Magritte Award

Magritte Award
5th Magritte Awards
Awarded for Excellence in cinematic achievements
Country Belgium
Presented by Académie André Delvaux
First awarded 2011
Official website lesmagritteducinema.com

The Magritte Award (French: Magritte du cinéma) is an accolade presented by the Académie André Delvaux to recognize excellence of professionals in the Belgian film industry. Modelled after the French César Award, the formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in Belgium.

The national accolade is given out in twenty categories each February for motion pictures released in Belgium during the previous year. The 5th Magritte Awards ceremony was held on February 7, 2015, at the Square in Brussels, Belgium.

History

In 2010, the Académie André Delvaux was established by Patrick Quinet, president of the Francophone Film Producers Association (UPFF), and Luc Jabon, president of Pro Spère, to unite the five branches of the film industry, including actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers.[1] It aims to recognize excellence in Belgian francophone cinematic achievements in order to have a Belgian counterpart of the French César Awards.[2]

The name of the award comes from the surrealist René Magritte. Charly Herscovici, who created the Magritte Foundation, allowed the academy to use the name of the artist.[3] The awarding statuette was created by Xavier Lust, a Belgian designer, who drew inspiration from a poster entitled "Moments inoubliables du cinema" produced by René Magritte for a film festival in 1958.[4] The accolade replaces the Joseph Plateau Award, which was disestablished in 2007.[5] The 1st Magritte Awards ceremony honored the best films of 2010 in Belgium and took place on February 5, 2011, at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in twenty categories. The ceremony, televised in Belgium by BeTV, was produced by José Bouquiaux and directed by Vincent J. Gustin.[6]

In 2012, the Académie André Delvaux split Best Coproduction into Best Flemish Film in Coproduction and Best Foreign Film in Coproduction.[7] Its board of directors assigns a Honorary Magritte Award to a Belgian or international film personality. From 2011 to 2012, an Audience Award was also presented voted on by the general public. In 2013, it was replaced by Best First Feature.

Award categories

Current awards
  • Best Cinematography (since 2011)
  • Best Sound (since 2011)
  • Best Production Design (since 2011)
  • Best Costume Design (since 2011)
  • Best Original Score (since 2011)
  • Best Editing (since 2011)
  • Best First Feature (since 2013)
  • Best Short Film (since 2011)
  • Best Documentary (since 2011)
  • Honorary Magritte Award (since 2011)

Retired awards

Awards ceremonies

The following is a listing of all Magritte Awards ceremonies.

Ceremony Date Best Film winner President Host(s)
1st Magritte Awards February 5, 2011 Mr. Nobody Jaco Van Dormael Helena Noguerra
2nd Magritte Awards February 4, 2012 Giants, TheThe Giants Bertrand Tavernier
3rd Magritte Awards February 2, 2013 Our Children Yolande Moreau Fabrizio Rongione
4th Magritte Awards February 1, 2014 Ernest & Celestine Émilie Dequenne
5th Magritte Awards February 7, 2015 Two Days, One Night François Damiens Charlie Dupont

See also

References

  1. ↑ Denis, Fernand (October 13, 2010). "André Delvaux, l’œuvre au jour". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ Bradfer, Fabienne (January 14, 2011). "Les Magritte du cinéma à l'image des César". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Les Magritte du cinéma" (in French). Académie André Delvaux. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  4. ↑ "La deuxième édition des "Magritte du cinéma" se tiendra le 4 février à Bruxelles" (in French). RTBF. February 3, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ Engelen, Aurore (October 1, 2010). "Race is on for Magritte Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Une grande salle et un petit écran" (in French). Académie André Delvaux. February 4, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Les Magritte du cinéma s’installent". La Libre Belgique (in French). November 26, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2013.

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