Benoît Poelvoorde is a Belgian actor and comedian.
Pussycat was a Dutch country and pop group led by the three Veldpaus sisters: Toni, Betty (1952–2024), and Marianne. Other members of the band were guitarists Lou Willé, Theo Wetzels, Theo Coumans, and John Theunissen. Their song "Mississippi" was a number one hit in most European countries, including the UK, in 1975/6.
The TMF Awards were an annual television awards show broadcast live on TMF.
Podium is a 2004 French comedy/fantasy film directed by Yann Moix starring Belgian actor Benoît Poelvoorde, Jean-Paul Rouve and Julie Depardieu.
Bullet is a physics engine which simulates collision detection as well as soft and rigid body dynamics. It has been used in video games and for visual effects in movies. Erwin Coumans, its main author, won a Scientific and Technical Academy Award for his work on Bullet. He worked for Sony Computer Entertainment US R&D from 2003 until 2010, for AMD until 2014, for Google until 2022 and he now works for Nvidia.
Matthias Schoenaerts is a Belgian actor. He made his film debut at the age of 13 in Daens (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is best known for his roles as Filip in Loft (2008), Jacky Vanmarsenille in the Oscar-nominated Bullhead (2011), Ali in the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominee Rust and Bone (2012), for which he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor, Eric Deeds in The Drop (2014), Bruno von Falk in Suite Française (2015), Gabriel Oak in Far from the Madding Crowd (2015), Hans Axgil in The Danish Girl (2015) and Uncle Vanya in Red Sparrow (2018). Schoenaerts received critical acclaim for his portrayal of an ex-soldier suffering from PTSD in Disorder (2015), and for his performance as an inmate training a wild horse in The Mustang (2019).
André Coumans was a Belgian horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he and his horse Lisette won the silver medal in the team jumping competition.
Les Snuls was a group of Belgian comedians who were active from 1989 to 1993. They were known for their weekly television program shown on Canal+ Belgique, and various disks. Their humour was mostly inspired by self-mockery and nonsense, much like the British comedy troupe Monty Python, and hijacking national symbols of Belgium and belgitudes. Les Snuls were famous for their guest presenters, mostly old ladies who didn't know they were part of a spoof, also not knowing their lines or the topics of the show. Additional commentaries, generally rude or mocking, were also added to the program. Ex: the presenter :"until next week," to which they add : "Yeh, without you!" They also produced the film, Film Belge.
Herman Marie Ghislaine d'Oultromont was a Belgian equestrian who took part in the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp.
Private Lessons is a 2008 Belgian drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse. It was written by Lafosse and François Pirot. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May. It was nominated for seven Magritte Awards and was awarded Best Actor for Jonathan Zaccaï and Most Promising Actress for Pauline Étienne.
Mr. Average is a 2006 Belgian comedy film directed by Pierre-Paul Renders. It was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival.
Jean Kickx was a Belgian botanist. His father, also known as Jean Kickx (1775–1831) was a botanist and mineralogist; his son Jean Jacques Kickx (1842–1887) was a professor of botany at the University of Ghent.
Puppylove is a 2013 coming-of-age film directed by Delphine Lehericey, written by Lehericey and Martin Coiffier, and starring Solène Rigot, Audrey Bastien, and Vincent Pérez. It is an international co-production of Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. Rigot plays a 14-year-old girl who, after she meets her new neighbor, played by Bastien, explores her sexuality. The film premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and was released 7 May 2014 in Belgium. It won a Magritte Award for Best Original Score.
Team Spirit is a 2016 French drama film directed by Christophe Barratier.
In the Arms of My Enemy is a 2007 Belgian film written and directed by Micha Wald.
A Place on Earth is a 2013 French / Belgian drama film directed by Fabienne Godet. Benoît Poelvoorde won the Magritte Award for Best Actor for his performance as Antoine Dumas.
Coumans is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hans Coumans was a Dutch painter active in the South Limburg region, Belgium and Germany. He was self-taught and produced approximately 1700 works. He painted in the Impressionist painting style.
Roel Coumans is a Dutch football manager.
