National Competition 1

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.

PROGRAMME

Drame 71 (Guillaume Lion)
Belgium - Fiction - 2021 - 25'31" - Color
Brussels. Albert, a melancholic budding songwriter, dreams of making a hit. He is encouraged to do so by his lover, Mélodie, an ice cream vendor who would like to become a singer. She offers him to participate in a song contest to promote the future streetcar 71.

Hématome (Babetida Sadjo)
Belgium - Fiction - 2021 - 18'10" - Color
25 years after the events, Judith finally dares to come out of her silence and file a complaint for the rape she suffered as a child. She discovers that her trial will not take place. Thirsty for justice, she confronts the pedophile who shattered her life.

La pote d’un pote (Julien Henry)
Belgium - Fiction - 2021 - 08'21" - Color
Lou kills time by telling Mady the stories of her friends' friends. And if one day, a story happens to her friend?

Nieuwkomers (Camille Ghekiere)
Belgium - Documentary-  2021 - 29'46" - Couleur
Four young immigrants from Colombia, Syria, the Dominican Republic and Morocco try to integrate in Belgium and wonder how to deal with love, temptation, relationships and friendship in this grey country.

Ronde de Nuit (Julien Regnard)
Belgium - Animation - 2021 - 12'23" - Black & White
A couple rushes out of a glamorous party. On their way home, an argument leads to a brutal car accident. When George regains consciousness, Christina has disappeared. He will then experience a real descent into hell.

Flagey, Brussels Short Film Festival