EN - Pim lives with his ex-beauty queen, single mother in a small town on the Belgian coast. An introverted boy, Pim brightens up his days with drawing and dreaming up fantasy lives. He expresses his emerging desires through a secret collection of "borrowed" objects that he keeps in a shoebox.
With teenage years comes sexual awareness and he now draws and dreams of Gino, the older boy next door, his motorcycling hero. But this first love seems likely to end in disappointment.
Pim’s mother, Yvette, has dreams of her own. Tired of unwanted suitors and bored with small town life, she longs to leave everything behind and to see the world. Pim and Yvette’s dreams collide when handsome Zoltan arrives in town with the fun-fair and becomes their new lodger.
FR - Pim vit avec sa mère, une ancienne reine de beauté célibataire, dans une petite ville à la côte belge. En tant que garçon introverti, Pim embellit ses journées en dessinant et rêvant d’une vie imaginaire. Il exprime ses désirs émergeants à travers une collection secrète d’objets « empruntés » qu’il garde dans une boîte à chaussures.
Avec l’adolescence arrive le désir sexuel et désormais, il dessine et rêve de Gino, le garçon plus âgé vivant à côté, son héro en motocyclette. Mais ce premier amour semble se terminer par une déception.
Yvette, la mère de Pim, a ses propres rêves. Fatiguée des prétendants qu’elle ne désire pas et de la vie dans une petite ville, elle veut laisser tout derrière elle et découvrir le monde. Les rêves de Pim et d’Yvette se heurtent lorsque le beau Zoltan arrive en ville avec la fête foraine et devient leur nouveau locataire.
Info
| Title | North Sea Texas |
|---|---|
| Original title | Noordzee Texas |
| Original version | Dutch |
| Status | Completed |
| Category | Features |
| Year of production | 2011 |
Credits
| Cast | Jelle Florizoone, Eva Van Der Gucht, Nina Marie Kortekaas, Mathias Vergels, Katelijne Damen, Luk Wijns, Thomas Coumans, Ben Van Den Heuvel, Patricia Goemaere, Nathan Naenen, Noor Ben Taouet, Ella-June Henrard |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | Bavo Defurne, Yves Verbraeken |
| Photography | Anton Mertens, SBC |
| Editing | Els Voorspoels |
| Music | Adriano Cominotto |
| Released | 2011 |
| Other | Based on the novel ‘Nooit gaat dit over’ by André Sollie Production Design: Kurt Rigolle Art Director: Merijn Sep Costume: Nathalie Lermytte |
Technical specs
| Running time film | 96' |
|---|---|
| Release format | DCP Jpeg 2000 |
| Aspect ratio | 2.35 Cinemascope |
| Sound format | Johan Somers |
| Colour | Colour |
Partners
| Supported by | Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF) |
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Awards
Awards: Montreal World Film Festival 2011: Silver Zenith Award for best feature debut and the Fipresci International Press Award.
Festivals: Montreal World Film Festival 2011, Filmfestival Oostende 2011,
North Sea Texas grabs fifth international prize
Bavo Defurne’s feature film debut North Sea Texas has snared its fifth international prize. The film screened at the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (27 April-6 May) where it was not only programmed as the closing picture, but also received the HBO Jury Prize for Best Full Length Feature.
More than a year after its Belgian release, North Sea Texas keeps on scoring overseas on both sales and festival selections. Recently Bavo Defurne’s feature had the honour of opening the Pink Apple Zürich Film Festival (2-10 May) in advance of its German theatrical release on 10 May.
UK release for North Sea Texas
Bavo Defurne’s feature debut, North Sea Texas, opens in British theatres today. It’s quite exceptional for a Belgian film from Flanders to get a wide UK release. Peccadillo, one of the UK’s principal distributors, signed up for the film’s theatrical release and has also set a VOD and DVD release for August.
Just last Sunday, North Sea Texas closed the London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival with a red carpet moment. After its passage in London, the film even received a three star review in The Guardian. Reviewer Henry Banes pegs it as a ‘beautiful-looking film about fledging gay love on the Belgian coast’ with brilliant acting.
Bavo Defurne scoops festival award in Cape Town
At the fifth edition of the Cape Winelands Film Festival in Cape Town, South Africa (14-24 March), Flemish director Bavo Defurne was awarded the Best First Feature Director Award for his feature debut North Sea, Texas. The film will be domestically released on DVD on 10 April.
North Sea, Texas keeps on scoring overseas. On 1 April, the film officially closes the London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and about a week later the movie will be released theatrically in the UK. Meanwhile, the film is already screening in movie theatres in The Netherlands. North Sea, Texas has so far been sold to ten territories, including the US, Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Switzerland and Poland.
North Sea Texas enters British waters
Bavo Defurne’s North Sea Texas will close the 26th BFI London Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (23 March-1 April). Peccadillo, one of the UK’s principal distributors, had already signed North Sea Texas up for theatrical release in the UK on 6 April, with VOD and DVD release following in August.
After it’s opening of the Amsterdam Pink Film Days, North Sea Texas by director Bavo Defurne is given yet another top billing at one of Europe’s principal gay movie fests. The director is no stranger to the LLGFF as a short filmmaker and this is a welcome return with his feature debut. “Every frame of this widescreen film is beautiful,” says one of the festival’s reviewers, “whether capturing a single blade of grass blowing in the wind or a tentative kiss. The passionate longing of adolescence is subtly conveyed and avoids the clichés which demand that desire be punished”.
North Sea Texas kicks off in The Netherlands and UK
Bavo Defurne’s North Sea Texas is set for a Dutch premiere in Amsterdam’s Pathé De Munt cinema on 7 March as part of the 15th Amsterdam Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Pink Film Days, 15-25 March), which kicks off a week later. Meanwhile Peccadillo Pictures has signed on to handle the film's distribution in the UK and Ireland.
The Dutch premiere, which will be attended by cast and crew, is just the start of a tour in The Netherlands. North Sea Texas will screen in a number of cities, including Nijmegen and Den Haag. In March, the film will also feature in the line-up of the BUFF (13-17 March), the International Children and Young People’s Film Festival in Malmö, Sweden. North Sea Texas recently made its US debut at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and was picked up for US distribution by Strand Releasing.
Last edited on 16 December 2011