Lynn Van Royen: “As an actress, I want to be sincere in what I do. I have to believe in what I do”
When Flemish-born actress Lynn Van Royen was asked if she would be interested in becoming the Master for the upcoming Ostend Film Festival (FFO—Film Festival Oostende) later this year, at first, sh…
Ruth Becquart: “Reading a script for the first time is like opening a door and entering a new world”
As a character actress and leading lady, on stage and screen in both tragedy and comedy, actress Ruth Becquart (b. 1976, near Antwerp) is by far and large one of the most prolific Belgian performer…
Émilie Dequenne: “When I choose a role I wish to play, I don’t take it for granted, I don’t take it too lightly”
Jane Greer had told me so. And how right she was. When I first met her for an interview at her Los Angeles home many years ago, I had a few issues with me of Film en Televisie, a Belgian film perio…
New Audrey Hepburn exhibition in the Netherlands: “The secret of Ella and Audrey”
Recently, a new Audrey Hepburn exhibition opened at the Airborne Museum Hartenstein, located in Oosterbeek, near Arnhem (Holland), titled Motherliness: The secret of Ella & Audrey—Family secret…
Natali Broods: “My main goal is to become a better actress by playing roles that I’ve never played before”
The career of four-time Ensor Award-nominated actress Natali Broods (b. 1976) has been going pretty strong in Belgium, her native country. Ranging from stage roles in plays such as “Who’…
Veerle Baetens: “The audience must identify with a character, they have to recognize themselves”
Who is Veerle Baetens, you might think. And you’re right. So far, this 37-year old captivating and very gifted actress is world-famous in her native Flanders, but right now, she’s expanding h…
“From Switzerland, with love”: in the footsteps of Academy Award-winning actress Audrey Hepburn
I always thought it was pretty intriguing that some of Hollywood’s most enduring screen personalities decided at one point to move to the European continent while at the peak of their careers…
When you wish upon a star: Audrey Hepburn’s early years in her native Elsene, near Brussels
Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929, as Audrey Kathleen Ruston, in Elsene near Brussels. Her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston (1889–1980), was of Austrian and British descent, while her moth…
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