tv fiction
EFM 2015 #talentmatters
BEAU SEJOUR
ORIGINAL TITLE / BEAU SEJOUR
BEAVERVILLE
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/ Beau Séjour is a raw, comtemporary whodunit with a surreal twist about Kato, a dead girl who is going to look for her killer. Nobody can see or hear Kato, except for five people with whom she can still communicate. In her search to uncover the truth, Kato will discover that a lot of secrets lie dormant under the surface of her supposedly peaceful village community.
CAST / Lynn Van Royen, Johan Van Assche, Reinhilde Decleir, Kris Cuppens, Inge Paulussen, Barbara Sarafian, Charlotte Timmers, Joke Emmers, Joren Seldeslachts, ... SCRIPTED BY / Sanne Nuyens, Bert Van Dael, Benjamin Sprengers DIRECTED BY / Nathalie Basteyns, Kaat Beels PRODUCTION COMPANY / deMENSEN LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 10 x 50’ GENRE / drama STATUS / in production, ETA 2016 CONTACT / Marijke Wouters / marijke.wouters@demensen.be INT’L SALES / The New Flemish Primitives / Sue Green / sales@tnfp.tv
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/ 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.
CAST / Bart Vanneste (stand-up comedian), Maaike Cafmeyer, Wim Willaert, Piet De Praitere (stand-up comedian), Ann Tuts, Ilse De Koe, Han Coucke (stand-up comedian), Sébastien Dewaele, Zouzou Ben Chikha, Wannes Cappelle (stand-up comedian), Dries Heyneman (stand-up comedian), Isabelle Van Hecke, Anemone Valcke SCRIPTED BY / Bart Vanneste, Wannes Cappelle, Dries Heyneman, Gilles Coulier DIRECTED BY / Gilles Coulier PRODUCTION COMPANY / De Wereldvrede LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 8 x 45’ GENRE / comedy drama STATUS / in post-production, ETA 2015 CONTACT / Gilles De Schryver / gds@dewereldvrede.be
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/ 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...
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’ GENRE / drama YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2014 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’ GENRE / tragicomedy YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2014 CONTACT / Christel Schoeffaerts / christel.schoeffaerts@telenet.be INT’L SALES / Red Arrow International / www.redarrow.tv
ORIGINAL TITLE / BEVERGEM
CORDON
ORIGINAL TITLE / CORDON
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MARSMAN
ORIGINAL TITLE / MARSMAN
STRIKERS
ORIGINAL TITLE / SPITSBROERS
PITCH / Two brothers have a shared dream - that of becoming professional football players. But when one of them is selected to play for a top club, he discovers the glamorous yet deceitful world of world-class football. The other brother’s dream is shattered, however, and he has no choice but to find another way to make something of his life. One thing is certain: both they and their family will find out that there’s a price to be paid for success. Will their love for each other turn out to be stronger than the call of money and fame?
CAST / Oscar Willems, Joren Seldeslachts, Kris Cuppens, Viv Van Dingenen, Louis Talpe, Frances Lefebure, Gökhan Girginol, Bert Haelvoet, Ella Leyers, Lynn Van Royen, Sien Eggers 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’ GENRE / drama YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2014, ETA Spring 2015 CONTACT / Marijke Wouters / marijke.wouters@demensen.be INT’L SALES / The New Flemish Primitives / Sue Green / sales@tnfp.tv
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/ 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.
CAST / Jimmy Nesbitt, Frances O’Connor, Tcheky Karyo, Jason Fleming, Emilie Dequenne, Titus De Voogdt, Ken Stott, Arsher Ali, ... 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’ GENRE / drama YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2014 CONTACT / Eurydice Gysel / eurydice@czartv.be BENELUX SALES / Czar TV / Eurydice Gysel / eurydice@czartv.be INT’L SALES / STARZ (US) / All3Media (ROW)
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/ 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.
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’ GENRE / crime STATUS / in post-production, ETA Spring 2015 CONTACT / Annemie Degryse / annemie@lunanime.be INT’L SALES / ZDF Enterprises / www.zdf-enterprises.de
/ When a widowed father dies, his four wild sons inherit a huge, old house on one condition: they should live together there in harmony for at least one year. This proves not to be an easy task for this multi-cultural family with a tumultuous past.
CAST / Tom Van Audenaert, Jits Van Belle, Bert Haelvoet, Frances Lefebure, David Cantens, Joris Seldeslachts, Anke Frédéric SCRIPTED BY / Pieter Van Huyck, Bram Renders DIRECTED BY / Jeroen Dumoulein, Dries Vos PRODUCTION COMPANY / Zodiac Belgium LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 13 x 28’ GENRE / tragic comedy STATUS / in post-production, ETA March 2015 CONTACT / Serge Bierset / sergebierset@zodiakbelgium.com INT’L SALES / Zodiak Media
THE MISSING ORIGINAL TITLE / THE MISSING
THE TEAM ORIGINAL TITLE / THE TEAM
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NEW TEXAS ORIGINAL TITLE / NIEUW TEXAS
/ Jelle, mother of Tom, finds out about a babyswap that once took place in the hospital where she gave birth to her son. The incident occurred in the period when Jelle was there so she wants to find out the truth about her child. When she discovers who her natural son really is, he is not the kind of person she expected though....
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TOM AND HARRY ORIGINAL TITLE / TOM EN HARRY
CAST / Karlijn Sileghem, Gilles De Schryver, Robrecht Vanden Thoren, Evelien Bosmans, Frank Focketyn, Tania Van der Sanden, Alejandra Theus SCRIPTED BY / Gert Goovaerts DIRECTED BY / Toon Slembrouck PRODUCTION COMPANY / Zodiac Belgium LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 10 x 45’ GENRE / dramedy YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2015 CONTACT / Serge Bierset / sergebierset@zodiakbelgium.com INT’L SALES / Zodiak Media
EFM CoPro Series
TABULA RASA ORIGINAL TITLE / TABULA RASA PITCHING ON TUESDAY, 10 FEB, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PITCH / Tabula Rasa is a psychological thriller about a young woman with amnesia who is the sole key to solve a mysterious missing person case. Just imagine: what if you can’t trust anyone? Not in the least yourself? Mie, a young woman, is locked up in a Secure Psychiatric Hospital. She gets visited by Detective Inspector Wolkers, who is trying to solve a disturbing missing persons case. Mie was the last person to be seen with the vanished Thomas De Geest. She can’t be released from the Secure Hospital until he is found. In order to solve the puzzle and find Thomas, Mie has to reconstruct her lost memories and find her way back through the dark labyrinth of her recent past.
GENRE / psychological thriller CAST / Veerle Baetens
SCRIPTED BY / Malin-Sarah Gozin, Veerle Baetens, Christophe Dirickx DIRECTOR(S) / Jonas Govaerts & Kaat Beels PRODUCTION COMPANY / Caviar LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 9x50’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2015-2016 BUDGET / € 6.200.000 LOOKING FOR / Co-production partners Presales CONTACT / Helen Perquy / helen.perquy@caviarcontent.com / +32 478 78 2709
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