servi ». The Representation of Flanders organizes Dutch Language Courses at the
Belgian Embassy end of September of every year. For more details you can open the enclosed information form in PDF or MS Word format In order to register, the enclosed registration form, available in PDF or MS Word format, needs to be returned to the Representation of Flanders at the Belgian Embassy (one form per student!!!). The deadline for this year is September 12, 2008. Enclosed form should be filled out and mailed to the following address, Representation of Flanders
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As part of the Kids Euro Festival organized by the French Presidency,
creative musician Max Vandervorst will be giving a concert at La Maison
Française, Embassy of France, on Sunday, October 26 at 6 p.m.
This Brussels-based musician will perform his Symphony for Abandoned Objects
in which his “instruments” include a vacuum cleaner, flower pots, and
other everyday objects. He has performed this show over 1,000 in Europe
to great acclaim and this appearance in Washington (along with two
performances for DC public school children the next day) will be his
first in the U.S.
This completely original, non-verbal and highly entertaining one-man show will
be fun for the whole family.|
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