Koen Vidal

Koen Vidal
Journalist, Screenwriter
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

Koen Vidal is the foreign editor of the Belgian newspaper'De Morgen' and coördinator of a weekly supplement on investigative journalism and'grand reportages'. He is also the author of several books on Africa and migration issues. His book, "Futur Simple", describes the lives of seven Congolese children and their struggle for a better future. The book inspired a short film and was the first collaboration with the young opera singer Serge Kakudji. Vidal is also a professor/lecturer at the Erasmus School for Journalism, Brussels.

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  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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