The Slamdance Film Festival announced today their narrative and documentary feature film competition for its 24th Festival edition, taking place January 19-25, 2018 in Park City. Established in 1995 by a group of filmmakers whose work had been rejected by the Sundance Film Festival, Slamdance is dedicated to fostering a community for independent emerging artists, fashioning itself “the premiere film festival by filmmakers, for filmmakers.”
The feature competition includes 16 premieres, mostly produced in the U.S. All competition films are feature length directorial debuts with budgets of less than $1 million Usd, and without Us distribution. In addition, the festival announced a new partnership with alumni Anthony and Joe Russo (“Captain America: Civil War,” and “Avengers: Infinity War”) to establish the inaugural Russo Fellowship award. Every participating filmmaker will be eligible for a $25,000 cash prize and mentorship from the Russos in the development of the winner’s next project at the brothers’ Los Angeles studio.
The feature competition includes 16 premieres, mostly produced in the U.S. All competition films are feature length directorial debuts with budgets of less than $1 million Usd, and without Us distribution. In addition, the festival announced a new partnership with alumni Anthony and Joe Russo (“Captain America: Civil War,” and “Avengers: Infinity War”) to establish the inaugural Russo Fellowship award. Every participating filmmaker will be eligible for a $25,000 cash prize and mentorship from the Russos in the development of the winner’s next project at the brothers’ Los Angeles studio.
- 11/28/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
New Europe Film Sales is representing the Bel-Swe-Nor-nl co-production.
Cloudboy has won the Works In Progress award - which comes with an $11,000 (€10,000) prize - at Flanders Image’s inaugural NeXT event. The story is about a Belgian boy who connects to his Swedish mother’s Sami roots during a summer trip to Lapland.
An international industry jury said, “We really want to see the special world that director Meikeminne Clinckspoor has created. We thought producer Katleen Goossens was very well prepared with her presentation, and both she and Meikeminne also told us about the heart of the story not just the plot. The story is both original and universal and we think it will appeal to wide audiences.”
Flanders Image had invited invited 13 projects in post-production – all backed by the Flanders Audiovisual fund — to pitch to the international industry in attendance.
The 13 projects in detail:
Blue Silence, wr/dir Bülent Öztürk, prod [link=nm...
Cloudboy has won the Works In Progress award - which comes with an $11,000 (€10,000) prize - at Flanders Image’s inaugural NeXT event. The story is about a Belgian boy who connects to his Swedish mother’s Sami roots during a summer trip to Lapland.
An international industry jury said, “We really want to see the special world that director Meikeminne Clinckspoor has created. We thought producer Katleen Goossens was very well prepared with her presentation, and both she and Meikeminne also told us about the heart of the story not just the plot. The story is both original and universal and we think it will appeal to wide audiences.”
Flanders Image had invited invited 13 projects in post-production – all backed by the Flanders Audiovisual fund — to pitch to the international industry in attendance.
The 13 projects in detail:
Blue Silence, wr/dir Bülent Öztürk, prod [link=nm...
- 10/11/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Sneak Peek the Belgian 'werewolf' horror feature "Cub" (aka "Welp") directed by Jonas Govaerts, available in a DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, from Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada and Raven Banner Entertainment, August 19, 2015:
"...'Sam' (Luijten) is a twelve-year-old cub scout that is frequently bullied by fellow scout members and pack leader 'Peter' (Stef Aerts). Fellow pack leader 'Chris' (Titus De Voodgt) and 'Jasmijn' (Evelien Bosmans) try to keep Peter and the others from dominating Sam, but are not always successful.
"When some of the pack's bullying causes them to lose their way in the mountains during a trip, Peter and Chris try to keep things light by telling the campers a campfire story about 'Kai', a werewolf thought to be living in that very forest.
"Soon after, Sam runs into a 'feral boy' (Gill Eeckelaert) that he believes to be the actual Kai. He tries to tell the others, but...
"...'Sam' (Luijten) is a twelve-year-old cub scout that is frequently bullied by fellow scout members and pack leader 'Peter' (Stef Aerts). Fellow pack leader 'Chris' (Titus De Voodgt) and 'Jasmijn' (Evelien Bosmans) try to keep Peter and the others from dominating Sam, but are not always successful.
"When some of the pack's bullying causes them to lose their way in the mountains during a trip, Peter and Chris try to keep things light by telling the campers a campfire story about 'Kai', a werewolf thought to be living in that very forest.
"Soon after, Sam runs into a 'feral boy' (Gill Eeckelaert) that he believes to be the actual Kai. He tries to tell the others, but...
- 8/14/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by Artsploitation Films. Director: Jonas Govaerts. Writers: Jonas Govaerts and Roel Mondelaers. Cast: Maurice Luijten, Evelien Bosmans and Titus De Voogdt. Cub aka Welp is a film from Belgium. The film has released in several other territories, with a debut in North America scheduled shortly. The film is a coming-of-age horror feature. In the film, Sam's (Maurice Luijten) growing interest in women is interrupted by a small family of killers. Very entertaining, Cub is a brutal horror film, full of tricks and traps. Gorehounds will especially like this outing, which leaves much of the cast in bloodied pieces. Sam and a troupe of cubs are heading out into the wilderness. The camp counsellours are warned about disappearances, in the area. But, everyone disregards the message. Soon, the young cubs are disappearing into the forest and a strange, animal-like child is stalking all of them.
- 8/6/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The Belgian film Cub validates the fear some of us have of spending the night in the woods. Cub on Blu-ray and DVD will hit stores on August 18th. Also: theatrical and digital release details for The Diabolical, HollyShorts Film Festival 2015 lineup, and Manos: The Hands of Fate soundtrack on vinyl.
Cub: Artsploitation Films will release Cub on Blu-ray and DVD on August 18th. Directed by Jonas Govaerts from a screenplay he wrote with Roel Mondelaers, Cub stars Maurice Luijten, Titus De Voogdt, Stef Aerts, Evelien Bosmans, and Jan Hammenecker.
"This dark, bloody, imaginative fairy tale about a camping trip that turns into deadly carnage draws on such influences as Lord of the Rings, Friday the 13th, and The Devil’s Backbone. The story follows 12-year-old outcast Sam who, along with his troop of cub scouts and their teenage supervisors, camp in woods rumored to house a mysterious and deadly werewolf.
Cub: Artsploitation Films will release Cub on Blu-ray and DVD on August 18th. Directed by Jonas Govaerts from a screenplay he wrote with Roel Mondelaers, Cub stars Maurice Luijten, Titus De Voogdt, Stef Aerts, Evelien Bosmans, and Jan Hammenecker.
"This dark, bloody, imaginative fairy tale about a camping trip that turns into deadly carnage draws on such influences as Lord of the Rings, Friday the 13th, and The Devil’s Backbone. The story follows 12-year-old outcast Sam who, along with his troop of cub scouts and their teenage supervisors, camp in woods rumored to house a mysterious and deadly werewolf.
- 8/4/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
A cub scout camping trip becomes a fight for survival when a group realizes someone's watching them from beyond the light cast by their bonfire in the Belgian horror film, Cub. Artsploitation Films is releasing the movie on Blu-ray and DVD this summer, and the U.S. trailer teases the movie's nighttime human hunting.
Artsploitation Films will release Cub on Blu-ray and DVD on August 18th. Directed by Jonas Govaerts from a screenplay he wrote with Roel Mondelaers, Cub stars Maurice Luijten, Titus De Voogdt, Stef Aerts, Evelien Bosmans, and Jan Hammenecker.
"This dark, bloody imaginative fairy tale about a camping trip that turns into deadly carnage draws on such influences as Lord of the Rings, Friday the 13th and The Devil’s Backbone. The story follows 12-year-old outcast Sam who, along with his troop of cub scouts and their teenage supervisors, camp in woods rumored to house a mysterious and deadly werewolf.
Artsploitation Films will release Cub on Blu-ray and DVD on August 18th. Directed by Jonas Govaerts from a screenplay he wrote with Roel Mondelaers, Cub stars Maurice Luijten, Titus De Voogdt, Stef Aerts, Evelien Bosmans, and Jan Hammenecker.
"This dark, bloody imaginative fairy tale about a camping trip that turns into deadly carnage draws on such influences as Lord of the Rings, Friday the 13th and The Devil’s Backbone. The story follows 12-year-old outcast Sam who, along with his troop of cub scouts and their teenage supervisors, camp in woods rumored to house a mysterious and deadly werewolf.
- 4/27/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Belgian Cub follows Sam (Maurice Luijten), a traumatized young boy who goes on a camping trip with a group of fellow scouts only to discover that a campfire story about a feral boy living in the woods turns out to be true. Somehow first time feature director Jonas Govaerts found a way to take something formulaic like a camping horror movie and make it wonderful. The creepy singing you can’t understand on top of some really great visuals and lack of knowing what the heck is going on makes this one of the best trailers this year.
The film also stars Evelien Bosmans, Jan Hammenecker, Titus De Voogdt, and Stef Aerts. It will play at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival in the Midnight Madness program, but there’s currently no release date.
The film also stars Evelien Bosmans, Jan Hammenecker, Titus De Voogdt, and Stef Aerts. It will play at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival in the Midnight Madness program, but there’s currently no release date.
- 9/4/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
If you're hitting the Toronto International Film Festival this year and looking for a break from the award contenders, prestige dramas and foreign favorites, be sure to scan the Midnight Madness lineup. Each year, it provides some of the best genre programming around, with movies geared to get your pulse racing and make you jump out of your seat. "Cub" aims to do both of those things, and we'e got the exclusive first trailer for the movie. Directed by Jonas Govaerts, making his feature film debut, and starring Maurice Luijten, Titus De Voogdt, Stef Aerts, Evelien Bosmans and Jan Hammenecker, this one goes into the woods with terrifying results. The story follows 12-year-old Sam, off on a summer camping trip with his Cub Scout troop. He claims to see something in the woods, but it's blamed on his over active imagination. But it turns out he's right, and a feral...
- 8/29/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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