Young Hearts

Original Title|Young Hearts

Drama, Family | 1' 37" | 2024 (Draft)

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First love is confusing for teenager Elias.

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synopsis

Fourteen-year-old Elias feels attracted to his new neighbour Alexander, who is also 14. Soon he realises that he's truly in love for the first time. The interactions with his friends and family bring more questions than answers. Confused by his burgeoning feelings, Elias tries to sort out this inner chaos and prove that he is worthy of Alexander's heart.
Elias, 14 ans, vit dans un petit village de Flandre. Lorsque Alexander, son nouveau voisin du même âge venant de Bruxelles, emménage en face de chez lui, Elias réalise qu’il est en train de tomber amoureux pour la première fois. Il devra faire face au chaos intérieur provoqué par ses sentiments naissants afin de vivre pleinement son histoire avec Alexander et de la révéler à tous.
Elias (14) voelt zich aangetrokken tot zijn nieuwe buur Alexander (14). Het is de eerste keer dat hij verliefd is en hij weet niet goed hoe met deze gevoelens om te gaan. Elias gaat op zoek naar zijn identiteit en wordt geconfronteerd met zijn omgeving en de typische vragen in het leven van een puber.

Credits

Costume
Gudrun Wylleman
Sound
Rosanne Blokker
Makeup
Jacqueline Hoogendijk, Chinouk Meurer
Music
Ruben De Gheselle
Still photography
Thomas Nolf

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Genre
Drama, Family
Year of production

2024
Production status
Draft
Original title
Young Hearts
Original language
Dutch

Technical specs

Running time
1' 37"
Aspect ratio
1.85:1
Available formats
Apple ProRes 444; DCP (2K)
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

Flanders Image

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1000 Brussel
Belgium

T +32 2 226 06 30
flandersimage@vaf.be

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

2024: Berlinale - Generation Kplus (DE); Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival (NO); Pink Apple (CH); Schwule Filmwoche Freiburg (DE); Cannes Ecrans Junior (FR); Seattle International Film Festival (US); Inside Out Toronto (CA); Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth (

Awards

2024: Special Mention - Berlinale Generation (DE); Grand Prix - Cannes écrans Juniors - Cannes Film Festival (FR); Audience Award - Schwule Filmwoche Freiburg (DE); New Directors Competition Special Jury Prize - Seattle IFF (US); LEadership Circle Prize for Outstanding performance (Lou Goossens) - I

Partners

Co-production partners

Family Affair Films, Ketnet, Kwassa Films

Supported by

Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Screen Flanders, Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government via Mohow!, Sabam for Culture, Netherlands Film production incentive, BeTV, Ketnet