Cinergie webzine’s February issue
The latest issue of webzine Cinergie features news, news and more news.
Hot off the press is a joint video interview with two spirited women, Fien Troch and Emmanuelle Devos, the director and leading actress of Unspoken [+see also:
trailer
film profile], which was released in Belgium this week.
The young Flemish director discusses her "confined, claustrophobic drama" in which a little girl’s disappearance reveals how communication has broken down within a couple.
Devos admits that she was unsure about making the film, after reading the synopsis alone. In the screenplay, she then recognised a true cinematic style, which is neither overly psychological nor melodramatic, and which deftly explores the painful, everyday reality of loss. The actress also speaks of her fondness for young Belgian cinema which is aesthetic without being contrived, and avant-garde without being elitist.
Another major news item is the opening of Cinematek. This new film museum will enable visitors to rediscover the gems of the collection, as well as the restored building by Victor Horta.
Cinergie also met with Belgian producer Viviane Flateren of Vivi Film, who produced the animated feature Brendan and the Secret of Kells [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Didier Brunner
interview: Tomm Moore
interview: Viviane Vanfleteren
film profile]. She looks back at her collaboration with French company Armateurs (whom she met whilst working on Belleville Rendez-vous [+see also:
trailer
film profile]).
Every month, Cinergie focuses on a film industry profession. This month,
Jean-Paul de Zaeytijd is in the spotlight. Regular DoP to Bouli Lanners and Micha Wald (with whom he has just finished shooting Simon Konianski), he reveals some of the production secrets of Eldorado [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], with accompanying images.
Besides reviews of recent Belgian films and DVD releases, the webzine also includes a report on the shoot of Olivier Malderghem’s Rondo and an interview with the team at Tarantula Productions.
(Translated from French)
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