“Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does.” – Walter Murch
MY FIRST HIGHWAY
International Jury Award as Best Film (Film Festival Tallinn)
Benjamin is a teenager on annual holiday with his parents in Spain. During this holiday he meets the attractive and intriguing Annabel. Together with Annabel, he is about to embark on a dangerous adventure. One that he will never forget.
written and directed by Kevin Meul
produced by Fobic Films
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FLOWER OF A THOUSAND COLOURS – short documentary
Sundance Film Festival
Flower of a Thousand Colours shows an intimate slice of the life of Emiliana, a loving mother who struggles every day with her rough environment-a Bolivian mining camp.
written and directed by Karen Vazquez Guadarrama
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A PUNK DAYDREAM
Edinburgh Film Festival / Rotterdam Film Festival
A portrait of the largest Muslim Punk community in the world, as seen through the eyes of Punk teenagers, in relation to the extreme social, environmental and political environment they live in.
written and directed by Jimmy Hendrickx
produced by Harald House
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LOS VEO – short film
Film Festival Leuven
Mexico, near the celebration of Día de los Muertos. Alejandro (40), a loving single father, struggles to straighten up his life for the sake of his daughter Gabriela (6). He wants to leave the migrant smuggling gang where he works for, but fears for his life. When he gets assigned the task of transporting Central American immigrants to the border of the U.S., he sees an opportunity to escape with this daughter. During the trip, things start to go wrong and Alejandro has to make difficult decisions. It opens his eyes to a world he was unaware of.
written and directed by Daniel Granados
produced by Serendipity Films
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ZONDER MEER – short film
Film Festival Leuven
Berlin Film Festival
A campsite in full summer is startled by the sudden disappearance of a six-year-old boy. We see events through the eyes of little Lucie and her older brother Jeroom.
written and directed by Meltse Van Coillie
produced by Meltse Van Coillie and Peter Brosens
produced by Bo Films
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NOCTURNUS – short film
Film Festival Ghent
Nocturnus takes you into the darkness. After all, night is not always a time, sometimes it can be a place. In the northernmost village of our planet, the sun doesn’t show itself during an entire winter. The villagers crawl close together and doze of into months of hibernation. This extraordinary phenomenon arouses the interest of some scientists… It’s the young doctoral student Olivia who first describes human hibernation. Immediately, the European Space Agency sends its most renowned sleep researcher: Noor. She has to find out whether Olivia’s scoop would enable distant space travel. Will both women succeed in shining their light on this enigmatic hibernation? Or does the collaboration falter and do they grope vainly in the dark?
directed/edited by Meltse Van Coillie & Harm Dens
produced by KraterFilms
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ZLATA
Film Festival Ghent
Twelve-year-old Zlata has to find her way in Belgium after she inevitably had to flee the war in her home country, Ukraine. Her father, Petro, and Findus, her cat, stayed behind, Mother Ira and little brother Martin came along. Step by step the adolescent girl explores not only her new living environment, but also her own identity. Awaiting the uncertain arrival of her father, Zlata slowly opens up.
directed by Mattias Bavré
produced by Bo Films
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FANTASTIQUE
Locarno Film Festival
Fanta (13) is the only girl of a circus group in Conakry and dreams of a future as a star acrobat. When Fanta fails an audition for a professional circus school, her trainer pressures to only focus on acrobatics, although her family expects her to help a lot at home. When her mum falls ill, Fanta finds herself in a split position between her ambitions and responsibilities. Mami Wata, a majestic goddess, empowers Fanta to not give up on her dream. What follows is a magic-realistic journey in the vibrant world of circus, unfolding the complexity of emancipation.
directed by Marjolijn Prins
edited by Ciska Slowack
produced by Serendipity Films
David Verdurme 