Short films

The Leuven International Short Film Festival celebrates its 20th edition! The book "20 jaar Kortfilmfestival" doesn't only contain a fun scrapbook on the past 19 editions, but also and mostly text and explanation with the 50 most memorable Flemish Short Films and filmmakers that have been featured on the festival for the past two decades. You can find those 50 short films on 4 DVDs that come with the book. Directors Pieter Van Hees and Michaël Roskam have each written a foreword. "20 jaar Kortfilmfestival" is a unique edition, printed in small edition and only temporarily available. 

TRACKLIST:

1 VROUWEN WILLEN TROUWEN - Patrice Toye - 1993

2 OMELETTE A LA FLAMANDE - Hans Herbots - 1995

3 A HARD DAYS WORK - Koen Mortier - 1996

4 THE BLOODY OLIVE - Vincent Bal - 1996

5 GRIJS - Christophe Van Rompaey - 1996

6 DE SUIKERPOT - Hilde Van Mieghem - 1997

7 STRIKER BOB - Lars Damoiseaux - 1997

8 BXL MINUIT - Dorothée Van den Berghe - 1998

9 URINOIR DOGS - Willem Wallyn - 1998

10 TO SPEAK - Erik Lamens - 1998

11 BLACK XXX-MAS - Pieter Van Hees - 1999

12 BILLET DOUX - Frauke Dierickx - 2000

13 FAIT D'HIVER - Dirk Beliën - 2001

14 BLIND DATE - Roel Mondelaers - 2001

15 DIALING THE DEVIL - Toon Aerts - 2001

16 MARIA - Fien Troch - 2001

17 SNAPSHOT - Jakob Verbruggen - 2002

18 JOSEPHINE - Joël Van Hoebrouck - 2003

19 CARLO - Michaël R. Roskam - 2004

20 COLOGNE - Kaat Beels - 2004

21 FOREVER  - Jonas Govaerts - 2005

22 THE SUNFLYERS - Tim Mielants - 2005

23 TANGHI ARGENTINI - Guido Thys 2006

24 ZONDVLOED - Peter Ghesquière - 2006

25 TAURUS - Bas Devos - 2006

26 A DAY IN A LIFE - Nicolas Daenens - 2007

27 FAL - Hans Van Nuffel - 2007

28 MOMPELAAR - Wim Reygaert & Marc Roels - 2007

29 OU QUOI - Cecilia Verheyden - 2007

30 PLAN B - Robin Pront - 2008

31 IJSLAND - Gilles Coulier - 2009

32 VENUS VS ME - Nathalie Teirlinck - 2009

33 SIEMIANY - Philip James McGoldrick - 2009

34 BADPAKJE 46 - Wannes Destoop - 2010

35 HET BIJZONDERE LEVEN VAN ROCKY DE VLAEMINCK - Kevin Meul - 2010

36 BROEDERS - Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah - 2011

37 DURA LEX - Anke Blondé - 2011

38 YOU WILL FIND IT - Jessie De Leeuw - 2011

39 DOOD VAN EEN SCHADUW - Tom Van Avermaet - 2012

40 THE IMPORTANCE OF SWEET AND SALT - Benoit De Clerck - 2012

41 TWEESPRONG - Wouter Bouvijn - 2012

42 ROTKOP - Jan & Raf Roosens - 2012

43 BAGHDAD MESSI - Sahim Omar Kalifa - 2013

44 SONNET 81 - Maaike Neuville - 2013

45 DE WEG VAN ALLE VLEES - Deben Van Dam - 2013 ANIMATIEFILMS

46 FLATLIFE - Jonas Geirnaert - 2004

47 ADMINISTRATORS - Roman Klochov - 2006

48 DE ZWEMLES - Danny De Vent - 2008

49 MOUSE FOR SALE - Wouter Bongaerts - 2010

50 OH WILLY - Emma De Swaef & Marc James Roels - 2012

The International Short Film Festival Leuven released a unique compilation DVD in the autumn of 2004: the 21 best Flemish short films from a decade of festival. Up to 4,5 hours of film! The Dutch spoken films are NOT subtitled in English!

VROUWEN WILLEN TROUWEN / Patrice Toye
OMELETTE A LA FLAMANDE / Hans Herbots
THE BLOODY OLIVE / Vincent Bal
A HARD DAYS WORK / Koen Mortier
DE SUIKERPOT / Hilde Van Mieghem
URINOIR DOGS / Willem Wallyn
TO SPEAK / Erik lamens
BXL MINUIT / Dorothée Van den Berghe
LOS TAXIOS / Lars Damoiseuax
WOOWW / Fien Troch
BLACK XXX-MAS / Pieter Van Hees
THE THREAD / Lieven Van Baelen
BELGIË-TURKIJE / Brecht Vanhoenacker
FAIT D'HIVER / Dirk Beliën
OH MY GOD?! / Christophe Van Rompaey
SNAPSHOT / Jakob Verbruggen
DjU! / Daniël Lamberts
JOSÉPHINE / Joël Vanhoebrouck
SOMETHING FISHY / Reinout Swinnen
LIKE YOU SEE / Evelien Hoedekie
MR. J. RUSSEL / Wouter Sel

This past year was a triumph for Flemish short films, as so many were nominated for prestigious awards and selected to be screened at festivals: an Oscar nomination, a Silver Mélies, a nomination for the Golden Palm, third place at the Student Academy Award. Clearly, Flemish short films continue to grow and get noticed. Selected Shorts #15 beautifully showcases the skills of Flemish film makers, both in front of and behind the camera. A must-have compilation for every avid film fan.

DEATH OF A SHADOW / Tom Van Avermaet
THE IMPORTANCE OF SWEET & SALT / Benoit De Clerck
KISS ME SOFTLY/ Anthony Schatteman
SKUNK/ Raf & Jan Roosens
NAME OF THE FATHERS/ Timothy Wennekes
ROSA, ANNA’S LIL’ SIS/ Janet van den Brand
ROBYN O. / Cecilia Verheyden
PERFECT DRUG  / Toon Aerts
CROSSROADS / Wouter Bouvijn
TSJERNOBYL HEARTS / Emilie Verhamme
HEADLONG/ Lukas Dhondt
MONT BLANC / Gilles Coulier

Flemish short films have earned a good reputation in the international film world. After numerous film festival selections and a true deluge of awards, the new batch of films is something to eagerly look forward to every year. and this year is no exception. Selected Shorts is proud to present our annual selection of 11 films bursting with guts, vision and personality, made by Flemish directors who will undoubtedly make a name for themselves in the coming years.

The box contains a DVD ánd a Bluray

Tracklist:

-Wolf's Milk (Hans Vercauter) – Jury Award, World Film Festival Montréal - 2013
-Get Ripped (Leonardo Van Dijl) - Grand Jury Award – Outfest LA – 2014
-The Way of All Flesh (Deben Van Dam) – VAF Wildcard, Jury Award, Audience Award, HUMO Award, International Short Film Festival Leuven - 2013
-Rue Royale (Malko Van den Borre)
-Houses with Small Windows (Bülent Öztürk) – Best European Short Award, Venice Film Festival, Ensor for Best Short - 2014
-De Honger (Benoit De Clerck) - Official Selection, Clermont-Ferrand - 2014
-Bad Hunter (Sahim Omar Kalifa) - Jury Award - World Film Festival Montréal – 2014
-Prey (Jonas Baekeland)
-Sonnet 81 (Maaike Neuville) - VAF Wildcard, Award for Best Newcomer, International Short Film Festival Leuven - 2013
-Charlotte's Songs (Brian Windelinckx)
-Lilith (Maxim Stollenwerk) - Silver Mélies, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival - 2014