National Competition 5

To gather and discover films from North and South of the country.
From nearly 300 films received, 37 films will compete in the National Competition.

Betty brûle (Camille Vigny)
Belgium - Fiction - 2021 - 15'25" - Color
Betty (24) wakes up in a burns unit in hospital, crippled with pain and swaddled in bandages. She swings between dreams and memories, trying to free herself of the terror a violent man has aroused in her.

Izigo (Manu Coeman)
Belgium - Fiction - 2021 - 26'03" - Color
After he lost his job due to the pandemic, Michel has decided to create his own small business. His idea : since Covid will leave a tsunami of bankruptcies, depressions and suicides behind, he created IZIGO, a company that helps people who want to commit suicide.

Luce and the Rock (Britt Raes)
Belgium - Animation - 2022 - 12'58" - Color
One day, out of nowhere, a giant Rock lays in the middle of the peaceful little village where Luce lives. The villagers can’t even open the door to their houses anymore! Luce is angry: go away Rock, you don’t belong here! And why are you here anyway?

Neuf pour cent (Marie Enthoven)
Belgium - Fiction - 2022 - 25'18" - Color
Julie, 40 years old, is making love with Pierre as her mother suddenly arrives in their apartment and intrudes on their intimacy. Julie doesn’t have the courage to send her mother away.

Patanegra (Méryl Fortunat-Rossi)
Belgium - Fiction - 2021 - 19'26" - Black & White
Spain, 1938. General Franco's troops are about to win the civil war. Tom, a Belgian volunteer, is walking across a plain towards the Pyrenees. Suddenly, the bullets of a fascist sniper force him to take refuge behind a low wall…

Flagey, Brussels Short Film Festival