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Welcome to BelExpo's January newsletter.

The Belgian pavilion wishes everyone a fantastic new year! May 2022 bring you nothing but happiness and health! We are looking forward to the next three months of Expo, and hope to bring you all on this journey with us. 

From the 8th until the 12th of January, the Spotlight on Belgian Cinema will take place here in Dubai. This visually enjoyable event is organised by our partners at Wallonie-Bruxelles International with the support of Wallonie-Bruxelles Images and Alliance Française Dubai. The festival will end with a round table event at the Belgian pavilion, bringing together Belgian and international representatives of the cinema industry. To get your interest sparked we have three separate articles about this week and the people organizing it in this month's newsletter. 

Talking about cinema, a beautiful film was made about the partner we are introducing you to this month: Schindler. Get to know them better!

Flemish Social Entrepreneur Arnoud Raskin, the owner of mobileschool.org, was invited to Expo 2020 Dubai as a guest speaker at the Knowledge and Business Learning Forum in Dubai. We welcomed him at the Belgian pavilion to talk about his remarkable projects. 

Lastly, our hosts at the Belgian pavilion have many talents, and singing happens to be one of them. They joined the Expo 2020 World Choir, organised by Ireland at Expo and sang some beautiful classics!
 
Enjoy! 

An interview with Hélène Wéry and Hassan Nasser.

The originators of a Spotlight on Belgian Cinema. How did their idea come to life, and what sparked their interest in Belgian cinema? 
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Ireland's and Expo 2020's World Choir. 

Singers from the Belgian pavilion joined voices from 142 countries as Ireland invited the world to sing together in Expo 2020 Dubai’s World choir, presenting a special night of song and celebration of Irish music on Expo’s Jubilee stage on Thursday, 9 December. 
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An interview with Emeline Attout and Fanny Husson.

From the 8th – 25th of January 2022 the exhibition Ernest and Celestine will take place at Alliance Française in Dubai. This event is part of the Belgian Film Festival "Spotlight on Belgian Cinema" because the actual film, Ernest et Celestine, will be showcased on Sunday the 9th of January during the festival. 
 
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Schindler, and their presence at World Fairs. 

Our partner Schindler happens to have quite the presence at different World Expos throughout the years. They are a big part of our Belgian pavilion in Dubai, but we happen to have been working together since the Expo in Brussels! 

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Arnoud Raskin from MobileSchool.org at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Flemish Social Entrepreneur Arnoud Raskin, the owner of mobileschool.org, was invited to Expo 2020 Dubai as a guest speaker at the Knowledge and Business Learning Forum in Dubai, organized by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Expo 2020 Dubai. Together with H.E. Dr. Tariq Al Gurg, Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum and Triin Kask, he talked about creating equal opportunities in Creative and Knowledge-based economies. 

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A round table discussion on Largo Winch III.

On January 12, at 6.30 pm, at the Belgian Pavilion, cinema professionals, investors, students, and officials, will get together for a Round-table named “Cinema production in Belgium and the UAE”. The panel will be composed of three Belgian visitors: Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Olivier Masset-Depasse, and Jérôme Tellin.

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Belgium's flag bearer, Nathe Duparc.

Last month, on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th of December the UAE celebrated their Golden Jubilee. The celebrations ran far and wide at Expo 2020 and for three days in a row our host, Nathe Duparc was a flag bearer during the celebratory ceremony. A proud moment! 

We'll be back next month!
Be sure to expect: 

  • More interviews with our partners
  • Interesting facts about our pavilion and its activities 
  • Projects to look out for when visiting our pavilion
  • So much more... 

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