WATCH YOUR STEP, DAVID CAMERON. HERE IS THE FLEMISH EGYPTIAN GOOSE CHICK.

An odd name popped up in cinemas in Flanders last autumn. Alongside such classics as “Avatar: The Way of Water" from James Cameron and "Triangle of Sadness" from Ruben Östlund, a nature documentary also brought a smile to the faces of the cinema owners. This film, “Onze Natuur”, shows in an amazing way how wild nature in Flanders still is in some places. Some scenes are already part of the collective memory, such as the close-up images of a hawk catching a rabbit and Egyptian goose chicks on the ice of a pond.

By the end of 2022, “Onze Natuur” had reached the quarter-million-viewers milestone. The film music from composer Dirk Brossé was nominated for the prestigious International Film Music Critics Awards. Also on the shortlist: indeed, “Avatar, The Way of Water”...

Protecting forests while at the same time brewing quality beer: Beer4Nature succeeds with verve. With their beers, Kevin, Jeroen and Pieter have twice won silver at the London Beer Competition.