A Joseph Plateau Award was an accolade presented by the
Flanders International Film Festival Ghent, first awarded in 1985. The awards were given in several categories to honor cinematic achievements in the
film industry
The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, p ...
. They were restricted to
Belgian cinema and Belgian producers, directors, and actors. The name of the award comes from the physicist
Joseph Plateau (1801–1883). They were considered to be the Belgian equivalent to the
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
of the United States.
The awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the
Flanders International Film Festival Ghent, which initially co-founded the event. The last award ceremony was held on March 7, 2006. Since then, two separate awards were established in Belgium in 2010: the Flemish Film Awards, named
Ensor Awards, which are presented each year on the final day of the
Ostend Film Festival; and the
Magritte Awards, which were established by the
Académie André Delvaux The Académie André Delvaux is a Belgium, Belgian professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Cinema of Belgium, Belgian cinema. Founded in 2010, it is responsible for the annual Magritte Awards, Belgium's principal film ...
to recognize cinematic achievement in the francophone film industry.
See also
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Cinema of Belgium
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Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
References
External links
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Belgian film awards
Belgian television awards
Awards established in 1985
1985 establishments in Belgium
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