Productions | lunanime

Peace on Earth

Director: Christophe Gérard
Writers: Christophe Gérard & Jérôme Berteloot
Producers: Les Films du Nord, La Boîte Productions, Lunanime

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Night is falling somewhere on Earth. Here and there ovoids cross the sky and fall into the ground. A little later we come across empty benches and fishing rods lying on the grass… Everything becomes strangely calm.

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Animated short
14′
1:1.85
no dialogue
traditional animation and 2D computer
Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française, France 2, Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais, CNC, Procirep/Angoa

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Festival selections:

Cinématou (Genève, Switzerland) – 2009
Animanima (Serbia) 2009
Animadrid (Madrid, Spain) – 2009
Anim’est International Animation film festival (Romania) – 2009
International animation film festival Tindirindis (Lithuania) – 2009
L’Alternativa (Barcelona, Spain) – 2009
San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film (Spain) – 2009
“Les Nuits Magiques” (France) – 2009
Short Film Festival Villeurbanne (France) – 2009
Anima (Brussels, Belgium) – 2010

Christophe Gérard | Peace on Earth

Meisje

Director: Dorothée Van Den Berghe
Cast: Charlotte Vanden Eynde, Els Dottermans, Frieda Pittoors, Matthias Schoenaerts, Wim Opbrouck, Nico Sturm
Producer: Lunanime (Lumière), K-Line, K-Star, Motel Films

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MEISJE (Girl) tells the story of three women on a cross-road in their lives. Muriel is a young girl (20) in search for a direction. She breaks up with her parents, her boyfriend and the restrictive village life to start an independent life in Brussels. Muriel moves in with the unconstrained and vivid Laura (37), a woman with a chaotic love-life and a growing desire for a child. Martha (56), Muriel’s mother, watches this from a distance and sees her own enclosed life bursting open as she recognizes a forgotten girl’s dream. Their lives cross, influencing one another and resulting to an interesting and turbulent evening. MEISJE is a movie about the subtle and immense power that drives women.

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drama, romance
84′
1:1.85
Dutch
Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Film Fund Netherlands
Lumière

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Selected for over 50 international film festivals, among others: Locarno, Montreal, Valladolid, Amiens, Rotterdam, Götenborg, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Taormina, Rabat, Karlovy Vary, Vancouver etc.

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Meisje was discovered by the Locarno Film Festival 2002 and received 2 awards in the Official Competition: “Le prix de la Jeunesse” and “Le prix du CICAE/ARTE”.
Amiens Film Festival Grand prix du Jury – Meilleure actrice féminin pour Charlotte van den Eynde as Muriel in Meisje.
National Film Awards PLATEAU voor Besst Actress and Best Original Score

Dorothée van den Berghe | Meisje

Matin Calme

Director: Annick Ghijzelings
Cast: Jan Decleir, Catherine Montondo
Produced by: Need Productions, Lunanime

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In an apartment, a man and a woman break up, but they don’t succeed in saying goodbye. They constantly provoke each other, attract and repel each other, and finale move out… About things that have been told, when there is nothing more to add…

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live action short
17′
Flanders Audiovisual Fund, Cinema and Audiovisual Centre of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation

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57ème Festival International de Locarno
Festival International du Film francophone de Namur
Ghent Film Festival
Festival Media 10/10
Leuven Short Film Festival
Festival International de cine documental y cortometraje Bilbao / Zinebi
Festival du film d’amour de Mons
Faire court Spécial Belgique, Atelier 142 – Oise
27ème Festival du Film de Femmes de Créteil
Festival Panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou – FESPACO
Festival INCURT 2005 – Tarragona – Spain
Festival « Le court en dit long » – Paris
26ème Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne
Short Cuts Cologne

Award: Prix de la création at Festival en Plein Air de Grenoble

Matin Calme

Granitsa

Director: Vanja d’Alcantara
Cast: Natali Broods, Konstantin Demidov
Produced by: Need Productions, Lunanime

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A foreign woman travels by train through Russia. She watches the landscape passing by, and observes the people on the platform. A young man steps on the train. They try to start a conversation but do not understand each other.

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short (live action)
19′
1/1:85
Russian, Polish
Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Centre du Cinéma de la Communauté française de Belgique

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Gent Film Festival 2006
Le Festival Le Court en Dit Long 2007
60ème Festival du Film de Locarno 2007
22ème Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
MEDFILMFestival 2007 – Cinema of the Mediterranean in Rome 13° edition

Sold to ZDF & VRT

Granitsa | Vanja d'Alcantara

Beyond The Steppes

Director: Vanja d’Alcantara
Cast: Agnieszka Grochowska, Aleksandra Justa, Tatiana Tarskaya
Producer: Need Productions, Lunanime, Akson Studio

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In 1940 Nina, a young Polish woman, is deported with her baby by the Soviet Army to the remote and inhospitable lands of the USSR. She has to work in a Sovchoz guarded by the Russian political police. When her child becomes ill, she sets out on a search of medication with a group of Kazakh nomads.

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drama
90′
1.85
Polish, Russian, Kazakh
Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Cinema and audiovisual centre of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Polish Film Institute, MEDIA (European Union), Belgian Tax Shelter
Doc & Film International

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Selected for several festivals: Locarno International Film Festival 2010, Semana Internacional de Cine Valladolid 2010, Festival International du Film de Marrakech, Festival International du Premier Film Annonay 2011, Nashville Film Festival 2011, Squardi Altrove Film Festival Milan 2011, International Women’s Film Festival Ankara 2011, Polish Film Festival Gdynia 2011, ALL ABOUT FREEDOM Gdansk 2011, Skip City International D-Cinema Festival 2011 Saitama, …

Received several nominations, mentions and awards:

Prix du Jury Marrakech, Nomination Golden Leopard Locarno, Award for Best Director (Vanja d’Alcantara) & Nomination World Cinema Grand Prize Saitama, Nomination Meilleur Film Magritte 2012, Nominations in 4 categories van de “Vlaamse Filmprijzen” (10/09/11 Oostende): Meilleure Realization & Meilleur Premier Film & Meilleure Image (Ruben Impens) & Meilleure actrice (Agnieszka Grochowska): Lauréate

Beyond The Steppes | Vanja d'Alcantara

Betty’s Blues

Director: Rémi Vandenitte
Voice actors: Peter Russel, Richard Wells, Julien Dexant, Anton Setola, Aengus O’Halpin, Nancy Denney-Phelps & Kurt Vandendriessche
Producers: Les Films Du Nord, La Boîte… productions, Lunanime

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The story begins in the basement of a worn-out blues bar in Louisiana in the 1980s. A few regular customers are having a drink. A guitarist gets on stage and everybody comments on the newcomer. The guitarist draws the attention of the audience by tapping the microphone. He introduces himself. He will tell them the true story of Blind Boogie Jones.

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Animated short
11′
16:9
English
Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Cinema and Audiovisual Centre of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, CNC, Procirep Angoa Agicoa, Région Poitou-Charentes, U Fund & U Short, France 3

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Festival selections – highlights:

Anima (Flagey, Brussel) Belgium
Holland Animation Film Festival, Netherlands
Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium
Festival International du Film d’Animation d’Annecy, France
Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, South Korea
Anima Mundi, Brazil
Croq’Anime, France
Animanima, Serbia
Film Festival Oostende, Belgium

BETTY'S BLUES | Rémi Vandenitte

Belhorizon

Director: Inés Rabadán
Cast: Emmanuel Salinger, Ilona Del Marle, Nathalie Richard, Claude Perron, Frédéric Dussenne, Bruno Putzulu, Saskia Mulder
Producers: Need Productions, Lunanime, OF2B Productions, Tarantula, PCT Cinéma & Télévision

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Carl, together with his posh friends, intends to buy Belhorizon, a luxurious hotel, with the idea of turning it into a hunting lodge. Surprised, he discovers that the hotel is in fact a common boarding house run by an immigrant Spanish couple. Esmé, their solitary young daughter helps out, but she nurses dark hopes of escape. At first Carl is extremely irritated by the place and the absurdity of the situation, but he decides to let go… Usually self confident, he hasn’t been himself since the recent decline of his father’s fortune. Carl and Esmé, words apart, are magnetically drawn to each other and unexpectedly kiss. Then Simon, Carl’s associate arrives with a bunch of fancy friends and trouble begins… A wink to The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeois, a dark comedy about the confrontation of the social classes.

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fiction – dark comedy
80′
French
Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), La Région Centre, Luxembourg Film Fund, Coficiné, MEDIA (European Union), CNC, Canal+ France, TSR (Télévision Suisse Romande), La Communauté française Wallonie-Bruxelles, National Lottery
Celluloid Dreams

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Festival selections: Montréal, Namur, Créteil, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, Santo Domingo, Mannheim, Vancouver

Belhorizon

850 Meters

Director: Joeri Christiaen
Writers: Joeri Christiaen, Karim Rhellam, Perrine Gauthier
Voice actors: Manu Garijo, David Gasman, Mirabelle Kirkland, Barbara Beretta
Producer: Thuristar, Lunanime

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A not-so-brave knight is on a quest for Fame and Fortune – legend says rescuing a princess is the way to go. And in those same fairy tales, there’s only one way to slay the dragon that holds the fair lady captive: find the invincible sword. To reach his goal, the knight is ready to go far. Maybe even as far as 850 meters…

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animated short
14’45”
2.35
English
Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Province East-Flanders, Canal+, Belgian Tax Shelter
Thuristar

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Festivals and awards – highlights:

Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote — Spain, April 2013
Chilemonos International Animation Festival — Chile, May 2013
International Film Festival for Children and Youth (FICAIJ) — Venezuela, May 2013
Special Mention (adult jury)
RabbitFest, Festival di Cinema di Animazione — Italy, June 2013
Neum Animated Film Festival — Bosnia-Herzegovnia, June-July 2013
Mundos Digitales Festival — Spain, July 2013
Audience Award
Supertoon — Croatia, July-August 2013
Anima Mundi — Brazil, August 2013
Anibar – Kosovo, August 2013
Animated Eden – England, September 2013
Film Festival Oostende – Belgium, September 2013
Shnit International Short Film Festival – Switzerland, October 2013
KuanDu International Animation Festival – Taiwan, October 2013
SIGGRAPH Asia – Hong-Kong, November 2013
Miami International Animation Festival, USA
Yerevan International Animation Film Festival, Armenia
Golden Orchid International Animation Festival, USA

850 METERS | Joeri Christiaen | Thuristar

Swimming Lesson

Director: Danny De Vent
Voice actors: Yael Sertons, Emma Sertons, Pierre Louis De Clercq
Production: Lunanime, La Boite… productions, Les Films du Nord/Digit Anima, NIAF

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Swimming Lesson tells the story of four year old Jonas, going to the swimming pool for the very first time. In his eyes, the swimming pool is a terrifying place full of dangers. He tries to escape but falls in the deep end of the pool, floating on his little swimming wings. Escaping the attention of the adult attendants, now he can only count on himself to get out of this unintentional dive. Facing the horrors he encounters, he gradually overcomes his fear.

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Animated short
10′
digital paper cut-outs with 3D
Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF)
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Festival and awards: Swimming Lesson was selected for over 80 festivals

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Festival Anima – Brussels – Belgium
Festival Anima Mundi – Brazil –
Ottawa Animation Film Festival – Canada –– Award: Best short film for children
Nederlands Films Festival – Netherlands – Honourable Mention
Festival Aninanima – Serbia
KLIK ! – Amsterdam – Netherlands
Filmfestival Leipzig – Germany
Festival Ourense – Spain
Cork Film Festival – Ireland
Valladolid Film Festival – Spain
Ghent Film Festival – Belgium – Grand Prix
Festival Cinématou – Genève – Switzerland
Amiens Film Festival – France
Festival Cinéjeune de Saint Quentin – France – Award : Best Animated Short
Festival du film court de Villeurbanne – France – Audience Award
Bradford Animation festival – UK
Leids Film Festival – Netherlands
Festival du film de Vendôme – France – Prix Cinécole
Animac 2009 – Spain
Festival Ale Kino – Poland
Festival Cinéjunior – France – Young Audience Award
Festival GoShort – Netherlands
Festival Les Toiles de Mer – France – Grand Prix + Special Audience Mention
Athens Animfest – Greece
Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen – Germany
Festival Trickfilm – Stuttgart – Germany
Festival NAFF – Neum – Bosnia and Herzegovina
IndieLisboa – Portugal
Krok Film Festival – Ukraine – Special Jury Award
Festival Fantoche – Switzerland
Kuki Short Film Festival – Germany
Interfilm Berlin – Germany
Nueva Mirada – Argentine – Best Animated Short for Children
Encounters Short film festival – UK

Danny De Vent | Swimming Lesson

Jazzed

Director: Anton Setola
Producer: Lunanime – Annemie Degryse
Co-producer: La Boîte productions, Les Films du Nord – Arnaud Demuynck, NIAF – Ton Crone

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An aimless character is confronted by his roots during his nights on the town. It leaves him not only with a serious hangover, but also with a doubtful self image.

Jazzed incites the audience on an introspective journey by pushing the main character, Jack, to release his most mysterious, profound and imperceptible emotions.