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Cato Kusters <\/strong>(1998) is dit jaar de laureaat van de Jo R\u00f6pcke Award, een prijs genoemd naar de voormalige filmjournalist van de BRT. Die reikt het weekblad Knack <\/em>jaarlijks tijdens Film Fest Gent uit aan \u2018iemand die zich verdienstelijk heeft gemaakt voor de Vlaamse film.\u2019 De award wordt sinds 2008 uitgereikt. Eerdere laureaten waren onder meer Fien Troch, Lukas Dhont en Tim Mielants.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Custers krijgt de prijs voor Julian<\/em>, gebaseerd op het gelijknamige boek van Fleur Pierets uit 2019. De film vertelt het waargebeurde verhaal van Fleur (Nina Meurisse) en Julian (Laurence Roothooft), een koppel dat besluit te trouwen in elk land waar het homohuwelijk legaal is, tot hun reis wordt onderbroken wanneer Julian ernstig ziek blijkt.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Met Julian <\/em>heeft Cato Kusters een gevoelige, empathische en ge\u00ebngageerde liefdesfilm gemaakt\u2019, aldus Dave Mestdach, filmcriticus van Knack<\/em>. ‘Bovendien durft Julian <\/em>urgente topics te tackelen, zoals de strijd voor homorechten en de impact van ziekte op relaties. Maar dan zonder megafoon of opgeheven vingertjes. Het is een geslaagd en volwassen debuut van een regisseur die nog maar aan het begin van haar carri\u00e8re staat, \u00e9n een bewijs dat authentieke verhalen universeel resoneren.\u2019<\/p>\n

Custers is in haar nopjes met de bekroning. \u2018Ik heb het even moeten laten bezinken. Kijk naar de namen die de prijs eerder in ontvangst mochten nemen. Dat zijn stuk voor stuk mensen naar wie ik heel erg opkijk. Het is een grote eer om daar te mogen tussen staan.\u2019 Ze ziet er aanmoediging in om te blijven durven. \u2018Erkenning voor je werk doet altijd deugd. Maar in de voetsporen mogen treden van regisseurs die ook durven te experimenteren, is een enorme motivatie om verder te gaan en te blijven experimenteren.\u2019<\/p>\n

De prijs \u2013 een cartoon van tekenaar Karl Meersman \u2013 werd op zaterdag 11 oktober overhandigd aan Custers tijdens de 52e editie van Film Fest Gent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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