shorts
CLERMONT-FERRAND / BERLIN 2017 #poweredbytalent
group of explorers get stuck at Antarctica as they start their journey to safety.
CLERMONT-FD: INT’L COMPETITION
PITCH / A
GENRE / animation, drama
DIRECTED BY / Jeroen Ceulebrouck SCRIPTED BY / Jeroen Ceulebrouck LANGUAGE / no dialogues RUNNING TIME / 9’38”
PRODUCTION / KASK School of Arts YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Jeroen Ceulebrouck /
jeroen_ceulebrouck@hotmail.com
ANTARCTICA
ORIGINAL TITLE / ANTARCTICA
man, born of the sea, is in search of his origins. The closer he gets to his goal, the more he loses of himself.
CLERMONT-FD: CINÉ PISCINE
PITCH / A
GENRE / animation, artistic
DIRECTED BY / Kris Genijn, Pieter Vanluffelen SCRIPTED BY / Kris Genijn, Pieter Vanluffelen LANGUAGE / no dialogues RUNNING TIME / 8’30”
PRODUCTION / S.O.I.L. YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Linda Sterckx / linda@soilart.be
HE & SEA
ORIGINAL TITLE / HE & SEA
movie about macho men, chicks, guns, dogs and cars.
CLERMONT-FD: LAB COMPETITION
PITCH / A
GENRE / animation, comedy
DIRECTED BY / Vincent Lynen SCRIPTED BY / Vincent Lynen LANGUAGE / no dialogues RUNNING TIME / 7’22”
PRODUCTION / KASK School of Arts YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Vincent Lynen / vincentlynen@hotmail.com
PLAY BOYS
ORIGINAL TITLE / PLAY BOYS
PITCH / A
ANOTHER PLANET
ORIGINAL TITLE / ANOTHER PLANET
journey to the depths of imagination and reconstructed memory in one of the most emotionally-charged sites of the 20th century. A state prosecutor, gamers, a graphic designer, a historian and an architect are using the tools of the future to investigate the past. They wander inside the virtual worlds of their own creation. Created as a mosaic of encounters inside the virtual models of Auschwitz, the film reveals the obsession with memory and with the ‘Other Planet’.
GENRE / animated documentary DIRECTED BY / Amir Yatziv
SCRIPTED BY / Amir Yatziv, Elad Weingrod LANGUAGE / German, Polish, Hebrew RUNNING TIME / 48’
PRODUCTION / Amir Yatziv, Jonathan Doweck YEAR / 2017
CONTACT / Amir Yatziv / ayatziv@gmail.com
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / A
small, plump man lives on the top floor of a skyscraper. During the day he’s a garbage man, but in the evening he watches Tarzan movies and dreams in his lush roof jungle. One day, when he hears the aggressive rants of his neighbour, he looks for the Tarzan inside him to rescue his Jane.
GENRE / animation, comedy
In an undefined setting, workers are carrying out a neverending series of monotonous tasks, except for one person - the one in control of the cycle. In the minds of the workers, we hear flashes of the outside world. Is this liberty or is this a prison? What happens when the chain of work derails?
GENRE / experimental
PITCH / Sergio
is on the verge of becoming a professional matador and making his childhood dream come true. He has been selected for one of the most prestigious competitions, but times are tough. Bullfighting in Spain is under pressure and the economic reality leaves little room for young fighters in the arena. Everything depends on Sergio winning the final, his last chance to earn a position in a century-old tradition.
GENRE / documentary, drama, sports
PITCH / A
black-comedy portrait of a Flemish family. Ten-year-old Leonora has just moved to a large villa with her parents and piano teacher/babysitter, Jan. Her mother loves neither her husband nor her child, while her father is only focused on maintaining the illusion of a happy family life. This affects Leonora, who starts to act more strangely every day. In the meantime, Jan discovers something unusual in the basement…
GENRE / dark comedy
Up reveals a world in which everyone has Down’s syndrome. One day, Eric is born, a boy who’s different.
GENRE / live action
DIRECTED BY / Pieter Vandenabeele SCRIPTED BY / Pieter Vandenabeele LANGUAGE / no dialogues RUNNING TIME / 8’
PRODUCTION / Animal Tank YEAR / 2017
CONTACT / Bert Lesaffer / info@animaltank.be
THE APE MAN IN POST-PRODUCTION
ORIGINAL TITLE / THE APE MAN PITCH /
DIRECTED BY / Thomas Peeters SCRIPTED BY / Thomas Peeters LANGUAGE / no dialogues RUNNING TIME / 15’
PRODUCTION / Animal Tank YEAR / 2017
CONTACT / Bert Lesaffer / bert@animaltank.be
BEHIND THE EYES
ORIGINAL TITLE / BEHIND THE EYES
BETWEEN SUN AND SHADE ORIGINAL TITLE / ENTRE SOL Y SOMBRA
CHICKEN
ORIGINAL TITLE / KIP
PITCH / Downside
DIRECTED BY / Jason Boënne SCRIPTED BY / Jason Boënne LANGUAGE / Spanish
RUNNING TIME / 37’11”
PRODUCTION / a team productions YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Hendrik Verthé /
hendrik@ateamproductions.be
DIRECTED BY / Abel Bos SCRIPTED BY / Abel Bos
CAST / Nina Baczkowski, Kurt Vandendriessche,
Greet Verstraete, Rudy Nuyens, Dominique van Malder
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 15’33”
PRODUCTION / Bosbros YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Burny Bos / receptie@bosbros.com
DIRECTED BY / Peter Ghesquiere SCRIPTED BY / Peter Ghesquiere
CAST / Helena de Vos, Nico Sturm, Tineke Van Haute,
Peter Janssens, Milo Huyghebaert
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 15’
PRODUCTION / a team productions YEAR / 2016
DOWNSIDE UP
ORIGINAL TITLE / DOWNSIDE UP
CONTACT / Hendrik Verthé /
hendrik@ateamproductions.be
is a cubical shaped figure who irons out all bumps and humps in order to keep his desolate world flat. His confrontation with a little red ball that loves to create gigantic holes messes up his ideal of a perfect straight world.
GENRE / animation, drama
PITCH / When
GENRE / tragicomedy
PITCH / Man
DIRECTED BY / Patrick Vandebroeck
SCRIPTED BY / Patrick Vandebroeck, Raf Wathion LANGUAGE / no dialogues RUNNING TIME / 14’41”
PRODUCTION / Vivi Film YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Marco Levantaci / marco@vivifilm.be
THE GAP
ORIGINAL TITLE / THE GAP
Thomas’ spiritual journey to India comes to a grinding halt due to lack of money, he is forced to return home where his father is preparing to organise a welcoming committee to greet the prodigal son.
DIRECTED BY / Pim Algoed SCRIPTED BY / Pim Algoed
CAST / Max Pairon, Arno Moens, Peter Van den Begin,
Jan Bijvoet, Günther Lesage, Sarah Vandeursen
LANGUAGE / Dutch, English RUNNING TIME / 15’
PRODUCTION / Quetzalcoatl YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Marc Goyens / marc@quetzalcoatl.be
HAMPI
ORIGINAL TITLE / HAMPI PITCH / Arthur
is a single dad, struggling with caring for his sevenyear-old son Max and his secret life as a drag queen.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Anthony Schatteman SCRIPTED BY / Anthony Schatteman
CAST / Arend Pinoy, Delfine Bafort, Wim Opbrouck,
Tobias Giët, Tine van den Brande, Hendrik van Doorn
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 19’
PRODUCTION / Raised by Wolves YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Jules Debrock / jules@raisedbywolves.be
HELLO, STRANGER
ORIGINAL TITLE / DAG VREEMDE MAN PITCH / In
a quest for personal freedom and creativity, a woman tries to break free from the tension that exists between the individual and a collective female subjectivity.
GENRE / experimental
DIRECTED BY / Silvia Defrance SCRIPTED BY / Silvia Defrance CAST / Lisbeth Gruwez LANGUAGE / English
RUNNING TIME / 10’49”
PRODUCTION / Czar Film YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Kaat Camerlynck / kaat.camerlynck@czar.be
HER VOICE
ORIGINAL TITLE / HER VOICE
PITCH / Paco
HOLLOW HOURS
ORIGINAL TITLE / LE TEMPS COGNE
and Raoul are two 12-yearold boys who, in spite of their age, live and behave like adults. They are fully autonomous and decide by themselves how to use their time. Their precocity seems to be completely accepted: nobody around them appears to question it expect for one person: the filmmaker himself. Intrigued by their irreverence and their capacity for emancipation, he tries to follow them in their everyday life.
GENRE / experimental
DIRECTED BY / Camille Picquot SCRIPTED BY / Camille Picquot LANGUAGE / French
RUNNING TIME / 35’
PRODUCTION / KASK School of Arts, Camille Picquot YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Camille Picquot / camille.picquot@hotmail.fr
is a land of ghosts. My brother Pablo decided to search for one: the spirit of our father, which lives deep in the jungle. I came along. What is waiting beyond dark teenage years, a mysterious death, a cementjungle city and living as if there was no tomorrow?
BERLIN: GENERATION 14PLUS
PITCH / Colombia
THE JUNGLE KNOWS YOU BETTER THAN YOU DO
GENRE / docu-fiction
DIRECTED BY / Juanita Onzaga SCRIPTED BY / Juanita Onzaga
CAST / Pablo Rodríguez Onzaga, Andrés Rodríguez
Gacharna, Tania López
LANGUAGE / Spanish
RUNNING TIME / 20’14”
PRODUCTION / LUCA School of Arts YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Juanita Onzaga / juanite91@gmail.com
ORIGINAL TITLE / THE JUNGLE KNOWS YOU BETTER THAN YOU DO
and Abdel, two young Belgians, leave for Syria - one as a journalist and one as a fighter. They encounter each other in rather unpleasant circumstances.
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / Steven
LOST IN THE MIDDLE ORIGINAL TITLE / LOST IN THE MIDDLE
PITCH / A
Michael Jackson impersonator dedicates his whole life to the perfection of his act.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Senne Dehandschutter
SCRIPTED BY / Senne Dehandschutter, Kevin Ingelbrecht CAST / Soufiane Chilah, Matthieu Sys, Line Pillet, Dahlia Pessemiers, Koen Van Impe LANGUAGE / Dutch, Arabic, English RUNNING TIME / 15’ PRODUCTION / Zodiak Belgium YEAR / 2017 CONTACT / Barbara Van Poeck / barbaravanpoeck@zodiakbelgium.com GENRE / black tragicomedy
DIRECTED BY / Wim Reygaert SCRIPTED BY / Wim Reygaert
CAST / Hans Sluijs, Goele Derick LANGUAGE / English
RUNNING TIME / 14’25”
PRODUCTION / Potemkino YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Lize Lefaible / lize@potemkino.com
NEVERLANDING – A BAD THRILLER
INT’L SALES / Radiator IP Sales / ben@radiatorsales.eu
ORIGINAL TITLE / NEVERLANDING - A BAD THRILLER
PITCH / Gus
and his pregnant girlfriend Anna are on holiday. During their nightly walk to a spot near the water, Anna makes a confession. Can the couple, amidst the wildness of nature and under a full moon, overcome the conflict? Will they reach their idyllic spot?
GENRE / romance, drama
PITCH / What
GENRE / animation, absurd everyday drama
DIRECTED BY / Maaike Neuville SCRIPTED BY / Maaike Neuville
CAST / Eva Binon, Jorge Jauregui Allue LANGUAGE / English RUNNING TIME / 24’
PRODUCTION / Animal Tank YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Bert Lesaffer / bert@animaltank.be
PERFECT DARKNESS ORIGINAL TITLE / PERFECT DARKNESS
if your window is your view. Would you like it to be cleaned or would you cover it? Do you have a choice? Hidden in our own world, we create our own illusions about what is out there. Rascals is about seeing and being seen.
RASCALS
ORIGINAL TITLE / KASTAARS
DIRECTED BY / Jasmine Elsen SCRIPTED BY / Jasmine Elsen LANGUAGE / no dialogues RUNNING TIME / 5’40”
PRODUCTION / RITCS School of Arts YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Lai Kin Chang / laikin.chang@ehb.be
PITCH / A
REMOTE
ORIGINAL TITLE / REMOTE
portrait of a tender companionship in the Irish countryside set in the simplicity of the moment, the waiting and the repetition of days. This is a place where there is no space for imagining a future other than the perpetual repetition of the present. This is a place for survival, alone with the wind, eyes burnt by the light a place of unspoken tenderness, a landscape of silence and solitude in which there will always be someone.
GENRE / experimental
Ruins of Europe follows a young Parisienne, a real, modern Ophelia/Elektra, as portrayed in Heiner Müller’s apocalyptic play ‘Die Hamletmaschine’ (1977), which forms the path through this unsettling, dark, thought-provoking, meditative trip about a Europe in crisis.
GENRE / documentary
PITCH / A
GENRE / animation, action drama
PITCH / The
DIRECTED BY / Eva Giolo SCRIPTED BY / Eva Giolo
CAST / Emily Herron, Patrick Herron LANGUAGE / English
RUNNING TIME / 23’41”
PRODUCTION / KASK School of Arts, Eva Giolo YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Eva Giolo / eva-giolo@hotmail.com
DIRECTED BY / Ira A. Goryainova SCRIPTED BY / Ira A. Goryainova
LANGUAGE / German, French, English RUNNING TIME / 47’
PRODUCTION / RITCS School of Arts YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Lai Kin Chang / laikin.chang@ehb.be INT’L SALES / Argos / distribution@argosarts.org
THE RUINS OF EUROPE ORIGINAL TITLE / DIE RUINEN VON EUROPA
man struggles with his internet addiction. One day he is working on his laptop and strange things start to happen as the virtual world takes over his reality.
DIRECTED BY / Aad Verstraelen
SCRIPTED BY / Erwin Claes, Aad Verstraelen VOICE CAST / Laurenz Hoorelbeke LANGUAGE / no dialogues RUNNING TIME / 6’25”
PRODUCTION / Cyborn YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Iris Delafortry / iris@cyborn.be
SOCIAL WINDOW
ORIGINAL TITLE / SOCIAL WINDOW PITCH / Yin
SWEET DUMPLINGS ORIGINAL TITLE / SWEET DUMPLINGS
and Lee are making dumplings in the kitchen of their restaurant. Yin is kneading dough; Lee is cutting meat and vegetables to make the filling. They are preparing the favourite food of their daughter Tim Tim, who passed away three years before. While they are cautiously folding the dumplings, they are thinking of the beautiful and painful moments. In silence... each with their own memories.
GENRE / drama
PITCH / Gabriel,
GENRE / drama
a Spanish street artist living in Brussels, answers a ringing phone he finds in the rubbish. On the end of the line is Hala, a Syrian girl held captive by smugglers who is crying for help. After realising she is close by, he rushes through the streets in search of her.
YIBRIL
ORIGINAL TITLE / YIBRIL
DIRECTED BY / Lai Kin Chang SCRIPTED BY / Lai Kin Chang
CAST / Lisa Man, Wang Tien-Sing LANGUAGE / Chinese RUNNING TIME / 12’
PRODUCTION / Zonderling YEAR / 2016
CONTACT / Bart Maes / bart@zonderling.be
DIRECTED BY / José Daniel Granados Carranza SCRIPTED BY / José Daniel Granados Carranza CAST / Gabriel Mill, Ikram Aoulad LANGUAGE / English RUNNING TIME / 18’
PRODUCTION / RITCS School of Arts, José Daniel Granados Carranza, Sarina Verdonschot YEAR / 2016 CONTACT / José Daniel Granados / radudan00@hotmail.com INT’L SALES / Dalton Distribution / info@daltondistribution.be
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ORIGINAL TITLE / 4 X 7 PITCH / Each
episode of this documentary series consists of four seven-minute shorts, shot by filmmakers ranging from well-known directors such as Pieter-Jan De Pue, Dorothée van den Berghe, Kadir Balci, Stijn Coninx, Johan Grimonprez and Nic Balthazar, to film students and upcoming talents including Karen Vázquez Guadarrama, Evy De Ceur or Lidewij Nuitten.
GENRE / documentary series
All 48 films have one thing in common: their story needs to be told. Each director handles a subject matter close to their heart: something that intrigues, fascinates, moves, inspires or even annoys them. The result is a diverse collection of short films covering all possible formats - from portraits made with an iPhone to films shot on 16mm. Each film can be shown separately.
YEAR / 2016
WRITING IN FLANDERS AND THE NETHERLANDS ORIGINAL TITLE / SCHRIJVEN IN DE LAGE LANDEN
in Flanders and the Netherlands is a 25-part documentary series focusing on renowned writers, poets and novelists from the Low Countries, made by the most prominent filmmakers from both the Netherlands and Flanders. This collection of short films covers a myriad of different personalities: from flamboyant characters who court the media to those who would rather avoid the limelight, all of them writing their oeuvre in their own special way.
PITCH / Writing
Portrayed authors include Saskia De Coster, Elvis Peeters, Dimitri Verhulst, Lize Spit, Sylvia Vanden Heede, Stefan Hertmans, David Van Reybrouck, Annelies Verbeke, Tommy Wieringa, Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Maartje Wortel,…
DIRECTED BY / various SCRIPTED BY / various LANGUAGE / various
RUNNING TIME / 48 x 7’
PRODUCTION / De Chinezen CONTACT / Harald Hauben /
harald.hauben@dechinezen.be
GENRE / documentary series, literature
SCRIPTED/DIRECTED BY / Frans Weisz,
Rob Rombout, Christina Vandekerckhove, Ellen Vermeulen, Sofie Benoot, Jan Bultheel, Kadir Balci, Eva Küpper, Gust Van den Berghe, Ibbe Daniëls, Ramon Gieling, Leni Huyghe, Emilie Verhamme, Griet Teck, Flo Flamme, … LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 25 x 15’ PRODUCTION / Off World YEAR / 2016 CONTACT / Frederik Nicolai / frederik@offworld.be
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