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1 BIFFF 2008 1a Discussion with Stephane Everaert 3 Up on the stage before 'A Nocturne' premieres. Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 4 Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 5 At this point, the crowd was screaming for me to sing a song and I was thinking...'Oh my god!'  It's a tradition over there, that when you present your film, you HAVE to sing!! Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 6 Da da da da da...I can't get no...satisfaction...
Yep, thats what I'm singing... (some truth there!) Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 7 Q & A with Koen Wijnant. Copyright Fabienne Cresens. 8 Q & A. Copyright Fabienne Cresens. 9 Q & A. Copyright Fabienne Cresens. 10 Koen Wijnant & Vanessa -Q+A. Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 11 Vanessa & Patrick Van Hauwaert Journalist/Manager for Razor Reel Film Festival. Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 12 Vanessa & Nadine Raeman  Journalist. Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 13 Being  presented with the BIFFF book-that every guest over the last 26 years has signed- (right) Freddy Bozzo. Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 14 Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 16 Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 16b 17 Vanessa's entry in the BIFFF book. Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 18 Freddy Bozzo presenting Vanessa with the 26th Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film 2008 original poster.
(It is just beautiful!). Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 19 Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 20 Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 21 Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 24 My suite at the Marriot Hotel Brussels  (Thanks BIFFF) 24a Welcome Miss de Largie 25 The little girl from Perth has arrived overseas 26 Outside the Marriot Hotel where I stayed 27 Outside Marriot Hotel where I stayed 28 Brussels 29 Tourist Central part of Brussels 31 So many beautiful buildings & architecture 32 33 I was told this little man pees beer once a year, don't know if thats a fact.  The beer wasn't pissing when I arrived :-) 34 View from my hotel room- I love this shot! 34a Red Light District Brussels 34b Some famous Brussels balls - the Atomium. 34c More bulidings 34d One feels small 35 Vanessa & Koen Wijnant 35a This man was wonderul to me.  He is a volunteer for BIFFF & apparently has been for many years, a plumber by trade, he comes and works as the doorman for the VIP section of the BIFFF Festival.  I couldn't speak french, he couldn't speak english, but we chatted away and it seemed to work- GO FIGURE! 36 left to right, unknown, unknown, Jorge Olguin (chilean film maker) Guy, Vanessa & Tomo Morohashi.  Photo courtesy of Tomo. 37 Beautiful Lisa Marie-whom I was fortunate enough to have dinner with along with Stuart Gordon, Luc Govers & photographer Kris De Witte.
copyright Ton van Rooij 38 Brett Leonard
copyright Ton van Rooij. 39 Photo 1 for my interview
Copyright Ton van Rooij 2008. 40 Photo 2 for my interview.
Copyright Ton van Rooij 2008 41 This is my new flame 42 Writing postcards in a really really old cafe/bar/restaurant.  The place mat is the place I am sitting in/ a long time ago. Drinking a half and half (a brussels drink) half wine/half sparkling 43 Body painting contest.  Some of the contests makeup was insane.  So awesome! Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 44 Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 45 Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 46 art @ BIFFF. Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 47 Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 48 Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 48a Nadine & Patrick Van Hauwaert Vampire Ball. Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 50 Bodypainting contest. Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 50a Copyright Ton van Rooij 2008 51 Copyright Ton van Rooij 2008. 52 Copyright Ton van Rooij 2008. 54 Zombies
Copyright Ton van Rooij 2008. 55 Copyright Ton van Rooij 56 copyright Ton van Rooij 57 Art
Copyright Ton van Rooij 58 copyright Ton Van Rooij 
Bill Mousoulis lookalike in right of picture.
what the _ _ _ _? 59 Copyright Ton van Rooij 2008. 59a A general audience at BIFFF. Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 59b Copyright Patrick Van Hauwaert & Nadine Raeman 60 We all got to visit this amazing  mansion.  The gentleman in the blue pinstriped suit (most impeccable dressed man I've ever seen/full on cary grant)  Brett Leonard & partner (centre-left). Stuart Gordon (right) 61 The wonderul Luc Govers 62 A lady in waiting 63 The rooms in the mansion were incredible, my photography doesn't capture the beauty.  Stuart Gordon right. 64 Bruxelles Central Station 65 On the train to Brugge/scenery 66 Brugge and Vanessa 67 68 Brugges
Little cobblestoned streets, a pretty little place 68a Brugge- lots of tourists-everywhere 68b Centre square Brugges 69 My horse and cart 70 Hello 71 Cobblestones are great but not when you wear 6 inch heels like I do!  Giving the feet a little siesta 72 I saw these dolls in a Brugge shop window, unfortunately the shop was closed.  Aren't they adorable? 73 She's so beautiful.  I wanted her but she was worth more euros than I could afford.  I have named her Estelle.  I love this photo!