Flanders Animation Focus

FLANDERS
ANIMATION
FOCUS
@ANNECY 2016
INTRODUCTION
BO’S BAZAAR
ABRACADABRA
The Flanders region, situated in the centre of Europe,
boasts a wide variety of high-end animation studios
and creative talent, ranging from traditional animation
techniques via stop-motion, motion-capture to 3D
and CGI.
This talent and know-how has resulted over the past
few years in nominations and prizes at the Cartoon
Movie and Cartoon Forum Tributes Awards and
international animation film festivals, such as the
Ottawa International Animation Festival, the Athens
Animfest, the Holland Animation Film Festival and
the Annecy International Film Festival.
ERIC AND THE TICK TOCKS
FOX AND HARE
DUDELS
HUBRIS
THE SECRET OF KELLS
As well as working on international co-productions
such as The Secret of Kells, The Congress, Jack and
the Cuckoo-Clock Heart, Phantom Boy, Asterix:
The Mansion of the Gods, Ooops! Noah is Gone and
Dimitri, these studios also develop their own projects,
of which a selection - both feature films and series are presented in this brochure.
JACK AND THE CUCKOO-CLOCK HEART
THE CONGRESS
This talent, creativity and professionalism, combined
with the attractive Federal Belgian tax shelter and the
regional incentives Flanders has to offer, make it a
co-production offer you can’t refuse.
projects pitched at the Flanders Animation Focus @ MIFA 2016
ASTERIX - THE MANSION OF THE GODS
INTRO
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ABRACADABRA
ORIGINAL TITLE / ABRACADABRA
Hundreds of white rabbits live in the
magic city of Abracadabra, which is located
inside the hat of a renowned elderly magician.
They all have the same goal: to be the best
at transformation and thus be selected to
be conjured out of the hat during the show!
Pocus, a rebel rabbit, tries to find his place
amongst the others in this petty town. He is
bad at transformation because of his overly
long ears and passionate temperament, and
invents the most absurd plans to escape
Abracadabra. His best friend Hocus, a
corpulent carefree ‘bon vivant’ rabbit who
always transforms into too big objects, tags
along on the crazy adventures. Fortunately, the
pair can count on Betty, the granddaughter of
Irma, the fortune-teller. They need all the help
they can get, because Morty, a know-it-all
careerist, always opposes their plans…
PITCH /
BO’S
BAZAAR
ORIGINAL TITLE / BO’S BAZAAR
Dimitri Oosterlynck / written by
Xavier Vairé and Pierre-Gilles Stehr / based on an
original idea of David Boriau / designs by Benjamin
Mutombo DIRECTED BY / TBC
PRODUCTION COMPANIES / Vivi Film (BE),
2 Minutes (FR), Magicworlds (BE)
LANGUAGE / English, Dutch, French
RUNNING TIME / 39 x 7’
GENRE / absurd cartoony comedy
CREATED BY /
CREATED / DIRECTED BY /
Bo is an energetic girl who lives in
a small seaside village. She loves hanging
around in her grandparents’ curiosity shop,
a treasure trove of bizarre, unusual and exotic
objects, all of which trigger the craziest
adventures.
PITCH /
2D AGE / 8 - 10 years
development / financing
BUDGET (€) / 3.48 million FINANCED FOR / 10.4%
BROADCASTER ATTACHED / Ketnet (VRT)
LOOKING FOR / financing, French broadcaster,
sales agent, presales
ETA / Autumn 2018
SALES INFO / Vivi Film / [email protected]
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SERIES
Tchack (FR), Il Luster (NL)
English, Dutch, French
RUNNING TIME / 52 x 13’
GENRE / comedy, adventure, cartoony 2D
TECHNIQUE / 2D
AGE / 7 - 9 years
STATUS / development / financing
LANGUAGE /
(€) / 3.75 million
17.35%
TECHNIQUE /
BUDGET
STATUS /
FINANCED FOR /
Ketnet (VRT)
financing, co-producers,
broadcasters, sales agent, presales
ETA / Spring 2018
SALES INFO / Vivi Film / [email protected]
BROADCASTER ATTACHED /
LOOKING FOR /
Notes
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Rudi Mertens
Vivi Film (BE),
PRODUCTION COMPANIES /
Notes
VIVI FILM
VIVI FILM
Viviane Vanfleteren
Lindenberg 2A
BE-1700 Dilbeek
T +32 (0)2 412 01 13
E [email protected]
W www.vivifilm.be
Viviane Vanfleteren
Lindenberg 2A
BE-1700 Dilbeek
T +32 (0)2 412 01 13
E [email protected]
W www.vivifilm.be
SERIES
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CRAZY
HUMANS
DUDELS
ORIGINAL TITLE / DROEDELS
ORIGINAL TITLE /
CRAZY HUMANS
Ajax and Slim are neighbours but
they make a very odd couple, and have
totally opposite personalities: Ajax is a loner,
Slim is the life of the party; Ajax is awkward,
Slim is suave; Ajax is a human, Slim is a
giraffe. Every morning they squish into the
lift, along with all of their other neighbours
and go down to work together. But Slim gets
off at the 3rd floor and goes into the jungle
with the other animals, while Ajax exits on
street level with the humans… So there we
discover the two worlds - the urban human
world, the jungle world for the animals which sometimes intermingle. Animals and
humans can socialise and fraternize, just like
Ajax and Slim.
PITCH /
CREATED BY / Adam Long, based on the cartoons
by Guillermo Mordillo DIRECTED BY / TBC
PRODUCTION COMPANIES / Grid Animation (BE),
Zooper Film (DE), Tinker Magic (ES)
LANGUAGE / English
RUNNING TIME / 52 x 7’
GENRE / animation, fantasy,
absurd comedy
TECHNIQUE / 3D
AGE / family audiences
STATUS / development
BUDGET (€) / 3.5 million
FINANCED FOR / 40%
BROADCASTER(S) ATTACHED / TBC
LOOKING FOR / financing, buyer, broadcaster,
distributor
ETA / 2019
SALES INFO / Grid Animation /
[email protected]
Notes
EYEWORKS NV
GRID ANIMATION
Mark Mertens
Dulle-Grietlaan 1
BE-9050 Gentbrugge
T +32 (0)9 265 98 98
E [email protected]
W www.grid-vfx.com
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SERIES
What happens when your scrapbook
doodles and collages come to life? A kid’s copybook bulges with doodles and cut-out illustrations. With the doodles, he makes comments on
lessons and events at school. On the last page, he
doodles Jim, Jam and Jippy. All is quiet inside the
book until Jim, Jam and Jippy start moving.
They are bored, so they travel to other pages,
penetrating deeper into the wonderful world
of doodles and fantastic landscapes in which
everything comes to life. Jim and Jam try to make
sense of all those new situations, but interpret the
world in the copybook in their own slightly erroneous and naive manner. To our little doodles, a
page from the copybook is like an endless desert,
the edges of which they will never reach…
PITCH /
Rudi Mertens
Eyeworks
Belgium (BE), Lunanime (BE), 4.21 (FR)
LANGUAGE / Dutch, French
RUNNING TIME / 52 x 11’
GENRE / action comedy
TECHNIQUE / 2D and cut out animation
AGE / 6 - 12 years
STATUS / development
CREATED & DIRECTED BY /
PRODUCTION COMPANIES /
BUDGET
(€) / 4 million
45%
FINANCED FOR /
Ketnet (VRT)
buyer, broadcaster
BROADCASTER ATTACHED /
LOOKING FOR /
ETA /
TBC
Eyeworks Belgium /
[email protected]
SALES INFO /
Notes
Peter Bouckaert (L)
Jimmy Simons (R)
Fabrieksstraat 43
BE-1930 Zaventem
T +32 (0)2 711 42 50
[email protected]
[email protected]
W eyeworksfilm.be
SERIES
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FOX AND
HARE
ERIC AND
THE TICK
TOCKS
ORIGINAL TITLE / VOS & HAAS
ORIGINAL TITLE /
DE BABBELBOOM
Tom Van Gestel
Fabrique
Fantastique (BE), Scopas Medien AG (DE)
LANGUAGE / English, Dutch, German
RUNNING TIME / 36 x 7’30’’
GENRE / comedy
TECHNIQUE / 3D
AGE / 4 - 7 years
STATUS / development / pilot finished
DIRECTED BY /
PRODUCTION COMPANIES /
BUDGET
In the sheltering shadow of an age-old
African tree, master storyteller Eric takes the
little ones on a journey to Africa for a series of
magnificent stories. Each of the stories is funny
and full of fantasy, but if you listen carefully you
can discover even more.
PITCH /
CREATED / DIRECTED BY /
Mascha Halberstad & Tom Van Gestel
PRODUCTION COMPANIES /
Fox and Hare is a comic and
imaginative animation series about a
surprising mix of animals living in a forest. All
the storylines revolve around Fox, a goodhumoured extra-large-sized fox, and Hare, a
sensitive friendly hare, along with their forest
friends. During their daily activities, they
experience funny, scary, crazy, challenging
and exciting moments. Through friendship
and imagination they answer questions and
solve their problems in a creative way.
PITCH /
(€) / 3.6 million
5%
FINANCED FOR /
VTM-KAZOOM
co-producer, financing,
broadcaster, distributor
ETA / 2020
SALES INFO / Fabrique Fantastique /
[email protected]
BROADCASTER ATTACHED /
LOOKING FOR /
Notes
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SERIES
Walking the Dog (BE), Submarine (NL)
English, Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 52 x 11’
GENRE / animation series
TECHNIQUE / 3D AGE / 4 - 7 years
STATUS / development
LANGUAGE /
(€) / 5.6 million FINANCED FOR / 33%
Ketnet (VRT),
Ouftivi (RTBF), KRO-NCRV
LOOKING FOR / co-producer, financing,
buyer, broadcaster
ETA / Winter 2017
SALES / Cake Entertainment /
[email protected]
BUDGET
BROADCASTERS ATTACHED /
Notes
FABRIQUE FANTASTIQUE
WALKING THE DOG
Tom Van Gestel
Heiknuitersstraat 14
BE-2440 Geel
M +32 (0)496 620 280
[email protected]
Wwww.fabriquefantastique.be
Eric Goossens
C-Mine 12
BE-3600 Genk
T +32 (0)2 412 41 10
[email protected]
Wwww.walkingthedog.be
SERIES
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GEORGE
& PAUL
ORIGINAL TITLE / GEORGE & PAUL
CREATED / DIRECTED BY /
Erik Verkerk & Joost Van Den Bosch
PRODUCTION COMPANIES /
FRUST &
LINDA
- TV SPECIAL
ORIGINAL TITLE / FRUST & LINDA
Frust & Linda is a character-driven
comic adventure, based on personal
experiences and enriched with absurd
humour. It is about a polar opposite couple:
autistic rabbit Frust and chaotic bear Linda.
They want to go on a vacation but a series of
obstacles complicates their journey.
PITCH /
STATUS /
Beast Productions (BE),
Pedri Animation (NL)
LANGUAGE / Dutch, Flemish, English
RUNNING TIME / 26 x 5’
GENRE / stop-motion kids series
TECHNIQUE / stop-motion
AGE / 4 - 6 years
STATUS / in production
BUDGET (€) / 1.6 million
FINANCED FOR / 100%
BROADCASTERS ATTACHED / Ketnet (VRT),
NTR
LOOKING FOR / additional broadcasters,
buyers
BUDGET
ETA /
CREATED / DIRECTED BY /
Anna Heuninck
Roman Klochkov,
Lunanime (BE)
no dialogue
RUNNING TIME / 26’
GENRE / animated special, humour
TECHNIQUE / 2D
AGE / all ages
PRODUCTION COMPANY /
LANGUAGE /
development
(€) / 400,000
FINANCED FOR / 3%
TBC
co-producer, broadcaster
BROADCASTER(S) ATTACHED /
LOOKING FOR /
ETA /
2018
SALES INFO /
January 2017
Pedri Animation /
Beast Productions /
[email protected]
SALES INFO /
Lunanime / [email protected]
Notes
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TV SPECIAL
In the world of George and Paul,
everything - including themselves - is created
out of wooden blocks! George and Paul have
many great adventures in which they use their
environment to create things and to solve
problems. In their world, everything is possible;
it all depends on the creativity, technical skills
and imagination of these two friends. In the
end, everything in life comes down to having
fun. Enjoy it and think positive!
PITCH /
Notes
LUNANIME
BEAST PRODUCTIONS
Annemie Degryse
Hof Ter Mere 28
BE- 9000 Gent
T +32 (0)9 277 05 20
[email protected]
Wwww.lunanime.be
Steven De Beul
Oude Baan 1D
BE- 2800 Mechelen
T +32 (0)15 636 828
[email protected]
Wwww.beastanimation.be
SERIES
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MUSH-MUSH & THE MUSHABLES
ORIGINAL TITLE / MUSH-MUSH & THE MUSHABLES
Elfriede de Rooster
Thuristar (BE),
La Cabane (FR)
LANGUAGE / English, French, Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 52 x 11’
GENRE / animation, adventure and comedy
TECHNIQUE / 3D
AGE / upper preschool
STATUS / development
BUDGET (€) / TBC
BROADCASTER(S) ATTACHED / TBC
LOOKING FOR / broadcasters, distributors
ETA / 2018
SALES INFO / Thuristar /
[email protected]
CREATED BY /
PRODUCTION COMPANIES /
MEMETS
ORIGINAL TITLE / MEMETS
CREATED / DIRECTED BY /
Esther Vicente Ballister, Dirk Nielandt
PRODUCTION COMPANIES / Walking the Dog
(BE), White Door Entertainment (ES)
LANGUAGE / English, Dutch, Spanish
RUNNING TIME / 52 x 11’
GENRE / animated series AGE / 6 - 10 years
3D STATUS / development
(€) / 5.6 million FINANCED FOR / 2.5%
BROADCASTER ATTACHED / Ketnet (VRT)
LOOKING FOR / co-producer, financing,
buyer, broadcaster
ETA / 2018
SALES INFO / Walking The Dog /
[email protected]
TECHNIQUE /
BUDGET
Memets chronicles the wacky
adventures enjoyed by Adri and her five friends
when they discover their world and fulfil their
missions. Among them there is an octopus
with an elephant’s memory; a suicide bomber
who doesn’t miss a chance to get into trouble;
a hairball who is afraid of his own shadow; an
inveterate optimist feeling positive in the most
negative of situations; a diva who is in love with
the optimist; and Dop, who is obsessed and
stubborn. They represent six key components of
our brain, but will they discover that their world is
a child’s brain?
PITCH /
In a world that is both familiar and fantastic, Mush-Mush and the Mushables tells the
extraordinary adventure of the road to self-discovery from a child’s point of view. In the small
community of the Mushables, huddled in the midst of the forest, everyone seems to have chosen
his or her role. Everyone, that is, except Mush-Mush, who likes to do so many different things that
he prefers to let adventure do the choosing for him!
PITCH /
Notes
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SERIES
Notes
WALKING THE DOG
THURISTAR
Eric Goossens
C-Mine 12
BE-3600 Genk
T +32 (0)2 412 41 10
E [email protected]
W www.walkingthedog.be
Perrine Gauthier
Klinkerlaan 5A
BE-9090 Melle
M +32 (0)472 51 75 57
E [email protected]
W www.thuristar.com
SERIES
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OLLIE
ORIGINAL TITLE / OLLIE
PRODUCTION COMPANY /
In a very busy noisy city, there’s
a quiet place: a small park surrounded by
buildings and long-forgotten. If you know how
to find it, you can meet Ollie and his friends:
an owl, a stork, a frog and five birds who live
together and share many adventures. They
never leave the park, so you will have to go
there yourself, preferably at dusk, because
that’s when Ollie and his friends are still awake
and ready to embark on their latest adventure.
RUNNING TIME /
PITCH /
LANGUAGE /
no dialogue
26 x 5’
preschool series
TECHNIQUE / 2D
AGE / 2 - 4 years
STATUS / development
BUDGET (€) / 1 million
FINANCED FOR / 3%
GENRE /
FRENCH TITLE / MON CHEVALIER ET MOI
My Knight and Me is a medieval
comedy starring Henri of Orange, a
charmingly inept but chivalrous knight, his
clever son Jimmy the Squire, and fun-loving
Cat the Princess, Jimmy’s best friend from
Epic High. Together, the knightly trio set out
to make the Dark Ages a little lighter…and a
whole lot more fun!
PITCH /
LOOKING FOR /
ETA /
2018
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SERIES
Lunanime / [email protected]
Joeri Christiaen
Thuristar (BE),
CREATED AND DIRECTED BY /
PRODUCTION COMPANIES /
TeamTO (FR)
English, French, Dutch
52 x 11’
GENRE / animation, epic comedy
TECHNIQUE / 3D
AGE / 6 - 11 years
STATUS / production
LANGUAGE /
RUNNING TIME /
BUDGET
(€) / 7 million
Canal+,
TéléTOON+, Ketnet (VRT), Ouftivi (RTBF),
Super RTL
LOOKING FOR / buyers
ETA / Fall 2016
SALES / Cake Entertainment /
[email protected]
BROADCASTERS ATTACHED /
Notes
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TBC
co-producer, broadcaster
BROADCASTER(S) ATTACHED /
SALES INFO /
MY KNIGHT
AND ME
Anton Setola
Lunanime (BE)
CREATED / DIRECTED BY /
Notes
THURISTAR
LUNANIME
Perrine Gauthier
Klinkerlaan 5A
BE-9090 Melle
M +32 (0)472 51 75 57
E [email protected]
W www.thuristar.com
Annemie Degryse
Hof Ter Mere 28
BE- 9000 Gent
T +32 (0)9 277 05 20
E [email protected]
W www.lunanime.be
SERIES
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OTTO’S
TALL TALES
RAY AND
RUBY
ORIGINAL TITLE /
OTTO’S TALL TALES
ORIGINAL TITLE / RAY AND RUBY
Sabine De Vos, Sabine Martens
Steven De Beul, Ben Tesseur
PRODUCTION COMPANIES / Eyeworks Belgium
(BE), Creative Conspiracy (BE),
Samka Productions (FR)
LANGUAGE / Dutch, French
RUNNING TIME / 52 x 11’
GENRE / action, comedy
AGE / 6 - 10 years
TECHNIQUE / 3D and live action
STATUS / development
BUDGET (€) / 10 million
CREATED BY /
DIRECTED BY /
CREATED BY /
Eugene & Louise
Glenn D’Hondt, Karim Rhellam
DIRECTED BY /
PRODUCTION COMPANY /
Creative Conspiracy (BE)
LANGUAGE / English
RUNNING TIME / 52 x 11’
GENRE / adventure, friendship and humour
TECHNIQUE / 2D
AGE / 4 - 7 years
development
(€) / 6.9 million FINANCED FOR / 40%
BROADCASTER ATTACHED / Ketnet (VRT)
LOOKING FOR / financing, co-producer,
broadcaster
ETA / 2018
SALES INFO / Creative Conspiracy /
[email protected]
STATUS /
BUDGET
Notes
Growing up is quite an adventure.
Step by step, children discover the world with
its many rules of play. In OttO’s Tall Tales, we
explore how a little boy named OttO experiences
this world. He calls upon his imagination to
help him understand situations in real life. Every
day becomes a ‘Tall Tale’, in which reality and
imagination melt into one. The most everyday
situations can trigger OttO’s imagination: the
changing of the seasons; redecorating the house;
a package delivered by the mailman... And when
that happens, OttO enters an imaginary world
where he has the most amazing adventures with
his friends. These adventures are not only fun:
they’re also the perfect setting for OttO to learn,
experience and share valuable life lessons in a
colourful and imaginative way.
PITCH /
CREATIVE CONSPIRACY
Peter Decraene (L)
Karim Rhellam (R)
Bomastraat 30-36
BE-9000 Gent
T +32 (0)9 331 55 10
[email protected]
[email protected]
Wwww.cc.be
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SERIES
This live action/CGI hybrid relates
the comic adventures of two funny mice,
a storybook castle, and a Count who’s
out to catch them both! Ray and Ruby are
twins with insatiable curiosities - which is
just as well, as they’ve recently moved with
their mum and dad into an old castle in the
countryside, stuffed to the ramparts with
legends, mysteries and adventures! With its
many rooms, attics and extensive gardens to
explore, the castle is the greatest adventure
playground two mice could hope for.
PITCH /
EYEWORKS NV
FINANCED FOR /
50%
Ketnet (VRT),
France Télévison, Disney Channel EMEA
LOOKING FOR / buyers, broadcaster
ETA / TBC
SALES INFO / Eyeworks Belgium /
[email protected]
BROADCASTERS ATTACHED /
Notes
Peter Bouckaert (L)
Jimmy Simons (R)
Fabrieksstraat 43
BE-1930 Zaventem
T +32 (0)2 711 42 50
[email protected]
[email protected]
W eyeworksfilm.be
SERIES
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THREE LITTLE NINJAS
DELIVERY SERVICE
ORIGINAL TITLE / THREE LITTLE NINJAS
DELIVERY SERVICE
SIR
MOUSE
ORIGINAL TITLE /
RIDDER MUIS
Mouse has got a sword. She’s clad
in armour. She’s a knight. Dragon hasn’t got
a sword. She is not clad in armour. She’s just
Dragon. Knights fight dragons. But Sir Mouse
and Dragon don’t fight each other. They are
best friends… With a modern feminist twist,
Sir Mouse challenges medieval fairy tale
clichés. Each episode tells the story of their
unusual friendship, in which small events
become big adventures. Thanks to Dragon’s
unconditional patience
and humble support,
stubborn Sir Mouse
will continue to excel
in bravery.
PITCH /
Dirk Nielandt, Marjolein Pottie
Tom Van Gestel
PRODUCTION COMPANIES / Fabrique
Fantastique (BE), Scopas Medien AG (DE)
LANGUAGE / English, Dutch, German
RUNNING TIME / 26 x 7’
GENRE / comedy
TECHNIQUE / 2D Cut-Out
AGE / 5 - 8 years
CREATED BY /
DIRECTED BY /
development
(€) / 1.5 million
FINANCED FOR / 2.3%
STATUS /
BUDGET
Ketnet (VRT)
broadcaster, distributor
BROADCASTER ATTACHED /
LOOKING FOR /
ETA /
2019
The pilot of this series is selected for the short films
Fabrique Fantastique /
[email protected]
SALES INFO /
Notes
Tom Van Gestel
Heiknuitersstraat 14
BE-2440 Geel
M +32 (0)496 620 280
E [email protected]
W www.fabriquefantastique.be
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SERIES
section (out of competition) of the Annecy Film
Festival 2016.
CREATIVE CONSPIRACY
FABRIQUE FANTASTIQUE
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Imagine a delivery service that
delivers anything, anywhere and at any
time… A delivery service which is not
restricted by the limitations of time and
space. And to top it off: imagine it being run
by three little Ninjas… The Red Ninja (‘Red’
for short) has the uncanny ability to look
through time and space and locate any order.
‘Yellow’ complements this with his ability to
travel through space and time (ordering a
living dinosaur is not a problem). And ‘Purple’
can temporarily reduce the size of any order
by inhaling it (ordering a living dinosaur
to be delivered on the 25th floor is not a
problem). The combination of their respective
powers allows the Ninjas to guarantee their
business motto: ‘We deliver whatever you
want, wherever you want and whenever you
want!’ No order is too challenging for this
exceptionally skilled, highly trained and highly
explosive trio.
PITCH /
CREATED BY /
Kim Claeys
Kim Claeys, Karim Rhellam
DIRECTED BY /
PRODUCTION COMPANY /
Creative Conspiracy (BE)
LANGUAGE / English
RUNNING TIME / 52 x 11’
GENRE / absurd slapstick comedy
TECHNIQUE / 3D / 2D mix
AGE / 6 - 12 years (co-viewing)
financing / pilot available
(€) / 7.9 million FINANCED FOR / 50%
BROADCASTER ATTACHED / Ketnet (VRT)
LOOKING FOR / financing, co-producer,
broadcaster
ETA / 2017
SALES INFO / Creative Conspiracy /
[email protected]
STATUS /
BUDGET
Notes
Peter Decraene (L)
Karim Rhellam (R)
Bomastraat 30-36
BE-9000 Gent
T +32 (0)9 331 55 10
[email protected]
[email protected]
Wwww.cc.be
SERIES
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What an elephant-sized colossal
catastrophe! First the humans cover their island
with high-rises and factories until it resembles a
dump rather than a natural paradise. And then
they want to scurry away as soon as problems
arise. Plus, the animals’ island is in danger of
sinking into the ocean: every day, the water rises
a little higher, covering more land, and it seems
doom is only days away. For the humans, this
is not a problem; they decide to build a big ship
and sail off to find themselves a new island. But
what about all those animals that live on the
other island? Lion King Leonardo promises that
he will make sure that all the animals are saved.
But the little caterpillar Hugo and his best friend,
the giraffe Olli, are convinced that this is just a
rumour. Humans have never cared about the
animals; why should that be any different now?
PITCH /
CANAAN
ORIGINAL TITLE / CANAAN
Jan Bultheel
Tondo (BE),
Tarantula (BE), Canada (TBC)
LANGUAGE / Dutch, Lakota
RUNNING TIME / 90’
GENRE / psychological drama,
romantic and historical drama
TECHNIQUE / motion capture, 3D
AGE / adults & young adults
CREATED / DIRECTED BY /
Bruges,1842. Together with a
group of black sisters, young novice Roza is
sent to Father Pieter-Jan De Smet’s mission
in the New World. The sisters get lost on
the prairie and are taken in by a nomadic
Sioux tribe.
PITCH /
PRODUCTION COMPANIES /
development
(€) / 3 million
FINANCED FOR / 5.5 %
LOOKING FOR /
TBC
financing, co-producers,
buyers, broadcasters
ETA / Spring 2019
SALES INFO / Tondo / [email protected]
BROADCASTER(S) ATTACHED /
LOOKING FOR /
Notes
FEATURE
Jesper Møller, based on
the cartoons by Guillermo Mordillo
DIRECTED BY / Jesper Møller
PRODUCTION COMPANIES / Grid Animation
(BE), Wunder Werk (DE), Zooper Film (DE),
Tinker Magic (ES)
LANGUAGE / English
RUNNING TIME / 80’
GENRE / animation, fantasy,
absurd comedy
TECHNIQUE / 3D
AGE / family audience
STATUS / development
BUDGET (€) / 9 million
FINANCED FOR / 35%
CREATED BY /
BROADCASTER(S) ATTACHED /
BUDGET
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ORIGINAL TITLE / CRAZY ISLAND
TBC
financing, buyer,
broadcaster, distributor
ETA / 2019
SALES INFO / Grid Animation /
[email protected]
STATUS /
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Notes
TONDO
GRID ANIMATION
Jan Bultheel
Vallenbosstraat 5
BE-1700 Sint Ulriks Kapelle
T +32 (0)2 521 73 88
E [email protected]
W www.tondofilms.be
Mark Mertens
Dulle-Grietlaan 1
BE-9050 Gentbrugge
T +32 (0)9 265 98 98
[email protected]
Wwww.grid-vfx.com
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SCREEN FLANDERS
CO-PRODUCTION GUIDE
HUBRIS
ORIGINAL TITLE / HUBRIS
Ives Agemans
Cyborn (BE)
CREATED / DIRECTED BY /
PRODUCTION COMPANY /
English
RUNNING TIME / 85’
GENRE / sci-fi, action, adventure
TECHNIQUE / 3D
AGE / teenagers, young adults, adults,
young minded
STATUS / development
LANGUAGE /
BUDGET
(€) / 8 million
30%
FINANCED FOR /
TBC
financing, co-producer,
buyer, broadcaster
ETA / Fall 2018
SALES INFORMATION / Cyborn /
[email protected]
BROADCASTER(S) ATTACHED /
LOOKING FOR /
Notes
Cyan-A, a mysterious assassin and
loyal hand of the Order of Objectivity, is sent
on a quest to unravel an event that took place
in an unstable Galaxy, far from the reach of
the Order’s regular armies. On one of the
many rocky moons that orbit the twin planet,
a world-reforming tower has been hijacked at
exactly the same time that a Master of Creation
is about to turn the dead moon into a lively little
planet. The usual suspects would be the GOC,
a group of interstellar hackers. But what about
the worshippers who believe that no creature
is allowed to reform what they consider to be
their God’s creation? On her way through the
Galaxy, Cyan-A gathers a crew from different
backgrounds: Siren, a sinister human of
genetic perfection; Ell, a peace-loving young
woman and wannabe Master of Creation; and
engineer Lex and close combat security guard
Ryo. Last but not least, there is Wack, the fixer.
On their journey, things become more complex
and they begin to suspect that Cyan-A’s
mission is much darker then she wants them
to believe…
PITCH /
SCREEN FLANDERS
THE ECONOMIC FUND OF THE FLANDERS REGION
The Screen Flanders Economic Fund is a
selective support measure which invests in
audiovisual productions and co-productions
that spend all or part of their budget within the
Flanders region.
As an economic support to cover their
audiovisual expenses in Flanders, Belgian
producers can apply to receive up to €400,000
of refundable advances.
Every euro invested in a production by Screen
Flanders must yield at least one euro of
audiovisual expenditure in the region. The
projects submitted to the Fund show an average
leverage of eligible spend of around five times.
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Periodical calls are made, each with a specific
allocated budget. Applications are presented to
a jury consisting of both economic and cultural
experts who assess and prioritise all projects.
Available funding is then allocated to the highestranking applications, in descending order, until all
the money for that budget has been allocated. The
annual budget of Screen Flanders is €4.5 million.
WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS QUALIFY FOR SUPPORT?
• animated features (min. 60 minutes)
• animated series with at least three episodes and a
minimum total broadcast time of 60 minutes
Screen Flanders also supports fiction and documentary projects
(features and series).
CYBORN
Ives Agemans (L)
Iris Delafortry (R)
Prins Leopoldstraat 28
BE-2140 Antwerpen
T +32 (0)3 288 84 32
[email protected]
[email protected]
Wcyborn.be
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The support is awarded in the form of a refundable
investment. From the net receipts, a percentage
needs to be repaid corresponding to the
proportion of total support awarded by Screen
Flanders in the overall financing of the audiovisual
work. The Fund is entitled to this percentage even
if the advance has been repaid.
To be eligible, at least 50% of the financing of the overall production
budget needs to have been secured at the time of application
and the producer needs to spend a minimum of €250,000 in the
Flanders region. Furthermore, the project must enrich the cultural
heritage of Flanders (the cultural test).
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CO-PRODUCTION
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WHAT QUALIFIES AS AUDIOVISUAL EXPENDITURE?
Only certain types of expenditure are eligible when it comes to assessing how much support a
project might be awarded. These expenses
• must incur in and be invoiced from the Flanders region;
• must be made with the aim of completing the audiovisual work in question;
• and must benefit the structure of the Flemish audiovisual sector.
Expenditure qualifying for support is exclusive of VAT and may not have been invoiced for at the time
of application. It must be realistic and in line with market rates.
DIMITRI
WHO CAN APPLY?
Applications must be submitted by Belgiumbased producers. Foreign producers must work
with a Belgian co-producer (www.anim.be)
that meets all conditions.
OTHER INCENTIVES
Screen Flanders support is easily combined
with other mechanisms such as the Belgian Tax
Shelter and the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF).
HOW & WHEN TO APPLY
Screen Flanders applications can only be made
in response to a call. The remaining application
deadlines for 2016 are 9 September and
9 December.
All admissible applications are examined by
an expert jury who will assess the following
qualitative and quantitative criteria:
• The social and cultural added value of the
audiovisual work in terms of the quality and
attractiveness of the script (maximum score:
10 points)
• The persons and structures involved in the
audiovisual work: applicant, director, cast, etc.
(maximum score: 10 points)
• Efficiency and output: the commercial
strengths and efficient use of the resources
(maximum score: 30 points)
• Effectiveness and outcome: the impact on the
Flemish audiovisual sector (maximum score:
50 points)
Applications are ranked in descending order
of overall score. To appear in the ranking, an
application must score at least 60 points.
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CO-PRODUCTION
Visit screenflanders.com for the full set of rules
& regulations.
THE TAX SHELTER – BELGIAN TAX INCENTIVE
The Belgian Tax Shelter is a government-approved efficient and transparent tax incentive designed
to encourage investments in audiovisual works produced in Belgium. The system is open to Belgian
productions as well as qualifying international (mainly European) co-productions with Belgium.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM IT?
PRODUCERS
WHAT KIND OF PRODUCTIONS QUALIFY
FOR TAX SHELTER?
INVESTORS
Productions must be audiovisual works that
belong to one of the following categories:
• Live-action or animated features, mediumlength or short films and documentaries
intended to be shown theatrically;
• Live-action and animated made-for-television
series, telefilms and TV documentaries.
The upper limit on investment is 50% of a
company’s retained profits. There is no limit
on the number of investors allowed to
participate in a production.
The audiovisual work must be approved by
the competent departments of the Flemish,
French or German-speaking communities of
Belgium as a European audiovisual work:
• as defined by the Audiovisual Media Services
(AMS) Directive of 10/03/2010 (2010/13/EU);
• or produced within the framework of a
bilateral co-production agreement concluded
between Belgium (or one of its communities)
and another state. There are currently bilateral
co-production agreements with China, Israel,
Switzerland, Morocco and Tunisia.
Belgian production companies and Belgian
branches of foreign production companies
(subject to non-resident corporate tax in
Belgium) which have been certified by the
Belgian Ministry of Finance are eligible.
They may not have direct links to a broadcaster.
Resident companies and Belgian branches
of non-resident companies that make taxable
profits in Belgium can benefit from this tax
regime. Excluded are companies whose
main purpose is the development and the
production of audiovisual works (i.e. producers),
broadcasters, credit institutions and companies
that own rights in the commercial exploitation
of the film.
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HOW DOES IT WORK?
Based upon the amount of direct and indirect
qualifying audiovisual costs the production
will spend in the European Economic Area, a
producer can sell Tax Shelter Certificates
to investors. The total value of the Tax Shelter
Certificates may amount to a maximum of
70% of the direct and indirect qualifying
audiovisual costs incurred in the European
Economic Area, insofar as these expenses
are specifically related to the production of the
audiovisual work. The value of all the Tax Shelter
Certificates sold for an audiovisual work may
not exceed €15 million. The investors thus prefinance the production and/or post-production
costs by purchasing a temporary tax exemption.
In return for purchasing the Tax Shelter
Certificate, the investor benefits from a
temporary exemption of any retained taxable
CASH FLOW:
The investors must make full payment within
three months of signing the framework
agreement. The producer must make the
qualifying expenditure within 18 months of
signing the framework agreement. For animated
features, the maximum term is 24 months after
signing the framework agreement.
In order to find potential investors and deal with
the framework agreement and legal documents,
a producer may hire the services of an
intermediary company. In return for its services,
the intermediary will charge a percentage
(15% in the simulation on pg 27).
A minimum of 90% of the Tax Shelter
Certificate’s value needs to be spent in
Belgium on qualifying audiovisual costs, of
which a minimum of 70% needs to be directly
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SIMULATION FOR A CO-PRODUCTION WITH MIN. €2 MILLION QUALIFYING
AV SPEND IN THE EEA
€2,000,000
Direct & indirect
qualifying AV costs in
the EEA
48.387%
optimal
investment rate
€677,418
Cash investment
based on the Tax Shelter
Certificate value
70%
Tax Shelter Certificate
€1,400,000*
OOOPS! NOAH IS GONE
profits worth up to 310% of the sum paid for the
Certificate. The investors also receive a return on
the sums paid to the producer; the applied rate
is based on the Euribor 12-months rate (0.336%
over 12 months in the simulation on pg 27)
augmented with 450 basis points.
related to the production and exploitation of
the audiovisual work. This refers to costs related
to the creative and technical production and
post-production of the audiovisual work. Costs
related to the administration and financial
management of the audiovisual work do not
qualify as audiovisual spend and can only be
taken into account to a maximum of 30% of
the required expenditure in Belgium.
Once the audiovisual work has been completed,
the Ministry of Finance delivers the final Tax
Shelter Certificate based upon the approved
expenditure. The final tax exemption for the
investors is then recalculated. If at the end of the
production the required spend is not fully met,
the value of the Tax Shelter Certificate will be
reduced pro rata with the qualifying expenditure
in Belgium at a level of 10/9.
=
90%
€1,260,000
90% spent
in Belgium
on qualifying AV costs
Min. 70%
€882,000
Min. 70% spent
on direct AV costs
Commission intermediary**
f.e. 15% =
€101,613
Interest on investment
(Euribor*** +4.5%) x 18/12 =
€49,140
Net Tax Shelter available for production
Investment – Interest – Commission = €526,665
= 42% of the qualifying spend in Belgium
Max. 30%
€378,000
Max. 30% spent
on indirect AV costs
The net advantage of the Tax Shelter Certificate for the
producer comes to €677,418 - €101,613 (commission) €49,140 (interest) = €526,665
= 42% of the qualifying audiovisual spend in Belgium
* The value of the Tax Shelter Certificate may amount to a maximum of 10/9 of the qualifying spend in Belgium, in this case €1,400,000.
** Using an intermediary is not mandatory. In the schedule, an indicative percentage of 15% was used to calculate the intermediary’s fee,
but rates may vary.
***www.euribor-rates.eu
The value of all the Tax Shelter Certificates sold for any audiovisual work may not exceed €15 million.
CO-PRODUCERS, INTERMEDIARIES
AND BANKS
The first and necessary step for any foreign
producer to benefit from the Tax Shelter is to find
a local co-production partner (www.anim.be).
Investors can be approached directly by certified
producers to arrange investment under the Tax
Shelter, which will involve some legal work. An
alternative is for the producer to work with an
intermediary company certified by the Belgian
authorities, which will match potential investors
with productions and handle all the paperwork.
In return for these services, the intermediaries
charge a fee to the producer.
As well as specialised intermediary companies,
some Belgian banks have created film funds or
investment products to bring the advantage of
the Tax Shelter to those of their clients who want
to invest.
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SCREEN FLANDERS + BELGIAN TAX SHELTER = 66%
By combining the mechanisms of the federal Belgian Tax Shelter with the support of
the regional Economic Fund Screen Flanders, producers can finance up to 66% of
their eligible audiovisual spend in the Flanders region. If an audiovisual cost is eligible
for the regional Screen Flanders Fund, it can also be taken into account for the federal
Tax Shelter system, which makes it simple to combine both mechanisms.
BELGIAN TAX SHELTER
SCREEN FLANDERS*
Federal Incentive
Regional Incentive
€2,000,000
Direct & indirect
qualifying AV costs in
the EEA
€1,260,000
90% spent
in Belgium
on qualifying AV costs
Can finance up to 42%
of the qualifying spend in Belgium
€1,000,000**
qualifying direct AV
costs incurred in the
Flanders region
+
Can finance up to 24%
of the qualifying spend in the
Flanders region
= 66% of the qualifying spend in Flanders, Belgium
* Screen Flanders is a selective support mechanism.
** Screen Flanders only takes direct audiovisual costs into account. For example, financing costs,
hotel and transport costs are not eligible. These costs are, however, eligible for the Belgian Tax Shelter.
Let’s say you are financing an international
co-production with a total budget of €5 million
and will be spending €2 million in Europe
(EEA). For the federal Tax Shelter mechanism
this results in a Tax Shelter Certificate with a
value of €1,400,000 and €1,260,000 of eligible
direct and indirect audiovisual costs in Belgium.
Following the schedule above, 42% of these
costs (or €526,665) can be financed through
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the Tax Shelter system.
If these eligible audiovisual costs are incurred in
the Flanders region, you can apply to the Screen
Flanders Economic Fund to cover an additional
24% of these costs, to a maximum to €400,000.
THE FLANDERS
AUDIOVISUAL FUND –
VAF
The VAF/Film Fund supports audiovisual
productions in Flanders, as well as international
co-productions with Flanders. Its aims are
threefold:
• to develop a sustainable audiovisual industry
• to encourage and support upcoming
audiovisual talent
• and to promote a vibrant audiovisual culture in
Flanders
Filmmakers can apply for support for fiction,
documentary, animation and Filmlab (experimental)
projects. The budget for animation is €1,520,000.
The Film Fund supports feature films, as well as
short films and medium-length films. The focus
is on local content. As of 2016, the Film Fund
will support one Flemish feature per year for
€750,000. Support for shorter formats varies
between €50,000 and €250,000 per film. Foreign
features can apply at Screen Flanders.
The VAF/Media Fund was launched in 2011 to
support the production of independent television
series co-financed by a Flemish broadcaster.
The Media Fund supports three types of series:
animation, documentary, and fiction series. In
2016, the total budget for production support from
the Media Fund is €3.6 million. The budget for
animation is €752,670. Production support varies
between €150,000 and €500,000 per series.
RICHARD THE STORK
CAFARD
For foreign series, a minimum of 20% of the
budget must be financed through a Flemish
producer and the majority of the financing
must already be in place. This means that a
minimum of 50% of the total budget must
already be financed or support by a public film
body must already be in place. The focus is
on local content. Foreign series can apply at
Screen Flanders.
The VAF/Game Fund was launched in 2012
to support the creation of games produced by
Flanders-based game developers. The Game
Fund supports serious games for educational
purposes and other types of serious and
entertainment games. In 2016, the total budget
for support from the Game Fund is €675,250.
In order to apply for VAF funding, foreign
producers are required to go through a Flemish
co-producer. The Flemish producer will be
familiar with the procedures and deadlines
and is best placed to assess the chances of a
particular application.
Both incentives combined can cover up
to 66% or 2/3 of your eligible audiovisual
spend in Flanders, Belgium.
TRIPLE TROUBLE
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CONTACT
SCREEN FLANDERS
ECONOMIC FUND
JAN ROEKENS
KATRIEN MAES
FLANDERS FILM HOUSE
BISCHOFFSHEIMLAAN 38
BE-1000 BRUSSELS
T +32 (0)2 226 06 42 OR 38
[email protected]
[email protected]
WWWW.SCREENFLANDERS.COM
OTTO’S TALL TALES
RICHARD THE STORK
ANIM.BE
PRODUCERS’
ASSOCIATION
DESCHAMPHELEERSTRAAT 24-26
BE-1081 BRUSSELS
T +32 (0)2 412 41 10
E [email protected]
OLLIE
WWWW.ANIM.BE
CANAAN
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CREDITS
COVER / design Wouter Bongaerts
COMPILED AND EDITED BY / Christian De Schutter / Katrien Maes / Jo Roddick / Jan Roekens
DESIGN / Karin Pays PRINT / Wilda /
All stills copyrighted by the respective producers
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