features
CANNES 2017
PITCH / After
his release from years in a military psychiatric hospital, Hakan, who served as an undercover agent during the Turkish-Kurdish conflict in the 1990s, must come to terms with his traumatic past before he can return to normal life.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Bülent Öztürk SCRIPTED BY / Bülent Öztürk
1
CAST / Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı, Roda Canioglu,
Korkmaz Arslan
PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Minds Meet LANGUAGE / Turkish RUNNING TIME / 92’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017
CONTACT / Tomas Leyers / info@mindsmeet.be
BLUE SILENCE
ORIGINAL TITLE / BLUE SILENCE
brothers desperately try to save the family’s fishing business. But their passion for their loved ones and their determination to stay in business drive them to desperate measures.
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / Three
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Gilles Coulier
1
SCRIPTED BY / Gilles Coulier, Tom Dupont
CAST / Sam Louwyck, Wim Willaert, Sebastien Dewaele,
Chiel Vande Vyvere
PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / De Wereldvrede LANGUAGE / Dutch, French RUNNING TIME / 95’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017
CONTACT / Bram Versteyhe / post@dewereldvrede.be
CARGO
ETA / fall 2017
ORIGINAL TITLE / CARGO
and Hannah, two girls in their mid-twenties are strolling through the city. Things take an unexpected turn when one of the girls takes magic candy. An absurd comedy about all the anxieties, contradictions and portions of gin and tonic which shape life at 26, and about that magic nocturnal moment in which anything can happen.
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / Charlie
CHARLIE AND HANNAH’S GRAND NIGHT OUT ORIGINAL TITLE / CHARLIE EN HANNAH GAAN UIT
PITCH / Twelve-year-old Niilas lives with his
CLOUDBOY
ORIGINAL TITLE / CLOUDBOY
father and barely knows his Swedish mother. Much against his will, this summer Niilas has to join his mother and her new family amongst the Sami in Lapland. Despite a warm welcome, Niilas retreats inwards. Things start changing when Niilas joins in the search for a missing reindeer. An impressive moose keeps crossing his path at the most unexpected moments. Gradually Niias discovers his roots, which prove to be stronger than he ever could have imagined. Against all odds, it turns out as the most adventurous summer of his life.
GENRE / comedy
DIRECTED BY / Bert Scholiers SCRIPTED BY / Bert Scholiers
1
CAST / Daphne Wellens, Evelien Bosmans,
Patrick Vervueren
PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Minds Meet LANGUAGE / Dutch, Italian RUNNING TIME / 88’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017
CONTACT / Tomas Leyers / tomas@mindsmeet.be ETA / fall 2017
GENRE / family adventure
DIRECTED BY / Meikeminne Clinckspoor SCRIPTED BY / Meikeminne Clinckspoor
1
CAST / Daan Roofthooft, Sara Sommerfeld,
Geert Van Rampelberg
PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Bulletproof Cupid LANGUAGE / Dutch, Swedish RUNNING TIME / 78’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017
CONTACT / Katleen Goossens / info@bulletproofcupid.be INT’L SALES / LevelK / tine.klint@levelk.dk
Felix grows up as an inside spectator at veterans’ bike races - a violent, drug-infused world where his father dominates with both pedals and fists. Felix follows in his footsteps and even surpasses his talent, making his father proud but jealous at the same time. On the way to become a pro rider, Felix rebels and flees to Italy where he soon discovers that his body is not made for the game…
GENRE / drama
The once unconditional friendship between Vincke and Verstuyft hits a rough patch when they investigate a series of grim murders. They find themselves at loggerheads with each other when an enigmatic victim drives a wedge between them, while a serial killer sparks an unprecedented wave of fear throughout the country.
GENRE / police thriller
IN PRODUCTION
PITCH /
COUREUR
DIRECTED BY / Kenneth Mercken
1
SCRIPTED BY / Kenneth Mercken, Monica Stan
CAST / Niels Willaerts, Koen De Graeve, Karlijn Sileghem,
Loïc Bellemans, Günther Lesage
PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Czar
LANGUAGE / Dutch, English, Italian RUNNING TIME / 90’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017
CONTACT / Eurydice Gysel, eurydice.gysel@czar.be ETA / 2018
ORIGINAL TITLE / COUREUR
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH /
DOUBLE FACE
SCRIPTED BY / Carl Joos
CAST / Koen De Bouw, Werner De Smedt,
Greg Timmermans
PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Eyeworks LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 120’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017
CONTACT / Peter Bouckaert /peter.bouckaert@eyeworks.tv ETA / fall 2017
ORIGINAL TITLE / HET TWEEDE GELAAT
When a man suffering from dementia is left by his wife, his daughter moves back into the parental home. Her concern appears to be not all that altruistic, however, when memories of her damaged childhood and the reality of her marital crisis surface to burst the bubble of her seemingly perfect life.
PITCH /
IN POST-PRODUCTION
DIRECTED BY / Jan Verheyen
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Kaat Beels
2 , Nathalie Basteyns 1
SCRIPTED BY / Jan Pepermans
CAST / Natali Broods, Johan Leysen, Theo Maassen PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / De Mensen LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 100’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017
CONTACT / Pieter Van Huyck / info@demensen.be ETA / fall 2017
FACADES
ORIGINAL TITLE / FAÇADES
HOME
ORIGINAL TITLE / HOME
KING OF THE BELGIANS ORIGINAL TITLE / KING OF THE BELGIANS
PITCH / Home focuses on the difficulties of youngsters and adults to communicate and to understand each other’s closedoff worlds. 17-year-old Kevin starts an apprenticeship at his aunt’s store and moves in with her and her family. He quickly adapts to his new home and gets along with his cousin Sammy. Through Sammy’s circle of friends he meets John who lives an unbearable situation with his mother. Kevin feels the urge to help his new friend. One evening fate intervenes and questions of betrayal, trust and loyalty start to impact on their daily lives more than ever. PITCH / The King of the Belgians is on a state visit in Istanbul when his country falls apart. He must return home at once to save his kingdom. But a solar storm causes airspace and communications to shut down. With the help of a British filmmaker and a troupe of Bulgarian folk singers, the King and his entourage manage to escape over the border. Incognito. Thus begins an odyssey across the Balkans during which the King discovers the real world - and himself.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Fien Troch
SCRIPTED BY / Fien Troch, Nico Leunen
CAST / Sebastian Van Dun, Loïc Bellemans,
Mistral Guidoni, Lena Suijkerbuijk, Karlijn Sileghem, Els Deceukelier PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Prime Time LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 103’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2016 CONTACT / Antonino Lombardo / info@prime-time.be INT’L SALES / Doc & Film International / e.pisarra@docandfilm.com GENRE / road movie
DIRECTED BY / Jessica Woodworth, Peter Brosens SCRIPTED BY / Jessica Woodworth, Peter Brosens CAST / Peter Van den Begin, Lucie Debay,
Titus De Voogdt, Bruno Georis, Pieter van der Houwen
PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Bo Films
LANGUAGE / English, Dutch, French, Bulgarian RUNNING TIME / 94’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2016
CONTACT / Peter Brosens / peter@bofilms.be
INT’L SALES / Be for Films / pamela@beforfilms.be
PITCH / Monique
and her daughter Sylvie run a brothel on the border of West Flanders and France. Eline, Sylvie’s sixyear-old daughter, is fascinated by the mysterious workplace of her mother and grandmother, but she is never allowed inside. A dramatic event turns their lives upside down and family ties are put under pressure.
LE CIEL FLAMAND
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Peter Monsaert SCRIPTED BY / Peter Monsaert
1
CAST / Wim Willaert, Sara Vertongen,
Esra Vandenbussche,
PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Lunanime LANGUAGE / Dutch, French RUNNING TIME / 112’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2016
CONTACT / Annemie Degryse / mail@lunanime.be INT’L SALES / UDI, sales@urbangroup.biz
ORIGINAL TITLE / LE CIEL FLAMAND
story revolves around five characters: Eva (36); her sister Elsie (42); their father Jos (71); Elsie’s daughter, Lou (12); and, last but not least, Casper (46). The only thing these five people want from life is to live, but that doesn’t seem so easy.
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / The
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY /Jan Matthys
SCRIPTED BY / Griet Op De Beeck
CAST / Britt Van Hoof, Viviane De Muynck,
Johan Leysen, Sara De Roo
PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Caviar LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 90’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017 CONTACT / Helena Vlogaert /
MANY HEAVENS
helena.vlogaert@caviarcontent.com
ETA / Fall 2017
ORIGINAL TITLE / VELE HEMELS PITCH / When
Alice’s ex-boyfriend dies in a car accident, she unexpectedly has to take care of their six-year-old son Robin, whom she had abandoned at birth. His presence not only threatens her routine existence as a luxury escort but also exposes strongly suppressed emotions. Doubt strikes again. Will she be able to be a mother this time?
PAST IMPERFECT
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Nathalie Teirlinck SCRIPTED BY / Nathalie Teirlinck
1
CAST / Evelyne Brochu, Zuri François, Eriq Ebouaney PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Savage Film LANGUAGE / French
RUNNING TIME / 110’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2016
CONTACT / Carolien Keyaerts / info@savagefilm.be
INT’L SALES / Attraction Distribution / xiao88@attraction.ca
ORIGINAL TITLE / LE PASSÉ DEVANT NOUS
IN PRODUCTION
© Saskia Vanderstichele
PITCH / Four
friends from Antwerp aspire to become real swagger legends. They foolishly get involved in high-profile drug affairs, and cause a full-out war between gangs of Amsterdam, Morocco and even Colombia.
PATSER
ORIGINAL TITLE / PATSER PITCH / The
Belgian Prime Minister is kidnapped and released on one condition: he has to kill the person he is supposed to meet later that day. But that person happens to be the President of the United States.
GENRE / crime
DIRECTED BY / Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
SCRIPTED BY / Bram Renders, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Nabil Ben Yadir CAST / Matteo Simoni, Nora Gharib, Junes Lazaar, Saïd Boumazoughe, Nabil Mallat PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / a team productions LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 100’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017 CONTACT / Hendrik Verthé / Hendrik@ateamproductions.be ETA / spring 2018 GENRE / thriller
DIRECTED BY / Erik Van Looy
SCRIPTED BY / Erik Van Looy, Carl Joos CAST / Koen De Bouw, Tine Reymer,
Charlotte Vandermeersch
PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / FBO LANGUAGE / Dutch, English RUNNING TIME / 115’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2016
THE PRIME MINISTER ORIGINAL TITLE / DE PREMIER
CONTACT / Lore Pierreux / lore.pierreux@fbofilm.be
INT’L SALES / The Works Int’l / Clare.Crean@theworksfilmgroup.com
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / It’s love at first sight at a racing
RACER AND THE JAILBIRD
IN POST-PRODUCTION
ORIGINAL TITLE / LE FIDÈLE
RESURRECTION
GENRE / amour noir
circuit when gangster Gino (‘Gigi’) meets Benedicte (‘Bibi)’, a wealthy and fearless racing driver. Fierce and loyal, Gigi and Bibi fight for their love against fate, but also against reason and their own weaknesses. But how far can endurance be stretched? Oscar®-nominated director Michaël R. Roskam’s third feature film brings Matthias Schoenaerts and Adèle Exarchopoulos together in a dark romantic drama against the backdrop of a typical Belgian crime scene.
SCRIPTED BY / Michaël R. Roskam, Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré CAST / Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Savage Film LANGUAGE / French, Dutch RUNNING TIME / 120’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017 CONTACT / Carolien Keyaerts / info@savagefilm.be INT’L SALES / Wildbunch / ediederix@wildbunch.eu ETA / Fall 2017
PITCH / An
old hermit who isolated himself for years from civilisation finds a half-naked young man and takes him into his house. The young man refuses to speak but still a connection grows between them. When the police come to the door, the old man discovers that his guest killed someone. He is faced with a heartbreaking decision: what to do with the murderer in his house?
GENRE / drama
PITCH / Lilian
GENRE / romantic comedy, drama
DIRECTED BY / Michaël R. Roskam
DIRECTED BY / Kristof Hoornaert SCRIPTED BY / Kristof Hoornaert
1
CAST / Johan Leysen, Gilles De Schryver, Kris Cuppens PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Fobic Films LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 110’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017
CONTACT / Sandra Vandamme / sandra@fobicfilms.be ETA / Fall 2017
ORIGINAL TITLE / RESURRECTION
works at a meat factory, adding bay leaves to liver patties. Once known as ‘Laura’, she was a rising star in the music industry and even took part in the Eurovision Song Contest. Now she leads a secluded life in an apartment stuffed with relics from her bygone days of glory. But then 22-year-old Jean walks into her life.
SOUVENIR
ORIGINAL TITLE / SOUVENIR PITCH / Writer
SPEECHLESS
DIRECTED BY / Bavo Defurne
2
SCRIPTED BY / Bavo Defurne, Yves Verbraeken,
Jacques Boon CAST / Isabelle Huppert, Kévin Azaïs, Johan Leysen PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Bonjour Pictures LANGUAGE / French RUNNING TIME / 90’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2016 CONTACT / Yves Verbraeken / yves@bonjourpictures.com INT’L SALES / Pathé International / muriel.sauzay@patheinternational.com
and literary icon, 55-yearold Jan Meerman’s successful life is thrown upside down when his 85-year-old mother, Josée Verbeke, unexpectedly has a severe stroke. Jan no longer recognises his once lively mother as her verbal witticisms have been replaced by pitiful cries and gibberish. Faced with this decline, he loses his grip on both his personal and professional life.
GENRE / drama
When Zagros’s family accuses his wife Havin of adultery, the Turkish Kurdish shepherd has to choose between love and honour. Havin has fled to the west with their daughter and unborn child. Zagros, believing his wife’s innocence and opposing his father, follows her.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Hilde Van Mieghem
SCRIPTED BY / Hilde Van Mieghem, Bert Scholiers CAST / Stany Crets, Viviane De Muynck PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Caviar LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 100’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017
CONTACT / Alexandra Jans / alexandra.jans@caviar.tv
ORIGINAL TITLE / SPRAKELOOS
IN POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH /
ZAGROS
ORIGINAL TITLE / ZAGROS
DIRECTED BY / Sahim Omar Kalifa
SCRIPTED BY / Sahim Omar Kalifa,
1
Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem CAST / Feyyaz Duman, Halima Ilter, Daria Hachem Mohamed Gulli PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / A Private View LANGUAGE / Kurdish, Dutch RUNNING TIME / 102’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017 CONTACT / Dries Phlypo / info@aprivateview.be INT’L SALES / Global Screen / alice.buquoy@globalscreen.de ETA / fall 2017
co-productions
PITCH / Jan
Verbeeck, the uncompromising commissioner of the Antwerp drug squad is hugely popular with the people and the media. When he resigns from the police force to stand as a candidate for a populist nationalist party that is on the verge of a breakthrough, his history will catch up with him...
BLIND SPOT
ORIGINAL TITLE / DODE HOEK PITCH / Trapped
INSYRIATED
ORIGINAL TITLE / INSYRIATED
DIRECTED BY / Nabil Ben Yadir
2
SCRIPTED BY / Nabil Ben Yadir, Laurent Brandenbourger,
Michel Sabbe CAST / Peter Van den Begin, David Murgia, Soufiane Chilah CO-PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Eyeworks LANGUAGE / Dutch, French RUNNING TIME / 101’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2016 CONTACT / Peter Bouckaert / peter.bouckaert@eyeworks.tv INT’L SALES / Indie Sales / neschbach@indiesales.eu
inside her house in Damas, a city under siege, mother of three Oum Yazan, turned her flat into a safe harbour for her family and neighbours, trying to protect them from the war outside. When bombs threaten to destroy the building, when snipers turn the courtyards into deadly zones, and burglars break in to claim their dreadful bounties, maintaining the thin balance of routine inside the walls becomes a matter of life and death.
GENRE / drama
PITCH / Ploey,
GENRE / 3D animation, adventure, family
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...
IN POST-PRODUCTION
GENRE / thriller
DIRECTED BY / Philippe Van Leeuw SCRIPTED BY / Philippe Van Leeuw
2
CAST / Hiam Abbas, Diamand Abou Abboud, Juliette
Navis, Mohsen Abbas
CO-PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Minds Meet LANGUAGE / Arabic
RUNNING TIME / 85’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017
CONTACT / Tomas Leyers / info@mindsmeet.be INT’L SALES / Films Boutique
DIRECTED BY / Ives Agemans, Árni Ásgeirsson SCRIPTED BY / Fridrik Erlingsson
1
CO-PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Cyborn LANGUAGE / English RUNNING TIME / 80’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2017
CONTACT / Iris Delafortry / iris@cyborn.be
INT’L SALES / Arrri Worldsales / mhemminger@arri.de ETA / 2017
PLOEY – YOU NEVER FLY ALONE ORIGINAL TITLE / PLOEY – YOU NEVER FLY ALONE
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