March 25, 2025
17h00
Leçon d’objet – Herman Asselberghs
Synopsis
Leçon d’objet talks about the camera used to make the film. Its title refers to the proven teaching method of presenting an everyday object by naming its characteristics and properties. The close observation of a physical object can then lead to a better understanding of abstract concepts. The object here on display is the Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. Film students refer to this tool/thing/product as “the Black Magic” or “the 4K”. The setting of the film is the arts college. The roles are for film students. The narrative gives the floor to one of them as she takes portraits of her fellow students over summer. In the ambiguous middle between fiction, documentary and essay, Leçon d’objet reflects through her voice on image making, on our dealings with the camera, on film school and on the question of attention.
Young Belgian Panorama
32′ / 2024 / Belgium / VO : French
18:00
Do you hear the wind in the pine trees ? – Axelle Lenaerts
Synopsis
A young Belgian woman returns to Japan to gain insight and find peace in her past relationship with her Japanese ex-lover. She travels around Japan, observing nature as the seasons change. She is guided by the richness of the Japanese vocabulary, which has many words to describe the transience of nature and emotions that have no equivalent in Dutch or English. If she can accept this transience, she will be able to understand what happened to their love.
In de competitie Jonge Belgische Talenten
38’ / 2024 / Belgium / OV : English, Japanese / SUB : EN, FR, NL
The Wiels Marsh – Charlotte Pion, Martine Janssens, Christine Flasschoen, Aurore Woller, Marie Fontaine, Catherine Le Goff et Claire Poinas
Synopsis
The Wiels Marsh, located in Brussels, hosts a body of water that is crucial for numerous species of birds, amphibians, and insects, as well as adapted vegetation that has allowed local biodiversity to thrive. In this animated documentary, several speakers voice their support for this unique place. The directors trace the history of this natural sanctuary, constantly threatened by real estate projects, and highlight the work of the volunteers who ensure its daily upkeep.
In de competitie Jonge Belgische Talenten
5’ / 2025 / Belgium / OV : French / SUB : EN
In Echoing Silence – Jesse John
Synopsis
In a gripping tale of exile and longing, Dominique starts building a new home in Ostende, but it’s going to take more than an apartment. As the unsettling realities start pressing in on him, he must speak with his late father in a park in Ostende. In his grieve, the park becomes his mental refuge, and a portal allowing him to travel to the Congo he cannot return to – even today.
Young Belgian Panorama
18’ / 2024 / Belgium / OV : French, English / SUB : EN
In the presence of the film teams.
19:30
Dialogue between generations
Meeting with the director Caroline D’Hondt
20:15
Frappe à ma porte – Louise Toussaint
Synopsis
Clarisse and Louise are two very close sisters. From one day to the next, Clarisse becomes estranged and sinks into silence and depression, the causes of which remain mysterious. After years of misunderstanding, a traumatic event prompts Clarisse to talk about what she has been through. Following these revelations, Louise and Clarisse decide together to rebuild their sisterhood by breaking the law of silence.
In de competitie Jonge Belgische Talenten
18’ / 2024 / Belgium / OV : French / SUB : EN
Bontle – Marie Ruwet
Synopsis
Bontle tells the story of Marie, a young woman marked by her time in Soweto, where the beauty of adventure collapses in the face of trauma. Supported by a group of local skaters, she embarks on a healing journey that will carry her far beyond Africa. Four years later, she returns to these lands to confront her past and find inner peace.
In de competitie Jonge Belgische Talenten
21’ / 2024 / Belgium / OV : French / SUB : No
The Deserters – Sofia Cecere & Justine Piquard
Synopsis
The feeling of solitude in a European metropolis. The story of three individualities in transit through a city perpetually being constructed and deconstructed.
Young Belgian Panorama
23’ / 2024 / Belgium / OV : English / SUB : FR
In the presence of the film teams.