VRT Canvas Showcases ‘Deal with Iran’ at Canneseries
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- VRT Canvas dedicates a four‑day primetime window (Monday‑Thursday) exclusively to non‑fiction, buying, commissioning and co‑producing documentaries.
- Luc Gommers has spent more than three decades at VRT, now overseeing documentary acquisitions and production at Canvas.
- VAF backs independent Flemish producers, enabling them to bring singular visions to VRT Canvas and international festivals.
- The Deal with Iran is a VRT‑backed documentary series presented at Canneseries, highlighting the channel’s global outreach.
- Basisschool Balder follows a Brussels elementary school, filmed over months with modern technology for realistic, immersive storytelling.
Why it matters: Flemish documentary producers gain a guaranteed four‑day primetime slot on VRT Canvas, boosting their audience reach and potential Canneseries sales, while rival broadcasters lose exclusive non‑fiction viewership.
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