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/ Tucked away in a tiny, nondescript parish hall, the ‘De Pajotters’ theatre company toils away on its latest amateur production. Led by enthusiastic playwright and wouldbe director Jan Delvo, the troupe’s spirited efforts often outweigh their talent. Company president Jos is hell-bent on reversing their fortune, even if it means replacing Jan with a professional director.
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AMATEURS
ORIGINAL TITLE / AMATEURS
GENRE / tragicomedy
/ Local stand-up comedian Freddy De Vadder flees to a picturesque village called Beaverville. Why? Nobody knows. He doesn’t talk about it. The contrast between him and the grotesque residents could not be greater. In anticipation of the annual town festival tempers become heated. But Freddy doesn’t care: he just hopes his hideout is secure.
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BEAVERVILLE
ORIGINAL TITLE / BEVERGEM
GENRE / comedy drama
/ Everyday life in the centre of Antwerp comes to a sudden halt when the area is hermetically sealed off from the outside world. The cause is a contagious and deadly virus which spreads like wildfire, bringing out the very best - but also the very worst - in the locals...
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GENRE / drama
CORDON
ORIGINAL TITLE / CORDON
/ Helena De Ridder is an ambitious young public prosecutor. Week after week she wages her own war for justice.
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ALSO AVAILABLE / season 1 (13 x 50’) IN PRODUCTION
GENRE / crime, procedural
DE RIDDER –
S2
ORIGINAL TITLE / DE RIDDER - SEIZOEN 2
/ Marc Van Eeghem, Stany Crets, Ludo Hoogmartens, Matteo Simoni, Evelien Bosmans a.o. SCRIPTED BY / Jef Hoogmartens, Jonas Van Geel, Steve Aernouts DIRECTED BY / Frank Van Passel PRODUCTION COMPANY / Caviar Antwerp LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 9 x 50’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2014 CONTACT / Helena Vlogaert / helena.vlogaert@caviarcontent.com CAST
CAST / Bart Vanneste*, Maaike Cafmeyer, Wim Willaert,
Piet De Praitere*, Ann Tuts, Ilse De Koe, Han Coucke*, Sébastien Dewaele, Zouzou Ben Chikha, Wannes Cappelle*, Dries Heyneman*, Isabelle Van Hecke, Anemone Valcke SCRIPTED BY / Bart Vanneste*, Wannes Cappelle*, Dries Heyneman*, Gilles Coulier, *(stand-up comedians) DIRECTED BY / Gilles Coulier PRODUCTION COMPANY / De Wereldvrede LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 8 x 45’ STATUS / in post-production, ETA 2015 CONTACT / Gilles De Schryver / gds@dewereldvrede.be CAST / Liesa Van Der Aa, Wouter Hendrickx, Tom Dewispelaere, Veerle Baetens, Geert Van Rampelberg SCRIPTED BY / Carl Joos DIRECTED BY / Tim Mielants PRODUCTION COMPANY / Eyeworks Belgium LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 10 x 50’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2014 CONTACT / Peter Bouckaert / peter.bouckaert@eyeworks.tv INT’L SALES / Warner Bros Int’l / www.warnerbros.com
CAST / Clara Cleymans, Michaël Pas, Katelijne Damen, Dahlia Pessemiers-Benamar SCRIPTED BY / Rik D’hiet DIRECTED BY / Lars Goeyvaerts, Tom Goris PRODUCTION COMPANY / Eyeworks Belgium, VRT LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 13 x 50’ STATUS / in production, ETA November 2014 CONTACT / Peter Bouckaert / peter.bouckaert@eyeworks.tv INT’L SALES / Warner Bros Int’l / www.warnerbros.com
/ Living in a Flemish hamlet populated by odd characters, the Welvaert family has its ups and downs. When a difference of opinion between the father and his sons threatens to tear them apart, an illegal crop and a Filipino beauty bring solace.
CAST / Dirk Van Dijck, Wim Willaert, Sien Eggers, Sebastien Dewaele, Maaike Cafmeyer SCRIPTED BY / Pieter De Graeve, Mathias Claeys, Bas Adriaensen, Philippe De Schepper DIRECTED BY / Joël Vanhoebrouck PRODUCTION COMPANY / Eyeworks Belgium LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 6 x 50’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2013 CONTACT / Peter Bouckaert / peter.bouckaert@eyeworks.tv INT’L SALES / Warner Bros Int’l / www.warnerbros.com
/ 40-year-old Nico Marsman has been taking care of his autistic brother since the death of their mother. But then he loses his job and his wife tells him she needs a break. Nico needs to get back on track as soon as possible; but where to start?
CAST / Jurgen Delnaet, David Cantens, Lynn Van Royen, Maaike Cafmeyer, Tom Audenaert SCRIPTED BY / Mathias Sercu DIRECTED BY / Eshref Reybrouck, Mathias Sercu PRODUCTION COMPANY / Sultan Sushi LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 8 x 45’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2014 CONTACT / Steven Allcock / steven.allcock@sultansushi.be INT’L SALES / Red Arrow International / www.redarrow.tv
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GENRE / dramedy
HOMEGROWN
ORIGINAL TITLE / EIGEN KWEEK
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GENRE / tragicomedy
MARSMAN
ORIGINAL TITLE / MARSMAN
/ As members of the Missing Persons Unit, Tine and her team urgently try to resolve suspicious disappearances. Their personal relationships and their family lives are often put to the test due to the stressful circumstances in which they have to work each day.
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GENRE / crime, police
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S5
ORIGINAL TITLE / VERMIST - SEIZOEN 5
Safety First is a hilarious feelgood comedy series about four totally incompetent security guards. These four friends fall over, make a mess and constantly make total fools of themselves. But they never lose sight of what life is really about: friendship. Discipline, Dedication and Friendship... but “Safety First”!
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SAFETY FIRST –
S2
ORIGINAL TITLE / SAFETY FIRST – SEIZOEN 2
ALSO AVAILABLE / season 1 (8 x 24’) GENRE / comedy
/ Four teenagers are sentenced to community service at a rest home. Deep and less deep-rooted standards and values on both sides are thoroughly put to the test. But then dark, ominous clouds gather above the rest home. To avert catastrophe, the elderly will need the help of the young.
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GENRE / tragicomedy
SCRATCH MY BACK AND I’LL SCRATCH YOURS (WORKING TITLE) ORIGINAL TITLE / VOOR WAT HOORT WAT (WORKING TITLE)
CAST / Joke Devynck, Marieke Dilles, Stan Van Samang, Kevin Janssens, Koen De Bouw SCRIPTED BY / Piet Matthys, Nico Moolenaar DIRECTED BY / Jan Verheyen, Cecilia Verheyden, Kaat Beels, Kobe Van Steenberghe PRODUCTION COMPANY / Eyeworks Belgium LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 10 x 50’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2013 CONTACT / Peter Bouckaert / peter.bouckaert@eyeworks.tv INT’L SALES / CrazyCow / www.crazycow.be CAST / Bruno Vanden Broecke, Matteo Simoni, Ben Segers, Ruth Beeckmans SCRIPTED BY / Tim Van Aelst, Gerrie Van Rompaey, David Vennix DIRECTED BY / Tim Van Aelst PRODUCTION COMPANY / Shelter LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 8 x 24’ STATUS / in post-production, ETA end 2014 CONTACT / Tim Van Aelst / tim@shelter.tv INT’L SALES / Red Arrow International / henrik.pabst@redarrowinternational.tv CAST / Tiny Bertels, Chris Lomme, Marilou Mermans, Jaak Van Assche, Lize Feryn SCRIPTED BY / Jacques Boon, Maliboe, Christophe Van Rompaey DIRECTED BY / Christophe Van Rompaey PRODUCTION COMPANY / Fobic Films, VRT LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 6 x 50’ STATUS / in production, ETA Spring 2015 CONTACT / Mariano Vanhoof / mariano@fobicfilms.com
/ Two brothers, one shared dream: becoming a professional football player. What if only one of the brothers is selected by a top club, and the other has to find another way to make something of his life? Strikers is a coming-of-age story about brotherly love, success, failure and the choices you make.
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GENRE / drama
STRIKERS
ORIGINAL TITLE / SPITSBROERS
/ Set in France and England in the aftermath of a child’s abduction, The Missing is a mystery about a missing child and the parents, police and community affected by the event, told simultaneously over two time frames and in two countries.
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GENRE / drama
THE MISSING
ORIGINAL TITLE / THE MISSING
/ Harald from Denmark, Jackie from Germany and Alica from Belgium are the members of a European Joint Investigation Team (JIT), set up after three bodies are discovered in Copenhagen, Berlin and Antwerp – all apparently murdered by the same person. The team soon discovers that there is more to the murders than meets the eye.
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THE TEAM
ORIGINAL TITLE / THE TEAM
GENRE / crime
CAST / Oscar Willems, Joren Seldeslachts, Viv Van Dingenen, Frances Lefebure SCRIPTED BY / Kristof Hoefkens, Michel Sabbe, Bart Vaessen, Steve De Wilde DIRECTED BY / Gijs Polspoel, Jeroen Dumoulein PRODUCTION COMPANY / deMENSEN LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 10 x 45’ STATUS / in post-production, ETA Spring 2015 CONTACT / Marijke Wouters / marijke.wouters@demensen.be INT’L SALES / The New Flemish Primitives / sales@tnfp.tv CAST / James Nesbitt, Frances O’Connor, Tcheky Karyo, Emilie Dequenne, Titus De Voogdt, ... SCRIPTED BY / Jack Williams, Harry Williams DIRECTED BY / Tom Shankland PRODUCTION COMPANY / Company Pictures (GB), New Pictures (GB), Czar TV (BE) LANGUAGE / English, French RUNNING TIME / 8 x 60’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2014 CONTACT / Eurydice Gysel / eurydice@czartv.be BENELUX SALES / Czar TV / eurydice@czartv.be INT’L SALES / STARZ (US) / All3Media (ROW) CAST / Lars Mikkelsen, Jasmin Gerat, Veerle Baetens, Koen De Bouw, Carlos Léal, Filip Peeters SCRIPTED BY / Mai Brostrøm, Peter Thorsboe DIRECTED BY / Kathrine Windfeld, Kasper Gaardsøe PRODUCTION COMPANY / Network Movie (DE), Nordisk Film (DK), Lunanime (BE), Superfilm (AT), C-Films (CH) LANGUAGE / English, Danish, Dutch, German RUNNING TIME / 8 x 58’ STATUS / in post-production, ETA Spring 2015 CONTACT / Annemie Degryse / annemie@lunanime.be INT’L SALES / ZDF Enterprises / www.zdf-enterprises.de
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