Hotel Swooni

Delphis Films presents an Eyeworks production

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CREDITS Original title: Swooni Director: Kaat Beels Cast: Sara De Roo, Geert Van Rampelberg, Natali Broods, Viviane De Muynck, Vigny Tchakouani, Issaka Sawadogo, Wim Danckaert, Stijn Van Opstal, Maaike Neuville, Enrique De Roeck, Tibo Vandenborre Original screenplay: Annelies Verbeke, Michel Sabbe & Kaat Beels Photography: Frank Van den Eeden Editing: Philippe Ravoet Sound: Benoît De Clerck Sound design: Sonicville Music: Wim De Wilde FORMAT Original version: Dutch & French Running time: 90’ Format: 35mm - 1:2.35 - Dolby SR - Colour Year of production: 2011 PRODUCTION Production company: Eyeworks Film & TV Drama Flemish producer: Peter Bouckaert Co-producers: één Supported by/ in cooperation with: Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Bruxellimage, Belgian Tax Shelter for Film Investment, JustBridge Entertainment, Kinepolis, Media Programme of the European Community

INFO Eyeworks Film & TV Drama Peter Bouckaert Fabriekstraat 43 1930 Zaventem Belgium/EU T +32 2 453 03 04 F +32 2 453 09 20 drama.belgium@eyeworks.tv www.eyeworksfilm.be

viviane DE MUYNCK

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sara DE ROO

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maaike NEUVILLE

natali BROODS

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Anna and Hendrik have all it takes to be a happy couple… But the wedding they attend in the hotel forces them to reflect on the choices they have made. Especially when Anna’s lover shows up, asking her to run off with him to greener pastures…

Violette wants to reconcile with her daughter Vicky before she dies.

But Vicky, a chambermaid in the hotel, finds it hard to forget old hurts.

She takes care of Joyeux, a young African refugee hiding in the hotel from the police. She lets her mother believe the boy is her own son.

After all, with her he’ll have a much better life…

But then Joyeux’ father, arrives at the hotel looking for his son.

The lives of these six people will be irrevocably intertwined.

Hotel Swooni is a surprising kaleidoscope of hopes and doubts, passion and betrayal, in which no one checks out quite the same as they checked in.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR Kaat Beels (°1974) graduated from Brussels St-Lukas film school. Her short Cologne (2004) launched her career by winning several festival awards. She has been working in television for which she has made both short films, documentaries and drama series. Hotel Swooni is her first feature.

ABOUT THE PRODUCER Launched in 1981, Eyeworks Film & TV Drama (formerly MMG) is one of Flanders’ most prominent film production companies.

Its impressive filmography features critical successes such as Crazy Love (aka Love is a Dog from Hell), Brussels By Night, Wait Until Spring, Bandini and Ben X, as well as local and international hits such as The Alzheimer Case (aka The Memory of a Killer), Hector, Missing, Storm Force and Dossier K. Recent features include Crazy About Ya, Hotel Swooni, Bullhead and Until Forever.

The company has a tradition of working with established filmmakers as well as discovering and launching emerging talents. Since 1995 the company has also been producing highly successful drama series for television. Eyeworks Film & TV Drama is part of the international Eyeworks Group since 2005.

Peter Bouckaert – Head of Film Production