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EFM 2015 #talentmatters
/ Brothers Dave and Kenneth both bear the scars of a shared past but handle it very differently. Their love for the same woman leads to a confrontation that climaxes when they must travel to the Ardennes to bury a corpse.
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GENRE / thriller, drama
CAST / Kevin Janssens, Jeroen Perceval, Veerle Baetens DIRECTED BY / Robin Pront
SCRIPTED BY / Robin Pront, Jeroen Perceval PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Savage Film LANGUAGE / Dutch, French RUNNING TIME / tba
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2015
CONTACT / Bart Van Langendonck / info@savagefilm.be ETA / Winter 2015/6
THE ARDENNES ORIGINAL TITLE / D’ARDENNEN
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BELGIAN RHAPSODY ORIGINAL TITLE / BRABANÇONNE
Two brass bands, the Flemish ‘St. Cecilia’ and Walloon ‘En Avant’, are contenders for national pre-selection for the final of the European Union’s Best Brass Band contest. The Walloons are blown into the final by Hugues, their exceptionally talented trumpet player; while Willy of the Flemish band hits the highest note after the band’s final chord, but afterwards drops dead on stage. But Elke, daughter of St. Cecilia’s conductor, has an idea about how to beat the competition. / Two brothers start a bar and get swept up in its success in the midst of Belgium’s nightlife scene.
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GENRE / musical comedy
CAST / Amaryllis Uitterlinden, Arthur Dupont, Tom Audenaert DIRECTED BY / Vincent Bal SCRIPTED BY / Vincent Bal, Pierre De Clercq PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Eyeworks LANGUAGE / Dutch, French RUNNING TIME / 95’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2014 CONTACT / Peter Bouckaert / peter.bouckaert@eyeworks.tv INT’L SALES / Be for Films / Pamela Leu / pamela@beforfilms.com GENRE / drama
CAST / Tom Vermeir, Stef Aerts
DIRECTED BY / Felix van Groeningen
SCRIPTED BY / Felix van Groeningen, Arne Sierens PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Menuet LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 105’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2015
CONTACT / Dirk Impens / info@menuet.be
INT’L SALES / The Match Factory / info@matchfactory.de
BELGICA
ETA / Fall 2015
ORIGINAL TITLE / BELGICA
/ When Mavela, a member of notorious youth gang Black Bronx, falls madly in love with a boy from a rival gang, she is forced to choose between loyalty and love. This will have dramatic repercussions.
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ORIGINAL TITLE / BLACK
GENRE / action, drama
CAST / Aboubakr Bensaihi, Martha Canga Antonio, Emmanuel Tahon DIRECTED BY / Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah SCRIPTED BY / Nele Meirhaeghe, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Caviar LANGUAGE / French, Arabic, Lingala, Dutch RUNNING TIME / 90’ (tbc) YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2015 CONTACT / Charlotte Van Hassel / charlotte.vanhassel@caviarcontent.com ETA / Fall 2015