content is an audiovisual investigation into a reality which temporarily changes as a light phenomenon travels over a landscape.
FORUM EXPANDED
short
PITCH / It
EFM 2018 GENRE / experimental short
DIRECTED BY / Anouk De Clercq, Tom Callemin SCRIPTED BY / Anouk De Clercq, Tom Callemin LANGUAGE / No dialogue RUNNING TIME / 13’
PRODUCTION / Marie Logie / Auguste Orts YEAR / 2017
CONTACT / Marie Logie / info@augusteorts.be
IT ORIGINAL TITLE / IT
intimate portrait of four children as they experience the natural cycle of life on a farm. This documentary explores the world through their eyes and examines their relationship with nature and human society.
GENERATION KPLUS
features
PITCH / An
GENRE / documentary
DIRECTED BY / Janet van den Brand SCRIPTED BY / Janet van den Brand LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 73’
PRODUCTION / Maarten Bernaerts, Barbara Dyck / Diplodokus YEAR / 2017 CONTACT / Barbara Dyck / barbara@diplodokus.be
CERES ORIGINAL TITLE / CERES
PITCH / Three brothers trying to save the family’s fishing business are driven to desperate measures.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Gilles Coulier 1 SCRIPTED BY / Gilles Coulier, Tom Dupont CAST / Sam Louwyck, Wim Willaert, Sebastien Dewaele,
Chiel Vande Vyvere, Josse De Pauw, Roland Van Campenhout LANGUAGE / Dutch, French RUNNING TIME / 91’ PRODUCTION / Gilles Coulier, Wouter Sap, Gilles De Schryver / De Wereldvrede YEAR / 2017 CONTACT / Bram Versteyhe / bram@dewereldvrede.be INTL SALES / Wide Management / ma@widemanagement.com
CARGO ORIGINAL TITLE / CARGO
PITCH / The once close friendship between Vincke and Verstuyft hits a rough patch when they investigate a series of grim murders.
GENRE / police thriller
DIRECTED BY / Jan Verheyen SCRIPTED BY / Carl Joos
CAST / Koen De Bouw, Werner De Smedt, Greg Timmermans,
Sofie Hoflack, Marcel Hensema, Hendrik Aerts
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 122’
PRODUCTION / Peter Bouckaert / Eyeworks YEAR / 2017
CONTROL ORIGINAL TITLE / HET TWEEDE GELAAT
CONTACT / Peter Bouckaert / peter.bouckaert@eyeworks.be INTL SALES / Incredible Film / danielle@incrediblefilm.nl
PITCH / Tells
the tale of four good-fornothings from the neighbourhood of Kiel in Antwerp, who aspire to become big time criminal legends.
GANGSTA ORIGINAL TITLE / PATSER PITCH / An
exploration of the behind-thescenes world of the Queen Elisabeth Competition, a musical contest with a worldwide reputation.
GENRE / action comedy DIRECTED BY / Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah SCRIPTED BY / Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Nabil Ben Yadir,
Bram Renders CAST / Matteo Simoni, Nora Gharib, Junes Lazaar, Saïd Boumazoughe, Nabil Mallat, Gène Bervoets LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 100’ PRODUCTION / Hendrik Verthé, Kobe Van Steenberghe / a team productions YEAR / 2018 CONTACT / Hendrik Verthé / hendrik@ateamproductions.be INTL SALES / Indie Sales / info@indiesales.eu GENRE / documentary
DIRECTED BY / Brecht Vanhoenacker SCRIPTED BY / Brecht Vanhoenacker LANGUAGE / Dutch, English, Korean RUNNING TIME / 77’
PRODUCTION / Frank Van Passel, Eva Van Riet, Bo De Group / Caviar YEAR / 2017 CONTACT / Caviar / alexandra.jans@caviar.tv INTL SALES / Widehouse / ec@widehouse.org
IMPOSED PIECE ORIGINAL TITLE / OPGELEGD WERK PITCH / Ploey,
an energetic and lively plover chick, likes running through the meadows and playing in the fields with his best friend Ploveria. But when autumn comes and the annual migration south occurs, he is left behind...
PLOEY – YOU NEVER FLY ALONE
GENRE / animation, adventure, family DIRECTED BY / Ives Agemans, Árni Ásgeirsson SCRIPTED BY / Fridrik Erlingsson CAST / Jamie Oram LANGUAGE / English RUNNING TIME / 80’ PRODUCTION / Ives Agemans / Cyborn YEAR / 2018 CONTACT / Iris Delafortry / iris@cyborn.be INTL SALES / ARRI Media International /
1
mhemminger@arri.de
ORIGINAL TITLE / PLOEY – YOU NEVER FLY ALONE PITCH / An
elderly hermit who takes in a half-naked young man is faced with an agonising dilemma.
GENRE / arthouse drama
DIRECTED BY / Kristof Hoornaert SCRIPTED BY / Kristof Hoornaert
1
CAST / Johan Leysen, Gilles De Schryver, Kris Cuppens,
Thomas Ryckewaert
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 110’
PRODUCTION / Geoffrey Enthoven, Mariano Vanhoof / Fobic Films YEAR / 2017 CONTACT / Mariano Vanhoof / mariano@fobicfilms.com INTL SALES / TVCO / geremia@tvco.eu
RESURRECTION ORIGINAL TITLE / RESURRECTION
The wife of Kurdish herdsman Zagros is suspected of adultery by his family and flees to Belgium. Believing her innocent, Zagros follows.
PITCH /
ZAGROS ORIGINAL TITLE / ZAGROS
GENRE / tragic love story DIRECTED BY / Sahim Omar Kalifa SCRIPTED BY / Sahim Omar Kalifa,
1
Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem CAST / Feyyaz Duman, Halima Ilter, Daria Hachem Mohamed Gulli, Brader Musiki, Suat Usta LANGUAGE / Kurdish, Dutch RUNNING TIME / 102’ PRODUCTION / Dries Phlypo / A Private View YEAR / 2017 CONTACT / Dries Phlypo / dries@aprivateview.be INTL SALES / Global Screen / alice.buquoy@globalscreen.de
lost souls are having a passionate romance during a holiday in Senegal: a world-renowned, but under a cloud sportsman and a young prostitute whose only hope is to escape her situation and survive.
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / Two
ANGEL
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Koen Mortier
SCRIPTED BY / Koen Mortier, based on a novel by Dimitri Verhulst CAST / Vincent Rottiers, Fatou N’Diaye LANGUAGE / French, Dutch, Wolof RUNNING TIME / 92’ PRODUCTION / Eurydice Gysel / CZAR Film & TV STATUS / in post-production, ETA 2018 CONTACT / Eurydice Gysel / eurydice.gysel@czar.be INTL SALES / Stray Dogs / nathan@stray-dogs.biz
ORIGINAL TITLE / UN ANGE
with the apparent darkness of the world, three people search for meaning, love and kindness in the capital of Europe.
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / Confronted
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Bas Devos SCRIPTED BY / Bas Devos
1
CAST / Alba Rohrwacher, Lubna Azabal, Willy Thomas LANGUAGE / French, Dutch, English, Italian RUNNING TIME / 82’
PRODUCTION / Tomas Leyers / Minds Meet
STATUS / in post-production, ETA Spring 2018
CONTACT / Tomas Leyers / tomas@mindsmeet.be
ASCENSION ORIGINAL TITLE / ASCENSION PITCH / Flanders’
first ‘mumblecore’ comedy is a whimsical and bittersweet ode to the nonchalant, carefree life of young adults with too much time on their hands and not enough credit on their cell phones.
GENRE / comedy
DIRECTED BY / Bert Scholiers SCRIPTED BY / Bert Scholiers
1
CAST / Daphne Wellens, Evelien Bosmans,
Frances Lefebure, Patrick Vervueren
LANGUAGE / Dutch, Italian RUNNING TIME / 76’
PRODUCTION / Tomas Leyers / Minds Meet YEAR / 2017
CHARLIE & HANNAH’S GRAND NIGHT OUT
CONTACT / Tomas Leyers / tomas@mindsmeet.be
ORIGINAL TITLE / CHARLIE & HANNAH GAAN UIT
Cleo survives a tragic car accident in which both her parents lose their lives. Her grandmother tries to offer Cleo and her brother a home, but ends up bearing the brunt of a rebellious teenager.
IN PRODUCTION
PITCH / Sixteen-year-old
ORIGINAL TITLE / CLEO
to follow in his father’s footsteps, Felix signs up for an Italian semi-pro cycling team but soon discovers that his body is not made for the sport.
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / Attempting
ORIGINAL TITLE / COUREUR
DIRECTED BY / Eva Cools SCRIPTED BY / Eva Cools
1
CAST / Anna Franziska Jäger, Martha Canga Antonio,
Roy Aernouts, Yolande Moreau, Natali Broods
LANGUAGE / Dutch, French RUNNING TIME / 105’
PRODUCTION / Jan De Clercq, Annemie Degryse / Lunanime STATUS / in production, ETA Spring 2019 CONTACT / Annemie Degryse / annemie@lunanime.be INTL SALES / Be For Films / pamela@beforfilms.com
CLEO
COUREUR
GENRE / drama
GENRE / drama
Mercken 1 Mercken, Monica Stan CAST / Niels Willaerts, Koen De Graeve, Loïc Bellemans, Karlijn Sileghem LANGUAGE / Dutch, English, Italian RUNNING TIME / 110’ PRODUCTION / Eurydice Gysel, Koen Mortier / CZAR Film & TV STATUS / in post-production, ETA Spring 2018 CONTACT / Eurydice Gysel / eurydice.gysel@czar.be DIRECTED BY / Kenneth SCRIPTED BY / Kenneth
one fell swoop, nine-year old David Van de Steen loses his mother, his father and his sister in an attack by the Brabant Killers in Aalst. His grandfather, Albert, has the well-nigh impossible task of giving David a new perspective on life.
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / In
DON’T SHOOT
ORIGINAL TITLE / NIET SCHIETEN
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / Jimi,
GENRE / drama, based on true events DIRECTED BY / Stijn Coninx
SCRIPTED BY / Rik D’hiet, Stijn Coninx
CAST / Jan Decleir, Viviane De Muynck, Mo Bakker, Kes
Bakker, Jonas Van Geel, Inge Paulussen, Tom Van Dyck, Elke Van Mello LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 120’ PRODUCTION / Peter Bouckaert / Eyeworks Film & TV Drama STATUS / in post-production, ETA October 2018 CONTACT / Peter Bouckaert / peter.bouckaert@eyeworks.be
a young man, tries to deliver a parcel to a woman from his neighbourhood which arrived at his apartment by mistake. When Jimi can’t locate her, it becomes an obsession.
GENRE / drama
PITCH / When
GENRE / drama
ETANGS NOIRS
DIRECTED BY / Pieter Dumoulin, Timeau De Keyser SCRIPTED BY / Pieter Dumoulin, Timeau De Keyser
1
CAST / Cédric Luvuezo, Freddy Wathelet,
Monique Pironnet, Rudy Mira, Marcela Jara, Maka Sakhelashvili LANGUAGE / French RUNNING TIME / 71’ PRODUCTION / Accattone Films STATUS / in post-production, ETA April 2018 CONTACT / Accattone Films / contact@accattonefilms.be
ORIGINAL TITLE / ETANGS NOIRS
a daughter moves in to look after her father who has dementia, past and present intertwine to burst the bubble of her seemingly perfect life.
DIRECTED BY / Nathalie Basteyns SCRIPTED BY / Jan Pepermans
1 , Kaat Beels 2
CAST / Natali Broods, Johan Leysen, Theo Maassen LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 92’
PRODUCTION / Pieter Van Huyck, Ivy Vanhaecke, Saskia Verboven, Marijke Wouters / De Mensen YEAR / 2017 CONTACT / Pieter Van Huyck / info@demensen.be
FACADES ORIGINAL TITLE / FAÇADES PITCH / Tomi,
Rasto and Mižu are digging a tunnel in order to break into the safe of the National Bank. But unforeseen events threaten their efforts.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Ruben Desiere SCRIPTED BY / Ruben Desiere
1
CAST / Tomàš Balog, Rastislav Vaňo, Vladimír Balász,
Bartolomej Mroč
LANGUAGE / Rom
RUNNING TIME / 78’
PRODUCTION / Ruben Desiere, Rasmus Van Heddeghem / Accattone Films YEAR / 2017 CONTACT / Rasmus Van Heddeghem / contact@accattonefilms.be INTL SALES / The Open Reel / open@theopenreel.com
THE FLOWER SHOP
ORIGINAL TITLE / LA FLEURIÈRE
is a 15-year-old girl born in a boy’s body who wants to become a ballerina.
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / Lara
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Lukas Dhont
1
SCRIPTED BY / Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens CAST / Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter LANGUAGE / Dutch, French RUNNING TIME / 100’
PRODUCTION / Dirk Impens / Menuet
STATUS / in post-production, ETA Autumn 2018 CONTACT / Dirk Impens / info@menuet.be
GIRL ORIGINAL TITLE / GIRL
PITCH / Five
characters are more at odds with themselves than with each other, navigating an existence that is simultaneously ridiculously beautiful and terribly tricky. A film about obstacles that grow into mountains and having the courage to choose your own happiness.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Jan Matthys
SCRIPTED BY / Griet Op de Beeck
CAST / Brit Van Hoof, Viviane De Muynck, Johan Leysen,
Sara De Roo
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 90’
PRODUCTION / Frank Van Passel, Helena Vlogaert / Caviar YEAR / 2017
CONTACT / Bo De Group / bo.degroup@caviar.tv
MANY HEAVENS ORIGINAL TITLE / VELE HEMELS PITCH / When
gangster Gigi meets fearless racing driver Bibi, they must fight for their love to the bitter end.
RACER AND THE JAILBIRD ORIGINAL TITLE / LE FIDÈLE
movie based on the children’s books by Michaël De Cock and Judith Vanistendael in which Rosie meets Moussa when she and her mother move to a new apartment building on the other side of town.
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / A
ROSIE & MOUSSA
ORIGINAL TITLE / ROSIE & MOUSSA
is an eco adventure taking an 8+ family audience on an entertaining journey based on humanity’s challenging relationship with Nature.
PITCH / ZOOks
GENRE / amour noir
DIRECTED BY / Michaël R. Roskam
SCRIPTED BY / Michaël R. Roskam, Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré CAST / Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos LANGUAGE / French, Dutch RUNNING TIME / 120’ PRODUCTION / Bart Van Langendonck / Savage Film YEAR / 2017 CONTACT / Bart Van Langendonck / info@savagefilm.be INTL SALES / Wild Bunch / ediederix@wildbunch.eu
GENRE / family
DIRECTED BY / Dorothée van den Berghe SCRIPTED BY / Michaël De Cock
CAST / Savannah Vandendriessche, Imad Bojri,
Ruth Beeckmans, Titus De Voogdt, Mourade Zeguendi, Katelijne Damen, Damiaan De Schrijver LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 85’ PRODUCTION / Helena Vlogaert, Bo De Group, Bram Sterckx / Caviar STATUS / in post-production, ETA March 2018 CONTACT / Bo De Group / bo.degroup@caviar.tv INTL SALES / Attraction Distribution / xiao88@attraction.ca GENRE / animation, family, adventure
DIRECTED BY / Kristoff Leue, Dimitri Leue,
Thomas Ceulemans 1
SCRIPTED BY / Kristoff Leue, Dimitri Leue
CAST / Tine Reymer, Matteo Simoni, Wim Helsen,
Wouter Hendrickx, Warre Borgmans, Frank Focketeyn
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 90’
PRODUCTION / Peter De Maegd / Potemkino YEAR / 2018
ZOOks
CONTACT / Peter De Maegd / pdm@potemkino.com INTL SALES / Media Luna / medialuna.biz
co-productions
ORIGINAL TITLE / ZOOks
PITCH / War
reporter Ryszard Kapuściński re-evaluates his life and work during the Angolan civil war in 1975.
ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE
ORIGINAL TITLE / ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE
GENRE / animation, documentary
DIRECTED BY / Raúl De La Fuente, Damian Nenow
SCRIPTED BY / Raúl De La Fuente, David Weber, Amaia Ramirez, Niall Johnson LANGUAGE / English, Portuguese, Polish, Spanish RUNNING TIME / 80’ PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Walking The Dog YEAR / 2017 CONTACT / Eric Goossens / eric.goossens@walkingthedog.be INTL SALES / Indie Sales / ecoleman@indiesales.eu
GENERATION 14PLUS
PITCH / Cobain’s
attempts to rescue his heavily pregnant, drug addicted mother from the streets leads him to take drastic action.
GENRE / drama
PITCH / Harvie
GENRE / animation, family, 3D
COBAIN ORIGINAL TITLE / COBAIN
is a smart but rather lively boy with one ambition: to finish the last level of his computer game. Once in the Gamers Hall of Fame, his absent-minded father would finally be proud of him. But it turns out to be only the start of a real adventure…
HARVIE & THE MAGIC MUSEUM
DIRECTED BY / Nanouk Leopold
SCRIPTED BY / Stienette Bosklopper
CAST / Bas Keizer, Naomi Velissariou, Wim Opbrouck,
Dana Marinecim Cosmina Stratan, Maria Kraakman, Maartje van de Wetering, LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 94’ PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / A Private View YEAR / 2018 CONTACT / Dries Phlypo / dries@aprivateview.be INTL SALES / Beta Cinema / beta@betacinema.com
DIRECTED BY / Martin Kotik, Inna Evlannikova
SCRIPTED BY / Dan Harder, Milos Kirschner, Jesper Møller, Petr Nepovim LANGUAGE / Czech, English RUNNING TIME / 86’ PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Grid Animation YEAR / 2017 CONTACT / Cindy De Witte / info@grid-vfx.com INTL SALES / Planet Nemo Animation / planetnemoanimation.com
ORIGINAL TITLE / HURVÍNEK A KOUZELNÉ MUZEUM
/ Flight attendant Lin is due to miss her first flight in 19 years. Things become complicated when, while rushing to the airport in a taxi, her car hits a boy...
GENRE / psychological drama
/ When it is time for Patterson Pepps to go to school, his best friend, giraffe Raf, feels excluded. Patterson comes up with a brilliant plan...
GENRE / children’s movie
PITCH
IN BLUE
DIRECTED BY / Jaap van Heusden
SCRIPTED BY / Jaap van Heusden, Jan-Willem den Bok CAST / Maria Kraakman, Bogdan Iancu, Line Pillet,
Hannah van Lunteren, Lucien Rentmeester, Tamara Markus, Patrick Vervueren LANGUAGE / Dutch, English, Romanian RUNNING TIME / 102’ PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Caviar YEAR / 2017 CONTACT / Caviar / alexandra.jans@caviar.tv
ORIGINAL TITLE / IN BLUE
GENERATION KPLUS
PITCH
DIRECTED BY / Barbara Bredero
SCRIPTED BY / Mirjam Oomkes, Laura Weeda
CAST / Liam de Vries, Martijn Fischer, Yannick van de Velde,
Egbert-Jan Weeber, Medi Broekman, Dolores Leeuwin
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 75’
PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / A Private View YEAR / 2018
CONTACT / Dries Phlypo / dries@aprivateview.be
MY GIRAFFE
INTL SALES / Attraction Distribution / xiao88@attraction.ca
ORIGINAL TITLE / DIKKERTJE DAP
world première
international première
market première
market screening
1 first feature
2 second feature
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