SERENDIPITY FILMS PRESENTS
A FILM BY BART VAN DEN BEMPT
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR Bart Van den Bempt is a psychologist turned film director. After his graduation from film school in Brussels, he travelled around the world on a cargo ship and made the stretch of land between Istanbul and Kyoto his most beloved part of the planet. Initially working as an assistant director and producer, he became partner of production company Roses Are Blue in 1998 and started directing commercials. Seven years later, he decided to become freelance again and ever since he combines working for television and theatre with writing scripts and directing commercials. 82 Days in April is Bart Van den Bempt’s debut as a feature film director.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER Ellen De Waele started working in the film industry in South Africa. After her return to Belgium and a career in the advertising industry, she became managing director and producer of Brusselsbased production company CCCP. She produced a range of projects, such as Wim Vandekeybus’ dance film Blush, Koen Mortier’s Ex Drummer, and the short films Carlo and The One Thing to Do by Michaël R. Roskam. Ellen De Waele launched her own production company Serendipity Films in 2006, and since then has produced such critically acclaimed documentaries as Grande Hotel (Lotte Stoops) and Epilogue (Manno Lanssens) and has co-produced feature films like Nadine (Erik De Bruyn) and Brownian Movement (Nanouk Leopold). In 2013, she and director Tom Van Avermaet got nominated for an Academy Award® for the short Death of a Shadow.
Herman and Marie, a couple in their fifties, arrive in Istanbul to pick up the luggage of their deceased son. In his backpack, Herman discovers a logbook of their son’s trip through Turkey. Herman decides to reconstruct his son’s last journey, to see what he has seen. He drags along his wife into a, what he believes to be, cathartic venture.
CREDITS Original title: 82 dagen in april Director: Bart Van den Bempt Original screenplay: Bart Van den Bempt Cast: Marc Peeters, Karen Vanparys Photography: Rik Zang Editing: Dieter Diependaele Sound: Diego Van Uden Sound design: Srdjan Kurpjel Music: Arve Henriksen Art director: Nadide Argun Costumes: Catherine Marchand Make-up: Sara Meerman
FORMAT Original version: Dutch, English, Turkish Running time: 89’ Format: HD - 1:2.39 - Dolby Digital - Colour Year: 2013 Country: Belgium, Netherlands
PRODUCTION Production company: Serendipity Films Flemish producer: Ellen De Waele Co-producers: Circe Films, Mollywood, +90 Film Production Supported by: Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), NFF, the Belgian Tax Shelter for film financing, Telenet, Canvas, Eye Lite, MEDIA Programme, EAVE Programme
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