shorts
CLERMONT-FERRAND / BERLIN 2020
PITCH / A family living in a war-torn
BERLINALE SHORTS
country spends what appears to be a normal evening together. Their conversations shift between casual matters of daily life and those of survival...
SO WE LIVE
#shortsfromflanders
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Rand Abou Fakher SCRIPTED BY / Rand Abou Fakher
CAST / Rahaf Alobeid, Lona Alobeid, Amina Alhaj, Abd Alhameid Alobeid LANGUAGE / Arabic RUNNING TIME / 15’ PRODUCTION / Hans Bruch, Rosa Galguera / Hilife Cinematography YEAR / 2020 CONTACT / hans@hilife.be
ORIGINAL TITLE / SO WE LIVE
CLERMONT-FERRAND INTL COMPETITION
PITCH / Assigned to find two kids for a risky job by his gang, a foreigner in Ghana begins to have scruples as to how it will affect their lives.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Anthony Nti
SCRIPTED BY / Anthony Nti, Chingiz Karibekov
CAST / Prince Agortey, Matilda Enchill, Goua Grovogui RUNNING TIME / 20’
PRODUCTION / RITCS School of Arts CO-PRODUCTION / Caviar YEAR / 2019
CONTACT / liese.lettany@caviar.tv
DA YIE
ORIGINAL TITLE / DA YIE
PITCH / The coming-of-age of a bored
CLERMONT-FERRAND YOUNG AUDIENCES
and unhappy prince who eats way too much and is way too fat.
GENRE / animation, family
DIRECTED BY / Frits Standaert
SCRIPTED BY / Frits Standaert, Arnaud Demuynck,
An De Gruyter
RUNNING TIME / 17’
PRODUCTION / Arnaud Demuynck / De Doos...
producties YEAR / 2019
CONTACT / laboiteproductions@skynet.be
SALES / Natacha Cadart / Les Films du Nord / lesfilmsdunord.com
THE CHERRY ON THE PIE ORIGINAL TITLE / DE KERS OP DE TAART
PITCH / Fedor, a young locksmith in FLANDERS WILDCARDS 2019
Murmansk, a frozen city located in the obscurity of the Russian Arctic, roams through the alleys of concrete animated by a fantasy that isolates him from the city and its inhabitants.
SUN DOG
ORIGINAL TITLE / SUN DOG
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GENRE / experimental, fantasy DIRECTED BY / Dorian Jespers SCRIPTED BY / Dorian Jespers
CAST / Alexander Pronkin, Deni Pitsaev, Tatiana Smirnova,
Andrey Sychyov, Katarzyna Wiesiołek, Lisa Fitier, Daria Orlova, Natalia Haikara LANGUAGES / Russian, German, English RUNNING TIME / 21’ PRODUCTION / KASK School of Arts YEAR / 2019 CONTACT / SCUM Pictures / scumpictures@gmail.com SALES / Wouter Jansen / Square Eyes / info@squareeyesfilm.com
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FLANDERS WILDCARDS 2019
PITCH / Alice finds it difficult to find her place in the world and becomes increasingly alienated.
GENRE / coming-of-age
DIRECTED BY / Charlotte Lybaert
SCRIPTED BY / Charlotte Lybaert, Tijmen Govaerts CAST / Alice de Broqueville, Maïmouna Badjie LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 19’
PRODUCTION / KASK School of Arts YEAR / 2019
CONTACT / charlotte.lybaert@gmail.com
GYRE
FLANDERS WILDCARDS 2019
ORIGINAL TITLE / GYRE PITCH / Seven-year-old Eunice grows up with her sister Tarma (9) in a disadvantaged environment. Playful childishness must soon give way to the harsh realities that force themselves into their concrete playground.
GENRE / documentary, coming-of-age
PITCH / Acrobats Alec and Theo achieve a perfect balance between lifting and flying...
GENRE / stop-motion animation
DIRECTED BY / Jaan Stevens SCRIPTED BY / Jaan Stevens LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 31’
PRODUCTION / RITCS School of Arts YEAR / 2019
CONTACT / stevensjaan@gmail.com
FOR EUNICE
FLANDERS WILDCARDS 2019
ORIGINAL TITLE / VOOR EUNICE
DIRECTED BY / Timothée Crabbé SCRIPTED BY / Timothée Crabbé LANGUAGE / no dialogue RUNNING TIME / 7’
PRODUCTION / LUCA School of Arts YEAR / 2019
CONTACT / timothee.crabbe@hotmail.com
BALANCE
ORIGINAL TITLE / BALANCE
FLANDERS WILDCARDS 2019
PITCH / An experimental short film about the implications of a house.
GENRE / documentary, experimental
DIRECTED BY / Elie Maissin, Mieriën Coppens SCRIPTED BY / Elie Maissin, Mieriën Coppens LANGUAGE / French
RUNNING TIME / 25’
PRODUCTION / RITCS School of Arts YEAR / 2019
CONTACT / elie-maissin@live.be
THIS HOUSE
ORIGINAL TITLE / LA MAISON PITCH / Foster child Nick faces a life-changing decision when he turns 18.
ACHTTIEN
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Dimitri Baronheid, Olivier Lambrechts SCRIPTED BY / Dimitri Baronheid, Olivier Lambrechts CAST / Mistral Guidotti, Noa Tambwe Kabati,
Mick Galliot Fabré, Anis Hmnunna, Katelijne Verbeke, Laurence Roothooft LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 20’ PRODUCTION / Brecht Van Elslande / Animal Tank YEAR / 2020 CONTACT / brecht@animaltank.be
ORIGINAL TITLE / ACHTTIEN
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PITCH / A couple decide on an insurance scam but reckon without a determined inspector.
GENRE / drama, comedy
DIRECTED BY / Mathijs F Scheepers SCRIPTED BY / Mathijs F Scheepers
CAST / Bruno Vanden Broecke, Evelien Bosmans,
Frank Vercruyssen LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 15’ PRODUCTION / Hans Everaert / Menuetto YEAR / 2020 CONTACT / hans.everaert@menuettofilm.be
THE ART OF LYING
ORIGINAL TITLE / THE ART OF LYING PITCH / An evening in a high-class restaurant where we follow the lives and stories of the different people working there, as well as their wealthy clientele.
BEAU MONDE
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Hans Vannetelbosch SCRIPTED BY / Hans Vannetelbosch
CAST / Maaike Cafmeyer, Tom Vermeir, Koen De Graeve, Line Pillet, Tine Roggeman, Marijke Pinoy, Lucas Tavernier LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 20’ PRODUCTION / Bea Catteeuw / Denzzo Brussels YEAR / 2020 CONTACT / bea@denzzo.be
ORIGINAL TITLE / BEAU MONDE PITCH / An animated film about a woman obsessed with her own routine to the detriment of others.
GENRE / animation
DIRECTED BY / Jasmine Elsen SCRIPTED BY / Jasmine Elsen LANGUAGE / no dialogue RUNNING TIME / 10’
PRODUCTION / Brecht Van Elslande / Animal Tank YEAR / 2020
CONTACT / brecht@animaltank.be
SALES / Luce Grosjean / Miyu Distribution / luce.grosjean@miyu.fr
CAROUSEL
ORIGINAL TITLE / CAROUSEL PITCH / A fisherman is left alone on the shore of a dried-out sea.
GENRE / animation, drama
DIRECTED BY / Yves Bex, Bart Bossaert SCRIPTED BY / Yves Bex, Bart Bossaert
VOICE CAST / Sven Rosijn, Renée Van den Brande LANGUAGE / no dialogue RUNNING TIME / 10’
PRODUCTION / Karim Rhellam / Creative Conspiracy YEAR / 2020
CONTACT / info@cc.be
DRY SEA
ORIGINAL TITLE / DRY SEA PITCH / An animated film about the disappearance of Mister Ping and his cage of exotic birds.
EASTER EGGS
GENRE / animation, coming-of-age
DIRECTED BY / Nicolas Keppens SCRIPTED BY / Nicolas Keppens VOICE CAST / Victor Polster, Rik Verheye LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 15’ PRODUCTION / Brecht Van Elslande / Animal Tank YEAR / 2020 CONTACT / brecht@animaltank.be SALES / Luce Grosjean / Miyu Distribution / luce.grosjean@miyu.fr
ORIGINAL TITLE / EASTER EGGS
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PITCH / Eva has to choose. Either admit to a murder she didn’t commit or plead her innocence in front of a jury.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / David Williamson SCRIPTED BY / David Williamson CAST / Keren Kraizer RUNNING TIME / 15’
PRODUCTION / Gilles Coulier, Wouter Sap,
Gilles De Schryver / De Wereldvrede YEAR / 2020 CONTACT / post@dewereldvrede.be
EVA
ORIGINAL TITLE / EVA PITCH / Fifteen-year-old Maxime and her best friend Giulia are competing with each other in a strange game of broadening their sexual experiences as quickly as possible. They push each other further and further until, without realising it, Maxime ends up in a sexting video.
GENRE / drama, coming-of-age
DIRECTED BY / Aline Boyen SCRIPTED BY / Aline Boyen
CAST / Zinte Coekaerts, Leilah Mercken, Anneloes Knaepen, Bram Biesmans, Liam Drutti LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 18’ PRODUCTION / Arielle Sleutel / Hamlet YEAR / 2020 CONTACT / Sofie Houttekier / sofie@hamlet.tv
FKTF (FRENCH KISSING TOOTH FAIRY) ORIGINAL TITLE / FKTF (FRENCH KISSING TOOTH FAIRY)
PITCH / Ghost Eye wrestles through
the fiery underbelly of society. Johnny Supro is a taxi-driving nobody struggling with pointlessness, booze and insanity. He lives with Amber and Grace in chaos, co-dependency and filth. Deep inside their madness there’s an unusual spark of beauty waiting to be discovered.
GENRE / animation, dirty realism
DIRECTED BY / Wouter Sel, Thijs De Cloedt SCRIPTED BY / Wouter Sel, Thijs De Cloedt VOICE CAST / Chris Goss LANGUAGE / English RUNNING TIME / 18’
PRODUCTION / Johanna Keppens / Volstok YEAR / 2020
CONTACT / johanna@volstok.com
GHOST EYE
ORIGINAL TITLE / GHOST EYE PITCH / Iranian astrologer and scientist Omar Khayyam wrote more than 1,000 four-line verses centuries ago. The filmmaker grew up with his verses touching timeless themes: love, death, loss, religion, pleasure, happiness, mental wellbeing...
GENRE / animation
DIRECTED BY / Azam Masoumzadeh SCRIPTED BY / Azam Masoumzadeh
VOICE CAST / Stijn Vranken, Christopher Joseph,
Azam Masoumzadeh, Atiyeh Manavipour
LANGUAGE / Farsi, Dutch, English RUNNING TIME / 10’
PRODUCTION / Emmy Oost / Cassette for timescapes YEAR / 2020
CONTACT / emmy@timescapes.be
GLAD THAT I CAME, NOT SORRY TO DEPART ORIGINAL TITLE / GLAD THAT I CAME, NOT SORRY TO DEPART
PITCH / When Josée crosses the path of a migrant girl, it provides a chance to escape from her loneliness.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Henry Disotuar SCRIPTED BY / Henry Disotuar
CAST / Erik Kabongo, Frieda Pittoors,
Annie-Paris Makoso
RUNNING TIME / 12’
PRODUCTION / Ilse Schooneknaep / Finders Keepers YEAR / 2020
CONTACT / ilse.s@finderskeepers.be
GRAPEFRUIT
ORIGINAL TITLE / GRAPEFRUIT
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PITCH / A 2D animated short exploring nature documentary filmmaking.
GENRE / animation, experimental
DIRECTED BY / Simona Denicolai, Ivo Provoost SCRIPTED BY / Simona Denicolai, Ivo Provoost LANGUAGE / no dialogue RUNNING TIME / 13’
PRODUCTION / Geert Van Goethem, Linda Sterckx / S.O.I.L. YEAR / 2019
CONTACT / info@soilart.be
HELLO, ARE WE IN THE SHOW? ORIGINAL TITLE / HELLO, ARE WE IN THE SHOW?
PITCH / Returning to his family after a long time away, Maurice soon becomes to realise how big the gap is between them...
GENRE / drama
PITCH / After moving to the countryside with her mother and half-sister, nine-year-old Bo must discover resilience.
GENRE / fiction
PITCH / Artists Sarah & Charles address the subjects of fiction, reality, social relations and self-analysis.
GENRE / animation, experimental
HOLIDAY
DIRECTED BY / Michiel Dhont SCRIPTED BY / Michiel Dhont
CAST / Tijmen Govaerts, Jan Hammenecker,
Circé Lethem, Oscar Willems, Sofie Decleir, Ina Geerts, Wim Danckaert LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 23’ PRODUCTION / Xavier Rombaut / Polar Bear YEAR / 2019 CONTACT / info@polar-bear.tv
ORIGINAL TITLE / HOLIDAY
HOWLING
ORIGINAL TITLE / HOWLING
DIRECTED BY / Laura Van Haecke SCRIPTED BY / Laura Van Haecke
CAST / Bo Van Langenhove, Rani Van Langenhove,
Natali Broods, Norman Baert, Koen de Ruyck, Monika Jonckheere, Mirthe Duquesnoy, Steve Aernouts LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 15’ PRODUCTION / Elisa Heene / Serendipity Films YEAR / 2020 CONTACT / elisa@serendipityfilms.be
DIRECTED BY / Sarah & Charles
SCRIPTED BY / Sarah & Charles, Benjamin
Deboosere
CAST / Caroline Daish LANGUAGE / English RUNNING TIME / 9’
PRODUCTION / Untitled Production YEAR / 2019
CONTACT / info@untitledproduction.be
IN THE HANDS OF PUPPETS ORIGINAL TITLE / IN THE HANDS OF PUPPETS
PITCH / Loving single father Alejandro wants to leave the migrant smuggling gang which he works for but fears for his life. When a smuggling operation goes wrong, he must make difficult decisions.
LOS VEO
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Daniel Granados SCRIPTED BY / Daniel Granados
CAST / David Medel, Ileana Giselle Contreras
García
RUNNING TIME / 18’
PRODUCTION / Ellen De Waele, Elisa Heene / Serendipity Films YEAR / 2020 CONTACT / elisa@serendipityfilms.be
ORIGINAL TITLE / LOS VEO
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PITCH / Aboard the ‘Lying Angel’, the party of the most successful liars is getting completely out of hand...
GENRE / animation, reflective drama, magic realism DIRECTED BY / Kris Mergan, Geert Vandenbroele SCRIPTED BY / Kris Mergan, Geert Vandenbroele VOICE CAST / Eva Schram, Chiel Van Berkel,
Nicole Josy, Hugo Sigal
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 12’
PRODUCTION / Mergans Telewerk YEAR / 2020
CONTACT / kris.mergan@telenet.be
THE LYING ANGEL
ORIGINAL TITLE / THE LYING ANGEL PITCH / An elderly lady enters a memory shop of the future.
GENRE / sci-fi, drama
DIRECTED BY / Christiaan Neu
SCRIPTED BY / Jean Ryckebosch
CAST / Katelijne Damen, Lucas Van den Eynde,
Herman Gilis, Lena Suijkerbuijk, Spencer Bogaert
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 17’
PRODUCTION / Veerle Appelmans / Vivi Film YEAR / 2019
CONTACT / veerle@vivifilm.be
THE MEMORY SHOP ORIGINAL TITLE / THE MEMORY SHOP
PITCH / The story of a home nurse who we follow on what appears to be an ordinary day. The encounters she has ultimately lead to a painful confrontation with herself.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Christina Vandekerckhove SCRIPTED BY / Christina Vandekerckhove
CAST / Sofie Decleir, Viviane de Muynck, Tibo Vandenborre,
Dolores Bouckaert, Pieter Genard, Christine Verheyden
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 20’
PRODUCTION / Annemie Degryse, Jan De Clercq / Lunanime YEAR / 2020 CONTACT / info@lunanime.be
MIA
ORIGINAL TITLE / MIA PITCH / An animated film about connection and the need to engage with others in a shadowy world.
GENRE / animation
DIRECTED BY / Liesbet van Loon SCRIPTED BY / Liesbet van Loon LANGUAGE / no dialogue RUNNING TIME / 8’
PRODUCTION / Tom Van Gestel, Geert Torfs / Fabrique Fantastique YEAR / 2020 CONTACT / info@fabriquefantastique.be
MONACHOPSIS
ORIGINAL TITLE / MONACHOPSIS PITCH / The story of three young Syrians in Damascus from different cultural and religious backgrounds which aims to challenge perceived prejudices against Syrian refugees.
GENRE / animation
DIRECTED BY / Imge Özbilge, Sine Özbilge SCRIPTED BY / Imge Özbilge RUNNING TIME / 14’
PRODUCTION / Annemie Degryse / Lunanime YEAR / 2020
CONTACT / info@lunanime.be
MOSAIC
ORIGINAL TITLE / MOSAIC
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PITCH / A pregnant woman holes up in a seedy hotel attempting to come to terms with her past traumas.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Alex Verhaest SCRIPTED BY / Alex Verhaest
CAST / Hélène Devos, Charlotte de Bruyne, Valentijn
Dhaenens, Els Deceukelier, Julia Brown, Anemone Valcke
LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 27’
PRODUCTION / Melissa Dhondt / in Hinterland YEAR / 2019
CONTACT / melissa@inhinterland.com
NESTING
ORIGINAL TITLE / NESTING PITCH / Once known as ‘Magic Sandy’, Maurice Sanders used to have a gift as a nipple whisperer. Can the reappearance of his muse invigorate him again?
GENRE / fiction
DIRECTED BY / Jan Van Dyck
SCRIPTED BY / Jan Van Dyck
CAST / Wim Willaert, Denis Lavent,
Elke Shari Van den Broeck, Wendy Dressner, Sameh Alaa
LANGUAGES / French, Dutch, English RUNNING TIME / 15’
PRODUCTION / Prime Time & Bekke Films YEAR / 2020
CONTACT / Nino Lombardo / nino@prime-time.be
SALES / Ben Vandendaele / Radiator IP Sales / ben@radiatorsales.eu
THE NIPPLE WHISPERER ORIGINAL TITLE / THE NIPPLE WHISPERER
PITCH / A little boy named OttO experiences the world with every day becoming a ‘Tall Tale’, in which reality and imagination merge into one.
GENRE / animation, adventure, friendship, humour DIRECTED BY / Karim Rhellam, Glenn D’Hondt SCRIPTED BY / Eugene & Louise
VOICE CAST / Maxwell Apple, Christina Kowalchuk,
Dave Skinner
LANGUAGE / English RUNNING TIME / 10’
PRODUCTION / Karim Rhellam / Creative Conspiracy YEAR / 2019
CONTACT / info@cc.be
OTTO’S TALL TALES / TROLL EGGS ORIGINAL TITLE / OTTO’S TALL TALES / TROLL EGGS
PITCH / A fast-food style documentary about the hunt of the YOLO (‘you only live once’) generation to find meaning and fulfilment in modern life.
GENRE / creative documentary
DIRECTED BY / Justine Cappelle SCRIPTED BY / Justine Cappelle LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 21’
PRODUCTION / Eric Goossens, Frederik Nicolai / Off World YEAR / 2020 CONTACT / frederik@offworld.be
OVER THE TOP
ORIGINAL TITLE / OVER THE TOP PITCH / Two boys, who ostensibly have nothing in common, come across each other on the street...
GENRE / animation
DIRECTED BY / Pieter Coudyzer SCRIPTED BY / Pieter Coudyzer LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 17’
PRODUCTION / Geert Van Goethem, Linda Sterckx /
S.O.I.L.
YEAR / 2020
CONTACT / info@soilart.be
THE PASSERBY
ORIGINAL TITLE / DE PASSANT
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PITCH / With a world in crisis, King Prospero and his followers withdraw to a secure castle where he entertains them lavishly in seven differently coloured suites. Only the last room is different...
GENRE / animation, carnivalesque allegory DIRECTED BY / Toon Loenders SCRIPTED BY / Toon Loenders LANGUAGE / no dialogue RUNNING TIME / 12’
PRODUCTION / Geert Van Goethem, Linda Sterckx /
S.O.I.L.
YEAR / 2020
CONTACT / info@soilart.be
SCARLET RED
ORIGINAL TITLE / SCARLET RED PITCH / A young woman working in the adult-entertainment industry faces a change in her life. Despite her future being unclear and the outcome uncertain, she is determined to go her own way.
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Jules Comes SCRIPTED BY / Jules Comes
CAST / Laura Sépul, Tibo Vandenborre, Thierry Hellin LANGUAGE / French
PRODUCTION / Marc Goyens / Quetzalcoatl STATUS / in post-production, ETA 2020 CONTACT / marc@quetzalcoatl.be
THE SKY WAS PINK
ORIGINAL TITLE / THE SKY WAS PINK PITCH / Having just won her first international title, 11-year-old gymnast Stephanie is on top of the world. But the more recognition she gets, the more she realises that the game has only begun.
STEPHANIE
GENRE / drama
DIRECTED BY / Leonardo Van Dijl SCRIPTED BY / Leonardo Van Dijl
CAST / Sofie Decleir, Charlotte Verwimp LANGUAGE / Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 15’
PRODUCTION / Gilles Coulier, Wouter Sap, Gilles De Schryver / De Wereldvrede YEAR / 2020 CONTACT / post@dewereldvrede.be
ORIGINAL TITLE / STEPHANIE PITCH / Two conflicted lovers revisit and re-enact moments from their life, hoping to give meaning to the story they once shared.
GENRE / drama, magical realism DIRECTED BY / Kate Voet SCRIPTED BY / Kate Voet
CAST / Lydia Indjova, Jakub Kotynski LANGUAGE / French RUNNING TIME / 14’
PRODUCTION / Kate Voet
CO-PRODUCTION / Eyeworks Film & TV Drama YEAR / 2020
THE TEARS OF THINGS
CONTACT / hi@katevoet.com
ORIGINAL TITLE / THE TEARS OF THINGS
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