Lost Persons Area

FORMAT Original version: Dutch, English, Hungarian Running time: 110’ Format: 35mm, 1:2.35 (Scope), Dolby Digital, Dolby SR, Colour Year of production: 2009

PRODUCTION Flemish producer: Tomas Leyers Production: Minds Meet Executive producer: Tomas Leyers Co-producers: Patrick Quinet, Laszlo Kantor, René Goossens, Annemiek Van Gorp Co-production: Artémis Production (BE), De Productie (NL), UJ Budapest filmstudio (HU) Supported by: Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), CCA, NFF, HFF, RFF, Eurimages, ZDF/ Arte, National Lottery, De Meeuw

Stills by Tim Dirven and Kris Dewitte

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CREDITS Original title: Lost Persons Area Director: Caroline Strubbe Cast: Zoltan Miklos Hajdu, Sam Louwyck, Lisbeth Gruwez, Kimke Desart Original screenplay: Caroline Strubbe Photography: Nicolas Karakatsanis Editing: Frédéric Fichefet Sound: Frédéric Demolder, Benoit Biral Music: Albert Markos

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Bettina and Marcus, a passionate couple, live in a canteen in the middle of a vast field with endless lines of pylons. Marcus, trying to set up his own business, works as a foreman in the maintenance of these power-lines.

Bettina, bored and longing for a better life, runs the canteen for the workmen. Their 9-year-old daughter Tessa, wanders the industrial area, looking for bits and pieces to occupy her mind, skipping school whenever she can.

When Marcus hires a Hungarian engineer, Szabolcs, to become part of his company, their unconventional way of living takes a new turn. A tragic accident although will shatter everyone’s pursuit of happiness.

Lost Persons Area is a story about people lost in the meanders of life.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

After studying film at the Escuela Cinematografica de Barcelona and some time at the Institut des Arts et de Diffusion (IAD) in Louvain La Neuve, Caroline Strubbe got noticed locally as well as internationally with her shorts Melanomen (1992) and Taxi Dancer (1996). She wrote several scripts, worked for national television, where she directed a series, and attended the Judith Weston workshops at the Binger Lab. Lost Persons Area is her feature film debut.

ABOUT THE PRODUCER

In 1993, Tomas Leyers created Djeeni, a production houses specialised in videos for events and corporate assignments. Tomas was also involved in the organisation of prestigious events such as the celebration of 175 years of independence of Belgium, 750 years of Flanders, etc.

After producing two shorts, The Difference and All About Cheese, he decided to set up a new company specializing in feature film production and special event creation: Minds Meet.