features PITCH / The story of a 15-year-old
UN CERTAIN REGARD
girl born in a boy’s body, ready to risk everything to pursue her dream of becoming a ballerina.
CANNES 2018
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 YEAR / 2018
CONTACT / Dirk Impens / info@menuet.be INTL SALES / The Match Factory /
GIRL
info@matchfactory.de
ORIGINAL TITLE / GIRL
PITCH / Two lost souls have a
passionate romance during a holiday in Senegal: a world-renowned but discredited sportsman and a young prostitute whose only hope is to escape her situation and survive.
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 / 103’
PRODUCTION / Eurydice Gysel / Czar Film & TV YEAR / 2018
CONTACT / Eurydice Gysel / eurydice.gysel@czar.be
ANGEL
ORIGINAL TITLE / UN ANGE
PITCH / When Daan and Nina invite
POST-PRODUCTION
the homeless Radja to stay in their house as a replacement for their dead brother, fractured family relationships dissolve even further.
GENRE / psychological thriller
DIRECTED BY / Mathieu Mortelmans
1
SCRIPTED BY / Jan Pepermans, Stephanie Van Hecke CAST / Spencer Bogaert, Bjarne Devolder,
Tine Reymer, Koen De Bouw
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 115’
PRODUCTION / Yoshi Aesaert / Marmalade
STATUS / in post-production, ETA October 2018 CONTACT / Marmalade /
BASTARD
info@marmaladecontent.com
ORIGINAL TITLE / BASTAARD
PITCH / Dorien has every reason to
POST-PRODUCTION
be happy. But when she discovers a year-long affair among her parents and her husband turns out to be very close with a colleague, she begins to doubt herself. A phone call bearing bad news is the last straw.
THE BEST OF DORIEN B. ORIGINAL TITLE / THE BEST OF DORIEN B.
GENRE / dramedy
DIRECTED BY / Anke Blondé
SCRIPTED BY / Anke Blondé,
1
Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem CAST / Kim Snauwaert, Jelle De Beule, Katelijne Verbeke, Dirk van Dijck LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 100’ PRODUCTION / Dries Phlypo / A Private View STATUS / in post-production, ETA 2019 CONTACT / Dries Phlypo / dries@aprivateview.be INTL SALES / Be For Films / pamela@beforfilms.com
PITCH / A dark fairy-tale set in the
Japanese music business.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Hendrik Willemyns SCRIPTED BY / Hendrik Willemyns
1
CAST / Natsuko Kobayashi, Maro Akaji, POST-PRODUCTION
Kazuhiko Kanayama
LANGUAGE / Japanese RUNNING TIME / 90’
PRODUCTION / Hans Everaert / Menuetto
STATUS / in post-production, ETA Summer 2018 CONTACT / Hans Everaert /
BIRDSONG
hans.everaert@menuettofilm.be
ORIGINAL TITLE / BIRDSONG
PITCH / Seventeen-year-old Cleo
POST-PRODUCTION
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 who searches for comfort with the much older, mysterious Leos.
CLEO
ORIGINAL TITLE / CLEO
PITCH / Attempting 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.
GENRE / drama DIRECTED BY / Eva Cools 1 SCRIPTED BY / Eva Cools 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 post-production, ETA Spring 2019 CONTACT / Annemie Degryse / annemie@lunanime.be INTL SALES / Be For Films / pamela@beforfilms.com GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Kenneth Mercken
1
SCRIPTED BY / Kenneth Mercken, Monica Stan CAST / Niels Willaerts, Koen De Graeve,
Nicola Rignanese, Fortunato Cerlino, Karlijn Sileghem
LANGUAGE / Dutch, English, Italian RUNNING TIME / 90’
PRODUCTION / Eurydice Gysel, Koen Mortier / Czar Film & TV YEAR / 2018 CONTACT / Eurydice Gysel / eurydice.gysel@czar.be
COUREUR
ORIGINAL TITLE / COUREUR
POST-PRODUCTION
PITCH / After nine-year-old David Van de Steen lost his mother, his father and his sister in an attack by the so-called Brabant Killers in Aalst, his grandfather must help him carry on and fight to bring the killers to justice.
DON’T SHOOT
ORIGINAL TITLE / NIET SCHIETEN
PITCH / Jimi, 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, 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 / 135’ PRODUCTION / Peter Bouckaert / Eyeworks Film & TV Drama STATUS / in post-production, ETA October 2018 CONTACT / Peter Bouckaert / peter.bouckaert@eyeworks.be GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Pieter Dumoulin, Timeau De Keyser SCRIPTED BY / Pieter Dumoulin, Timeau De Keyser
CAST / Cédric Luvuezo, Freddy Wathelet, Monique
Pironnet, Rudy Mira, Marcela Jara, Maka Sakhelashvili
LANGUAGE / French RUNNING TIME / 71’
PRODUCTION / Accattone Films YEAR / 2018
ETANGS NOIRS
ORIGINAL TITLE / ETANGS NOIRS
1
CONTACT / Rasmus Van Heddeghem /
contact@accattonefilms.be
PITCH / Tomi, Rasto and Mižu are
digging a tunnel in order to break into the safe of the National Bank. But unforeseen events jeopardise their efforts.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Ruben Desiere SCRIPTED BY / Ruben Desiere
1
CAST / Tomàš Balog, Rastislav Vaňo, Vladimír Balász,
Bartolomej Mroč
LANGUAGE / Romany RUNNING TIME / 78’
PRODUCTION / Accattone Films YEAR / 2017
CONTACT / Rasmus Van Heddeghem /
THE FLOWER SHOP
contact@accattonefilms.be
ORIGINAL TITLE / LA FLEURIÈRE
INTL SALES / The Open Reel / open@theopenreel.com PITCH / Gangsta tells the tale of
four good-for-nothings from the neighbourhood of Kiel in Antwerp who aspire to become big time criminal legends.
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
GANGSTA
YEAR / 2018
CONTACT / Hendrik Verthé / hendrik@ateamproductions.be
ORIGINAL TITLE / PATSER
INTL SALES / Indie Sales / info@indiesales.eu PITCH / Confronted with the apparent
POST-PRODUCTION
darkness of the world, three people search for meaning, love and kindness in the capital of Europe.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Bas Devos SCRIPTED BY / Bas Devos
1
CAST / Alba Rohrwacher, Lubna Azabal, Willy Thomas LANGUAGE / Dutch, French, English, Italian RUNNING TIME / 98’
PRODUCTION / Tomas Leyers / Minds Meet
STATUS / in post-production, ETA Spring 2018
CONTACT / Tomas Leyers / tomas@mindsmeet.be
HELLHOLE
ORIGINAL TITLE / HELLHOLE
PITCH / A beautiful girl lies in a coma
on a hospital bed. Inside her head, the traumatic events of the day before keep playing over and over...
GENRE / horror, thriller
DIRECTED BY / Michaël Vermaercke SCRIPTED BY / Michaël Vermaercke
1
CAST / Charlotte De Wulf, Felix Meyer, Tine Roggeman,
Aäron Roggeman, Bram Verrecas, Karlien Van Cutsem
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 72’
PRODUCTION / Piet Sonck / Gypsy Productions YEAR / 2018
CONTACT / Piet Sonck /
MEMENTO MORI
pietsonck.gypsyproductions@gmail.com
ORIGINAL TITLE / MEMENTO MORI
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 hind...
GENRE / animation, adventure, family
DIRECTED BY / Ives Agemans, Árni Ásgeirsson SCRIPTED BY / Friðrik Erlingsson CAST / Jamie Oram LANGUAGE / English RUNNING TIME / 80’
PRODUCTION / Ives Agemans / Cyborn YEAR / 2018
CONTACT / Iris Delafortry / iris@cyborn.be
PLOEY – YOU NEVER FLY ALONE ORIGINAL TITLE / PLOEY – YOU NEVER FLY ALONE
INTL SALES / ARRI Media International /
mhemminger@arri.de
1
PITCH / A movie based on the
children’s books by Michael 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.
ROSIE & MOUSSA
ORIGINAL TITLE / ROSIE & MOUSSA
PITCH / After a 10-year passionate
POST-PRODUCTION
relationship with Nathan, Marie discovers that his ex-girlfriend Carine has moved back to town.
GENRE / family DIRECTED BY / Dorothée van den Berghe SCRIPTED BY / Michael De Cock CAST / Savannah Vandendriessche, Imad Borji,
Ruth Beeckmans, Titus De Voogdt, Mourade Zeguendi, Katelijne Damen, Damiaan De Schrijver LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 90’ PRODUCTION / Helena Vlogaert, Bo De Group / Caviar YEAR / 2018 CONTACT / Bo De Group / bo.degroup@caviar.tv INTL SALES / Attraction Distribution / xiao88@attraction.ca
GENRE / tragicomedy
DIRECTED BY / Emilie Verhamme SCRIPTED BY / Emilie Verhamme
2
CAST / Maaike Cafmeyer, Dimitri Verhulst,
Marijke Pinoy, Charlotte Timmers, Hilde Heijnen
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 98’
PRODUCTION / Holden Wallace STATUS / in post-production
CONTACT / emilie.verhamme@gmail.com /
SINNER
bea@denzzo.be
ORIGINAL TITLE / SINNER
PITCH / An eco adventure taking
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 CONTACT / Peter De Maegd / pdm@potemkino.com INTL SALES / Media Luna / medialuna.biz
PITCH / Stijn Coninx’s 1992 Academy
GENRE / historical drama
ZOOks
ORIGINAL TITLE / ZOOks
Award-nominated historic drama has been remastered. Based on a novel by Louis Paul Boon, Daens tells the story of a priest who helps men, women and children working in atrocious conditions in the factories in 19th-century Flanders.
REMASTERED
GENRE / animation, family, adventure
an 8+ family audience on an entertaining journey based on humanity’s challenging relationship with Nature.
DIRECTED BY / Stijn Coninx
SCRIPTED BY / Stijn Coninx, François Chevalier
CAST / Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje De Boeck,
Wim Meeuwissen, Michaël Pas, Johan Leysen
LANGUAGE / Dutch, French RUNNING TIME / 134’
PRODUCTION / Dirk Impens / Menuet YEAR / 1992
CONTACT / Dirk Impens / info@menuet.be
DAENS
ORIGINAL TITLE / DAENS
world première
1 first feature
2 second feature
flandersimage.com CANNES 2018 I Booth Rivièra A2
Flanders Image / Flanders Film House Bischoffsheimlaan 38 / 1000 Brussels / Belgium/EU T +32 2 226 0630 / E flandersimage@vaf.be
Please check daily screening schedule for last-minute programme changes.
PUBLISHED BY FLANDERS IMAGE, THE AUDIOVISUAL EXPORT AGENCY COMPILED AND EDITED BY Christian De Schutter / Jasper Nijsmans / Charlotte Van Hassel / Jo Roddick / Nick Roddick / DESIGN Karin Pays / PRINT wilda.be
With thanks to the producers who supplied information. All stills are copyrighted by the respective producers. Photo credits: Cleo © Maxime Lahousse; The Best of Dorien B. © Jo Voets. All other stills copyrighted by the respective producers. For full cast and crew info and photo credits: flandersimage.com