Flanders Cinema Finds Global Momentum With TIFF Titles, Cannes Honors and Oscar Buzz

Earlier this year, Belgium’s Flanders region returned to the Berlinale competition after a 45-year hiatus with Anke Blondé’s “Dust.” A few months later, Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne, the two leads in Lukas Dhont’s “Coward,” won a rare joint best actor award in Cannes.

Dhont’s drama is head