Our Projects
Old Birdie
80-year-old Gabrielle is facing increasing loneliness. Her three children, Christine, Jos and Magalie, do not make things any easier for her and reject every attempt at contact. They even install a personal alarm for the elderly so that Gabrielle does not have to bother them when she needs help and can contact the emergency services directly. But Gabrielle is not going to take this lying down. How far will she go to break through her loneliness?
Détours
Simon must bring his baby back to his ex-wife who has threatened to withdraw custody if he's late again. In the rush, he smashes the side mirror of a parked car. He decides to flee.
As the baby drifts off to sleep in the morning traffic, Simon realizes he's being followed.
Tobback: The Gift of Indignation
A documtary that gives a view on the life of 80-year old politician Louis Tobback.
His political career spreads out over 5 decades and he was 24 years mayor of the City of Leuven.
Divine Sparks
A chance encounter at a German highway reststop sparks youthful attraction between a thirteen-year-old Czech boy and a Belgian girl.
Maw
Richard has an unusual fantasy: he is sexually aroused by the idea of being eaten by an animal or monster. Through a contact ad he meets the mysterious Max and with that encounter the chance to fulfill his depraved fantasy.
Can Richard escape his dark desires or not?
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Ellen and Stef are in the last straight line for their marriage. They seem the perfect couple, which they notice when the meet their befriended couple Mira and Charles.
However their happiness isn't what it seems to be...
Skai Blue
Tom meets Simon, a Cameroon refugee on a dating app. They have a short but passional relationship...they hope to find a better life, happiness and love. However, Tom realizes that this relationship has a huge impact on his own life and is forced to make a difficult choice...
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Marie gets to know Kevin online, the most sweetest and romantic boy she ever spoke...She's already dreaming of their future together, but then he asks for nude pictures...
Forgotten Scares
The feature-length documentary "Forgotten Scares: an in-depth look at Flemish horror cinema" goes back to the birth of Flemish horror in the '70s and shines a bright light on the future of horror in Belgium. The viewer gets a chance to discover long forgotten - and even unfinished - genre gems and learn in-depth info about underrated 'splatter and gore'-fests, post-apocalyptic movies, slasher-films, nazisploitation, women-in-prison and other fantastical Flemish genre benders through the eyes of the directors, producers and principal actors.
"Forgotten Scares" is illustrated by rare behind the scene footage, classic film scenes, production stills and even never before seen videos out of the vaults of the filmmakers.
The Barrier of Silence
Ivo Rombouts is the personal driver of Frederik Bulinckx, CEO of a petrochemical multinational. Frederik looses himself in alcohol and women. His greed for money drives him straight into the arms of Russians who want to take over the company.
Ivo tries to pull Frederik out of his downward spiral, but has his own personal problems to deal with.
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A Belgian boy and a Dutch girl meet up in real life after a series of online conversations. They plan to spend a weekend together far away from everything and everyone; just with each other.
It looks like a normal date, but it isn't…
About us
In 1879 , at the age of 16, Maximillian (Max) Skladanowsky learned the craft of the magic lantern, during presentations of the so called "Nebule Pictures" of his father Carl. These 'pictures' were magic lantern shows of natural disasters which he showcased at different venues around Germany.
In 1892, Max, together with his brother Emil and their father, has created a camera and projector in one (a chronophotographic device). They called it "Bioskop". Their first movie, which was made with George Eastman's Kodak film, was a total of 48 frames.
On November 21, 1895 the Skladanowsky brothers unveiled their 'Bioskop' at the Wintergarten Hall in Berlin, what was going to be 'The first official filmscreening in Europe'.
The screening consisted of 8 shortfilms, projected at a rate of 16 frames per second, with a total duration of 5 minutes, played in a loop: "Italienischer Bauerntanz" (Two children dancing), "Komisches Reck" (Trapeze swinger), "Das boxende Känguruh" (A boxing kangaroo), "Der Jongleur" (A Juggler), "Akrobatisches Potpourri" (Acrobats ),"Kamarinskaja" (a Russian dance ), "Die Serpentintänzerin" (A dance), "Ringkämpfer" (The first filmed boxing game), "Apotheose" (The brothers bowing before the audience)
Unfortunately the "Bioskop" could not compete with what was coming out of France (Lumière Brothers), England and the US and would eventually be forgotten by time...
We have chosen the name of "Skladanowsky" to honor these inventive pioneers.
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Meeting Point:
Vaartkom Leuven