Driven on by memories of the past, an elderly Russian man undertakes his final journey. His desire to put the pieces of his childhood together fades away as reality turns out to be disturbing and alienating. Hope returns when he finds himself standing in a room filled with forgotten recollections.
Info
| Title | Antwerp |
|---|---|
| Original title | Антверпен |
| Original version | Russian |
| Status | Completed |
| Category | Docs |
| Year of production | 2011 |
Credits
| Screenplay | Peter Van Goethem |
|---|---|
| Photography | Piet Deyaert/Peter Van Goethem |
| Editing | Piet Deyaert/Peter Van Goethem |
| Music | Joris Van Damme |
| Other | Camera: Piet Deyaert/Peter Van Goethem |
Technical specs
| Running time film | 22' |
|---|---|
| Release format | Beta Digit |
| Aspect ratio | 1:1.85 |
| Sound format | Piet Deyaert/Peter Van Goethem/Ian Knors |
| Colour | Colour |
Partners
| Supported by | City of Antwerp |
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Awards
Festival selections: IDFA 2011
IDFA presents Flemish doc bonanza
A record-breaking haul of eleven documentaries and four docu projects from Flanders have been selected for this year’s IDFA, the international Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam (16-27 November). Works from Jeremy De Ryckere and Kristof Bilsen, who recently graduated from RITS and NFTS (UK) respectively, are shown in the Student Documentary competition. The other entries feature in the Reflecting Images: Panorama, Paradocs section and IDFA pitching Forum.
Both Jeremy De Ryckere’s The Heir and Kristof Bilsen’s White Elephant compete for the IDFA Award for Best Student Documentary, worth €2,500. The Heir tells the story of a father, Raf, and a son, Dominique, and their relationship to their passion: horse racing, a long family tradition. White Elephant is a documentary about the Central Post Office and its employees in Kinshasa, DR Congo. This grandiose relic of a colonial past has trapped its employees in a frozen timewarp from which they are planning their escape. Last year the Award for Best Student Documentary went to the Flemish doc What’s in a Name by Eva Küpper.
Last edited on 15 November 2011