Next 9
04.09.2021 – 16.00 – Vendôme
Each year, the Next Generation competition presents a selection of films made by students in Belgian and international film schools.
56 films were selected amongst more than 1700 films received (in 2020 + 2021).
In addition to the films selected in 2021, the 24th edition of the BSFF also welcomes the international films selected for the Next Generation Competition in 2020 which had to be postponed.
Kom hier
Marieke Elzerman
Pays Belgium
Genre Fiction
2020 - 25'40" - Noir et Blanc
Sam is a shy young woman who works as a dog groomer at the animal shelter in Ostend. Her colleague Koen is a dog behaviour therapist and teaches people how to train dogs. Sam prefers to stay with the animals, she is fully engaged in the daily tasks of the shelter. When Sam meets a nervous young woman who is struggling to raise her dog, she decides to help her in her own way.
Heading South
Yuan Yuan
Pays China
Genre Fiction
2020 - 12'57" - Couleur
8-year-old Chasuna travels from her home on grassland to visit her father who lives in the big city. During her father's birthday party, she finds out he has remarried to a Chinese woman. Chasuna has to learn how to accept her as part of the family.
Entre Nosotros
Fernanda Gutiérrez
Pays Chile
Genre Documentary
2020 - 17' - Couleur
Fernanda (23) searches to understand the gender-based violence her aunt Jacqueline experienced for more than 30 years. Alongside her cousins, she decides to rebuild an intimate portrait of her.
Vaegge af beton
Nicolai G.H. Johansen
Pays Denmark
Genre Fiction
2019 - 29'16" - Couleur
After many years of investigating fraud and infidelity, private detective Jørgen has had enough of the world. He leads a solitary existence and has no real human relationships. One day he meets his new neighbour Nadine, with whom he has great chemistry. They form a relationship, but it is difficult for him to really connect after his many years of isolation. This quickly puts their relationship in jeopardy.
Oh oui mon amour
Jade Debeugny
Pays Belgium
Genre Fiction
2020 - 19'30" - Couleur
Three days in the life of 10-year-old Juliette. In the absence of her mother, with whom she has a close relationship, Juliette will experience the key moments of an exploration of sensuality, femininity and seduction, on the way to pre-adolescence.