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Feb 04, 2016
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Flanders films in Berlin

Discover some of the most exciting features and TV drama made in Flanders and Brussels, Belgium shown at this year's European Film Market in Berlin!

 

 

 

 

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THE ARDENNES

Market screening

 

Pitch | A brutal robbery goes hopelessly wrong. Dave, one of the two robbers, manages to run off leaving his brother Kenneth behind. Four years later, Kenneth is released from prison and much has changed. Dave has his life back on track and is trying to help Kenneth wherever possible, but is witnessing how his highly-strung brother tries to win back his ex-girlfriend Sylvie.

Cast / Kevin Janssens, Jeroen Perceval, Veerle Baetens SCRIPTED BY / Robin Pront, Jeroen Perceval DIRECTED BY / Robin Pront PRODUCTION (flanders) / Savage Film LANGUAGE / Dutch, French RUNNING TIME / 92’ GENRE / thriller, drama STATUS / available YEAR / 2015 CONTACT / Bart Van Langendonck / info@savagefilm.be INT'L SALES / Attraction / info@attraction.ca

 

 

 

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Belgica

Market Screening

 

Pitch | The story of two brothers: charismatic and temperamental Frank and his ambitious-but-green younger brother Jo, who owns a bar called Belgica. They become business partners and quickly Belgica becomes the place to be for great music, beautiful people, and debauched fun - until they learn that running a business on this scale is more complicated than they realised, and their relationship and personal lives suffer. Set to the eclectic sounds of acclaimed Belgian band Soulwax, the film shows the brothers’ intoxicating ascent to success— and the crash and burn that follows.

Cast / Stef Aerts, Tom Vermeir, Hélène Devos, Charlotte Vandermeersch SCRIPTED BY / Felix van Groeningen, Arne Sierens DIRECTED BY / Felix van Groeningen PRODUCTION (flanders) / Menuet LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 126' GENRE / drama STATUS / available YEAR / 2016 CONTACT / Dirk Impens / info@menuet.be INT'L SALES / The Match Factory / info@matchfactory.de

 

 

 

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Black

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Pitch | Fifteen-year-old Mavela is a member of the notorious gang Black Bronx. She falls head over heels in love with the charismatic Marwan, a boy from the rival gang 1080’ers. The two young people are brutally forced to choose between loyalty to their gang or their love for each other. An impossible choice... or not?

Cast / Aboubakr Bensaihi, Martha Canga Antonio, Emmanuel Tahon SCRIPTED BY / Hans Herbots, Nele Meirhaeghe, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah DIRECTED BY / Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah PRODUCTION (Flanders) / Caviar LANGUAGE / French, Arabic, Lingala, Dutch RUNNING TIME / 90' GENRE / drama STATUS / available YEAR / 2015 CONTACT / Ivy Vanhaecke / ivy.vanhaecke@caviarcontent.com INT'L SALES / Be For Films / pamela@beforfilms.be

 

 

 

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Cafard

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Pitch | August, 1914. While Jean Mordant is away winning the title of Wrestling Champion of the World in Buenos Aires, his daughter Mimi is raped by German soldiers in Ostend. Determined to avenge this crime Jean, along with his coach and young nephew, enrols in the prestigious ACM (Armoured Car Division). War is ruthless, however, and he and his friends embark on a dramatic journey that will ultimately drag them around the world.

voice Cast / Wim Willaert, Dinara Drukarova, Sebastien Dewaele, Maarten Ketels, Benoît Gob SCRIPTED BY / Jan Bultheel DIRECTED BY / Jan Bultheel PRODUCTION (Flanders) / Tondo Films LANGUAGE / Dutch, French, English, Russian, Chinese, Mongolian RUNNING TIME / 84' GENRE / animation, drama STATUS / available YEAR / 2015 CONTACT / Arielle Sleutel / arielle@tondofilms.be INT'L SALES / Urban Distribution Int’l / sebastien@urbangroup.biz

 

 

 

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Galloping Mind

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Pitch | Twins, a boy and a girl, are separated at birth. The girl grows up in a bourgeois home while her brother grows up in a street gang, neither knowing about the other’s existence. Twelve years later their paths cross again and they discover their common destiny, imposed on them by adults. This is the beginning of an exciting journey to discover their roots and search for their independence. But neither is able to escape their past…

Cast / Jerry Killick, Natali Broods, Orsi Toth, Koppány Gillich SCRIPTED BY / Wim Vandekeybus DIRECTED BY / Wim Vandekeybus PRODUCTION (flanders) / Savage Film LANGUAGE / English, Hungarian, French RUNNING TIME / 115' GENRE / drama STATUS / available YEAR / 2015 CONTACT / Bart Van Langendonck / info@savagefilm.be INT'L SALES / Be For Films / pamela@beforfilms.be

 

 

 

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The Land of the Enlightened

Market screening

 

Pitch | In this seamless blend of fictional and documentary form, director Pieter-Jan De Pue paints a whimsical yet haunting look at the condition of Afghanistan left for the next generation. As American soldiers prepare to leave, young boys form wild gangs to control trade routes, sell explosives from mines left over from war, and climb rusting tanks as playgrounds—making the new rules of war based on the harsh landscape left to them.

SCRIPTED BY / Pieter-Jan De Pue DIRECTED BY / Pieter-Jan De Pue PRODUCTION (flanders) / Savage Film LANGUAGE / English, Farsi, Pashtu, Waghi, ... RUNNING TIME / 87' GENRE / documentary STATUS / available YEAR / 2016 CONTACT / Bart Van Langendonck / info@savagefilm.be INT'L SALES / Films Boutique / info@filmsboutique.com

 

 

 

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Paradise Trips

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Pitch | Holiday coach driver Mario has spent his entire life shuttling old age pensioners to the sunny south. Today, on the verge of his own retirement, he has to bring a motley crew of partygoers to an electronic music festival in Croatia. His journey soon turns into a life-changing trip that confronts him with his long-lost son.

Cast / Gene Bervoets, Jeroen Perceval, Cédric Van Den Abbeele, Noortje Herlaar, Line Pillet, Tania Van der Sanden, Marie Louise Stheins, Pieter Verelst, Pascal Maetens, Hannes Reckelbus, Charlotte Timmers SCRIPTED BY / Raf Reyntjens DIRECTED BY / Raf Reyntjens PRODUCTION (flanders) / Frank Van Passel, Ivy Vanhaecke LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 90' GENRE / tragicomedy STATUS / available YEAR / 2015 CONTACT / Ivy Vanhaecke / ivy.vanhaecke@caviarcontent.com INT'L SALES / M-Appeal / berlinoffice@m-appeal.com

 

 

 

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Robinson Crusoe

Market screening

 

Pitch | The 3D-animated story of Tuesday, a friendly young parrot who lives on an island paradise with a quirky bunch of animal friends but dreams of discovering the rest of the world. After a violent storm, parrot Tuesday and his animal friends discover Robinson Crusoe, a strange creature washed up on their beach. The animals are going to have to tame this new arrival, which just might give Tuesday the opportunity to experience an extraordinary adventure and perhaps leave his island!

Voice Cast / Yuri Lowenthal, David Howard SCRIPTED BY / Lee Christopher, Domonic Paris, Graham Welldon DIRECTED BY / Vincent Kesteloot, Ben Stassen PRODUCTION (flanders) / nWave Digital LANGUAGE / English RUNNING TIME / 90' GENRE / animation, family STATUS / available YEAR / 2016 CONTACT / Eric Dillens / edillens@nwave.com INT'L SALES / StudioCanal / anna.marsch@studiocanal.com

 

 

 

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Sum of Histories

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Pitch | What would you do if you could change the past? This is the story of Viktor, a brilliant young professor who discovers a way to manipulate time. Now he can finally change the past and help his beloved Lena. But as Viktor soon learns, changing the past is not without risk.

Cast / Koen De Graeve, Matteo Simoni, Robrecht Vanden Thoren, Karina Smulders SCRIPTED BY / Lukas Bossuyt DIRECTED BY / Lukas Bossuyt PRODUCTION (flanders) / Caviar LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 84' GENRE / drama STATUS / available YEAR / 2015 CONTACT / Ivy Vanhaecke / ivy.vanhaecke@caviarcontent.com INT'L SALES / Media Luna New Films / info@medialuna.biz

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Beau SEjour

Market screening

 

Pitch | Hotel Beau Séjour. Kato, covered in blood, wakes up without any recollection of what happened the night before. Moreover, nobody seems to see or hear her. Slowly it sinks in: she’s dead. Who did this to her? And how come a handful of people can still see her, as if she’s among the living? Why them specifically? In her search to uncover the truth, Kato will discover that a lot of secrets lie beneath the surface of her supposedly peaceful village community.

CAST / Lynn Van Royen, Johan Van Assche, Kris Cuppens, Charlotte Timmers, Joren Seldeslachts DIRECTED BY / Kaat Beels, Nathalie Basteyns SCRIPTED BY / Benjamin Sprengers, Sanne Nuyens, Bert Van Dael PRODUCTION (flanders) / deMensen LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 10 x 52’ ETA / 2016 CONTACT / Marijke Wouters / marijke.wouters@demensen.be INT'L SALES / Lagardère Studios Distribution / emmanuelle.bouilhaguet@lagardere-studios.com

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