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SELECTED FOR THE BERLINALE N - THE MADNESS OF REASON BY PETER KRÜGER

8 February, 19.30, CinemaxX4 / 9 February, 13.45, CineStar 8 / 10 February, 14.00, Delphi-Filmpalast / 15 February, 17.15, Arsenal 1EFM: 7 February 13.15, CinemaxX 6 / 8 February, 15.25, CinemaxX 18Raymond Borremans leaves Europe for Africa where he devotes his life to the creation of the fi rst encyclopaedia of this other world. He dies, however, having only reached the letter N. With his encyclopaedia incomplete, his restless spirit drifts around West Africa, caught between life and death, past and present. An African woman who helps restless spirits fi nd peace tries to lead him towards his destiny. When confronted with civil war, he is disappointed, shattered and thrown. Hovering between documentary and fi ction, the fi lm plays on the confrontation of European ideology and African spirituality.CREATIVE DOCUMENTARY / CAST: WENDYAM SAWADOGO, HAMADOUN KASSOGUE, VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ, MICHAEL LONSDALE (voice-over) / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): INTI FILMS / LANGUAGE: FRENCH, ENGLISH, LOCAL AFRICAN LANGUAGES / RUNNING TIME: 102’ / INT’L SALES: WIDE & WIDE HOUSE infos@widemanagement.comà Selected for Forum

VIOLET BY BAS DEVOS12 February, 17.00, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 1/ 13 February, 15.30, Zoo Palast 1 / 16 February, 14.00, CinemaxX 3EFM: 9 February, 17.45, CineStar 4A group of young BMX riders are confronted with the unexpected and violent death of one of their friends. Being the only one to have witnessed the incident, they all look at Jesse for answers. WITH: CÉSAR DE SUTTER, RAF WALSCHAERTS, MIRA HELMER / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): MINDS MEET / LANGUAGE: DUTCH / Running time: 82’ / INT’L SALES: NEW EUROPE FILM SALES jan@neweuropefi lmsales.comà Selected for Generation 14plus

CO-PRODUCTIONS AT THE BERLINALE ABOVE US ALL BY EUGENIE JANSEN

12 February, 11.30, CinemaxX 3 / 16 February, 16.30, CinemaxX 3EFM: 6 February, 15.30, ParliamentAfter the death of her indigenous mother 11-year-old girl Shay, is taken from Australia to Ypres by her Flemish father. In her new surroundings, full of traces of the First World War, Shay tries to understand her mother’s death.3D / WITH: SHAYLEAH SANDS, KALEB SANDS, MAARTEN BAES / co-PRODUCER (FLANDERS): MINDS MEET / LANGUAGE: ENGLISH, DUTCH / Running time: 99’ / INT’L SALES: NEW EUROPE FILM SALES jan@neweuropefi lmsales.comà Selected for Generation 14plus (out of competition)

FINN BY FRANS WEISZ9 February, 10.00, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 1/ 10 February, 15.30,Filmtheater am Friedrichshain / 16 February, 10.30, CinemaxX 1EFM: 9 February, 14.25, CinemaxX 14Nine-year-old Finn lives with his father in the countryside. He plays football with his best friend, Erik. Finn would like to make music, but his father wants him to play football, just like all the other boys. WITH: JAN DECLEIR, DAAN SCHUURMANS, MELS VAN DER HOEVEN, HANNA VERBOOM / CO-PRODUCER (FLANDERS): EYEWORKS / LANGUAGE: DUTCH / RUNNING TIME: 90’ / INT’L SALES: ATTRACTION DISTRIBUTION info@attractiondistribution.caà Selected for Generation Kplus

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JACK AND THE CUCKOO-CLOCK HEART BY MATHIAS MALZIEU & STÉPHANE BERLA 8 February, 15.30, Zoo Palast 1 / 12 February, 10:00, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 1 / 14 February, 15:30, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain EFM: 9 February, 12.15, CinemaxX 9A cuckoo clock beats in Jack’s chest, instead of a heart. Falling in love is strictly forbidden because strong emotions will cause his clock to tick wildly out of control. ANIMATION / CO-PRODUCER (FLANDERS): WALKING THE DOG / LANGUAGE: SEVERAL LANGUAGE VERSIONS/ RUNNING TIME: 89’ / INT’L SALES: EUROPACORP contact@europacorp.comà Selected for Generation Kplus

LAST HIJACK BY FEMKE WOLTING & TOMMY PALLOTTA 7 February, 17.00, CineStar 7 / 8 February, 12.00, CineStar 7 / 9 February, 17.30, Cubix 7 / 10 February, 15.30, Colosseum 1 /14 February, 14.30, CineStar 7EFM: 9 February, 14.00, CinemaxX 9Mohamed and Muse are two Somali cousins: an experienced pirate and a desperate newcomer. Both men claim they just want to conduct one more hijack. A dramatic tale about survival in the failed state Somalia unfolds. How did they come to live this brutal and dangerous existence?DOCUMENTARY / CO-PRODUCER (FLANDERS): SAVAGE FILM/ LANGUAGE: SOMALI, ENGLISH / RUNNING TIME: 83’ / INT’L SALES: THE MATCH FACTORY info@matchfactory.deà Selected for Panorama Dokumente

NYMPH()MANIAC (LONG VERSION, VOL I) BY LARS VON TRIER 9 February, 19.00, Berlinale Palast / 10 February, 12.00, Friedrichstadt-Palast / 10 February, 21.30, Haus der Berliner Festspiele / 16 February, 21.00, Berlinale PalastThe wild and poetic story of a woman’s journey from birth to the age of 50 as told by the main character, the self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, Joe. WITH: CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG, STELLAN SKARSGARD, SHIA LABEOUF, CHRISTIAN SLATER, JAMIE BELL, UMA THURMAN, WILLEM DAFOE, MICHAËL PAS, UDO KIER / CO-PRODUCER (FLANDERS): CAVIAR / LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / RUNNING TIME: 145’ / INT’L SALES: TRUSTNORDISK susan@trustnordisk.comà Out of Competition

SUPERNOVA BY TAMAR VAN DEN DOP 9 February, 17.00, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 1 / 10 February, 15.30, Cubix 8 / 16 February, 15.30, Zoo Palast 1 EFM: 8 February, 17.20, CinemaxX 18Meis is 15 and lives with her parents and grandma at an end of a road. Meis wants a grand and compelling life. But nothing seems to happen. While the family waits for the next car to crash the front of the house, she starts to explore her blooming sexuality.WITH: GAITE JANSEN, TAMAR VAN DEN DOP, BOB SCHWARZE / CO-PRODUCER (FLANDERS): CCCP / LANGUAGE: DUTCH / RUNNING TIME: 108’ / INT’L SALES: WIDE & WIDE HOUSE infos@widemanagement.comà Selected for Generation 14plus

SCREENING AT THE EUROPEAN FILM MARKETBRASSERIE ROMANTIQUE BY JOËL VANHOEBROUCK 7 February, 14.15, CinemaxX 18While preparing her brasserie for Valentine’s Day, Pascaline (40)suddenly gets confronted with her lover of 20 years ago. Her patrons that eveningalso cope with the unexpected. WITH: AXEL DAESELEIRE, SARA DE ROO, KOEN DE BOUW, WOUTER HENDRICKX,BARBARA SARAFIAN / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): A PRIVATE VIEW / LANGUAGE: DUTCH / RUNNING TIME: 104’ / INT’L SALES: CINEMAVAULT sales@cinemavault.com

HOUSE OF MAGIC BY BEN STASSEN & JÉRÉMIE DEGRUSON8 February, 14.15, CineStar 4 / 10 February, 17.00, CineStar 4Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Not everyone welcomes the new addition to the troupe as Jack Rabbit and Maggie Mouse plot to evict Thunder. 3D ANIMATION / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): NWAVE PICTURES / LANGUAGE: SEVERAL LANGUAGE VERSIONS / RUNNING TIME: 85’ / INT’L SALES: STUDIOCANAL harold.vanlier@studiocanal.com

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MARINA BY STIJN CONINX 10 February, 15.10, CinemaxX 17 Calabria, 1948. Salvatore, a poor ironsmith, has to leave the country for a job as a coalminer in Belgium. His spirited 10-year-old son Rocco tries to adapt to his new surroundings and starts doing what he does best: playing music. WITH: MATTEO SIMONI, EVELIEN BOSMANS, LUIGI LO CASCIO / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): EYEWORKS / LANGUAGE: DUTCH, ITALIAN / RUNNING TIME: 120’ / INT’L SALES: MEDIA LUNA NEW FILMS info@medialuna.biz

THE VERDICT BY JAN VERHEYEN 11 February, 12.50, CinemaxX 15When his wife’s murderer is released due to a procedural error, Luc takes justice into his own hands to compete with the constitutional state which has let him down. WITH: KOEN DE BOUW, JOHAN LEYSEN, VEERLE BAETENS, JOKE DEVYNCK, WOUTER HENDRICKX / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): EYEWORKS / LANGUAGE: DUTCH / RUNNING TIME: 100’ / INT’L SALES: MEDIA LUNA NEW FILMS info@medialuna.biz

BERLINALE CO-PRODUCTION MARKET SOUVENIR BY BAVO DEFURNE52-year-old Lilian works at a meat factory putting laurel leaves onto liver pastries. Known as ‘Laura’, she once was a rising pop star. She even took part in the Eurovision Song contest. Now forgotten she leads a secluded life in an apartment stuffed with relics from bygone days of glory. But then, one day, 18-year-old Jean walks into her life... WITH: TBA / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): INDEED FILMS / LANGUAGE: DUTCH / RUNNING TIME: 95’ / SALES INFO: INDEED FILMS yves@indeedfilms.beà Selected for Talent Project Market

ALSO AVAILABLE82 DAYS IN APRIL BY BART VAN DEN BEMPTHerman and Marie, a couple in their fifties, arrive in Istanbul to pick up the luggage of their deceased son. They depart on a journey where they not only discover an unknown part of the world, but also of their son and of themselves. WITH: MARC PEETERS, KAREN VANPARYS / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): SERENDIPITY FILMS / LANGUAGE: DUTCH, ENGLISH, TURKISH / RUNNING TIME: 90’ / SALES INFO: SERENDIPITY FILMS ellen@serendipityfilms.be

DRIFT BY BENNY VANDENDRIESSCHE & DIRK HENDRIKXLosing his lover, a man becomes silent and drifts off on a mythical journey through a real but barren landscape. He fights his grief through beautiful and painful physical rituals, developing a primitive state of being that refers to universal ancient stories. As the past reveals itself, the man slowly disappears.WITH: DIRK HENDRIKX / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): INTI FILMS / LANGUAGE: ROMANIAN, DUTCH / RUNNING TIME: 80’ / SALES INFO: INTI FILMS peter@intifilms.com I’M THE SAME I’M AN OTHER BY CAROLINE STRUBBEA psychological drama picturing the unusual relationship between a young girl and a man living together in an abandoned costal village. Despite their barriers and dependence they eventually accept their relationship. Sometimes you have to get lost to find the right way. WITH: KIMKE DESART, ZOLTAN MIKLOS HAJDU / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): MINDS MEET / LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / RUNNING TIME: 115’ / INT’L SALES: NEW EUROPE FILM SALES jan@neweuropefilmsales.com

COMING SOONCAFARD by jan bultheelAugust 1914. When his daughter Mimi is raped by German occupiers in Ostend. Jean swears he will avenge this immoral disgrace. With his coach Victor and young nephew Guido, he enrolls in the prestigious Armored Car Division. Their battalion is hastily transferred to the Eastern front. Jean is devastated by frustration for he has just learned that Mimi is pregnant. But war conditions are ruthless. Together with friends, Jean embarks on a dramatic journey that ultimately will drag them around the world.ANIMATION / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): TONDO FILMS / LANGUAGE: DUTCH / RUNNING TIME: 90’ / ETA: SPRING 2015 / SALES INFO: TONDO FILMS arielle@tondofilms.be

CUB by jonas govaertsA young imaginative 12-year-old boy, Sam, heads off to Summer camp with his Cub Scouts pack. Once he enters the woods, Sam quickly feels something is not quite right. He soon stumbles upon a mysterious tree house and meets a shifty, masked feral-looking child. WITH: MAURICE LUIJTEN, STEF AERTS, EVELIEN BOSMANS, TITUS DE VOOGT, JAN HAMMENECKER / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): POTEMKINO / LANGUAGE: DUTCH, FRENCH / RUNNING TIME: 90’ / ETA: FALL 2014 / INT’L SALES: KINOLOGY gmareschi@kinology.eu

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EAU ZOO by eMIlIe verhaMMeLou and Martin, two adolescents living on an island, attempt to escape their suffocation of overprotective parents. Will they succeed in building trust in the midst of circumstances that drive them apart?WITH: MARTIN NISSEN, MARGAUX LONNBERG, CLEMENT BERTRAND, CLEMENT LOUIS, DELPHINE GIRARD / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): HOLDEN WALLACE / LANGUAGE: FRENCH / RUNNING TIME: 90’ / ETA: TBA / SALES INFO: HOLDEN WALLACE emilie.verhamme@gmail.com

FLYING HOME by DoMInIQue DeruDDereA wealthy sheikh from Dubai sends an American businessman to Flanders. His mission is to acquire a famous, prize-winning race pigeon.WITH: JAMIE DORNAN, CHARLOTTE DE BRUYNE, JAN DECLEIR, JOSSE DE PAUW / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): FLYING HOME BVBA / LANGUAGE: ENGLISH, DUTCH / RUNNING TIME: 95’ / ETA: SPRING 2014 / SALES INFO: FLYING HOME BVBA ludopoppe@4mat4.com

HALFWAY by geoFFrey enthovenInvolved in a bitter divorce Stephen moves into a splendid house. But soon his peace and quiet are disturbed by Theo who is standing in his living room soaked to the skin, claiming to be the rightful resident of the house. He asks Stephen to move out. Unwilling to yield, Stephen fi nds himself in the midst of a turf war and the harassments between both men soon get out of hand. Then Stephen discovers that Theo died two years ago…WITH: KOEN DE GRAEVE, JURGEN DELNAET, EVELIEN BOSMANS / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): FOBIC FILMS / LANGUAGE: DUTCH / RUNNING TIME: 90’ / eta: SPRING 2014 / SALES INFO: FOBIC FILMS sandra@fobicfi lms.com

IMAGE by aDIl el arbI & bIlall FallahEva is a young, ambitious Dutch journalist making a report on the troubled districts in Brussels. She soon becomes fascinated by her guide Lahbib, a local young man with arough reputation, and his world. Despite Eva’s efforts, her chief editors aren’t pleased and threaten to stop her.WITH: LAURA VERLINDEN, NABIL MALLAT, GENE BERVOETS / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): A TEAM PRODUCTIONS / LANGUAGE: DUTCH, FRENCH, ARABIC / RUNNING TIME: 90’ / eta: TBA / SALES INFO: A TEAM PRODUCTIONS hendrik@ateamproductions.be

LABYRINTHUS by Douglas bosWellFrikke, a 14-year-old boy, discovers a computer game that is being played with real children, uploaded in the game’s labyrinth. In a race against time, he starts to search for the evil creator in order to free his friends.WIth: SPENCER BOGAERT, EMMA VERLINDEN, FELIX MAESSCHALCK, IVAN PECNIK, TINE EMBRECHTS / ProDuCer (FlanDers): SAVAGE FILM / language: DUTCH / runnIng tIMe: 100’ / eta: WINTER 2014 / sales InFo: SAVAGE FILM info@savagefi lm.be

LUCIFER by gust van Den bergheOn his way from Heaven to Hell, Lucifer passes through the earthly paradise of Mexico, where elderly Lupita and her granddaughter Maria live. Lupita’s brother Emanuel pretends he’s paralyzed so he can drink and gamble while the two women tend to the sheep. Lucifer senses an opportunity and plays the miraculous healer. He forces Emanuel to walk again, seduces Maria and makes Lupita lose her faith. He didn’t bring bad luck, he only illuminated the line between good and evil, where it didn’t exist before. WITH: GABINO RODRIGUEZ, NORMA PABLO / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): MINDS MEET / LANGUAGE: SPANISH / RUNNING TIME: TBC / ETA: TBA / SALES INFO: MINDS MEET info@mindsmeet.be

MARRY ME by KaDIr balCIMadly in love, Jurgen and Sibel look forward to their big day. But will it be the most beautiful day of their lives? Or will they marry not only each other, but their family-in-law as well?WIth: DRIES DE SUTTER, SIRIN ZAHED, BURAK BALCI, RUDI DELHEM, ANOUK DAVID / ProDuCer (FlanDers): A PRIVATE VIEW / language: DUTCH, TURKISH / runnIng tIMe: 90’ / eta: EARLY 2015 / sales InFo: A PRIVATE VIEW info@aprivateview.be

PLAN BART by roel MonDelaersSarah’s idyllic life starts to crumble when Alex, her partner for 10 years and man of her dreams, admits he never wants kids. Sarah boots him out and convinces her friend and compulsive bachelor Bart to impregnate her for cash. Once the baby arrives, they’ll part ways forever, no strings attached... or so they think.WIth: WINE DIERICKX, WOUTER HENDRICKX, JEROEN PERCEVAL, MOURADE ZEGUENDI, EVA VAN DER GUCHT / ProDuCer (FlanDers): CAVIAR / language: DUTCH / runnIng tIMe: 90’ / eta: FALL 2014 / sales InFo: CAVIAR ivy.vanhaecke@caviarcontent.com

THE TREATMENT by hans herbotsSince age nine, inspector Nick Cafmeyer has been haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother. His chief Danni is reluctant to involve Nick in a disturbing case: an intruder has held a couple captive for three days and then vanished without a trace, along with their nine-year-old son. Nick heads a massive search and turns it into a relentless manhunt.WIth: GEERT VAN RAMPELBERG, INA GEERTS / ProDuCer (FlanDers): EYEWORKS / language: DUTCH / runnIng tIMe: 120’ / eta: EARLY 2014 / sales InFo: EYEWORKS drama.belgium@eyeworks.tv

WASTE LAND by PIeter van heesThe introverted homicide detective Leo Woeste lives together with Kathleen and her fi ve-year-old son. Confronted with Brussel’s grim underbelly on a daily basis, Leo’s convictions start to crumble when Kathleen unexpectedly becomes pregnant. His very last homicide case, involving a death-obsessed dealer of Congolese cult statues, slowly pulls him away from his wife and his role as a father. Deeper into the waste land.WITH: JÉRÉMIE RENIER, NATALI BROODS, PETER VAN DEN BEGIN / PRODUCER (FLANDERS): EPIDEMIC / LANGUAGE: DUTCH, FRENCH / RUNNING TIME: 90’ / ETA: SUMMER 2014 / SALES INFO: EPIDEMIC eurydice@epidemic.be

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