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Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc

Year
2012
Length
15 min.
Genre
Drama
Director
Gilles Coulier
Screenplay
Gilles Coulier & Angelo Tijssens

Synopsis

When an 80-year old father is declared terminally ill, he asks his son to make a journey together. He wants to see the Mont Blanc for the last time. Soon it becomes clear that the relationship between father and son isn’t ideal. They don’t understand each other. But with the end of his life in sight, the differences get even more obvious.

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Cast

  • Wim Willaert
  • Jean-Pierre Lauwers

Crew

  • line producer Katelijne Pieters
  • 1st AD Tim Lammers
  • director of photography David Williamson
  • editing Tom Denoyette
  • original soundtrack Liesa Van der Aa & Johannes Genard
  • gaffer Benjamin Van de Water
  • Matthias Hillegeer
  • production design Philippe Bertin
  • 1st AD Valerie Le Roy
  • make-up & hair Labhise Allara Mandango Ciratu & Jytte De Muynck
  • production manager Thomas Koopmans
  • focus puller Tingyao Zhou

Credits

  • shooting location Belgium – France - Switzerland
  • original version Dutch
  • shooting period 22 – 28 April 2012
  • support ARRI Alexa®, colour
  • shooting location 18 min
  • format 2:35
  • supported by Flanders Audiovisual Fund
  • release December 2012

Festivals

  • 16th Brussels Short Film Festival 24 Apr-04 May 2013
  • Festival de Cannes 15-26 May 2013
  • Brussels Film Festival 25 June 2013
  • TAZ 01-10 Aug 2013
  • Rhode Island International Film Festival 06-11 Aug 2013
  • Filmfestival Delicatessen 04 & 05 Sep 2013
  • Filmfestival Oostende 6 - 14 Sep 2013
  • Nederlands Film Festival 25 Sep - 04 Oct 2013
  • Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur 27 Sep - 04 Oct 2013
  • Abu Dhabi Film Festival 24 Oct - 02 Nov 2013
  • FILMETS Badalona Film Festival 08 - 17 Nov 2013
  • Festival International du Film de Montagne 04-08 Dec 2013
  • Vlaams Film Festival Utrecht 08-11 May 2014

Awards

  • Best Male Actor 16th Brussels Short Film Festival
  • Cinélab Award Best Image Brussels Film Festival 2013
  • UPCB/UBFP Prize Brussels Film Festival 2013

Nominations

  • Short Film Competition Festival de Cannes 2013
  • Best Short Film Ensor Filmfestival Oostende 2013

Music

The music of the movie Mont Blanc was composed by Liesa Van Der Aa and Johannes Genard.

Liesa was responsible for the film scores of Gilles' first two short films, 'Iceland' and 'Paroles'. Her talent was confirmed in early 2012
with the release of her first record 'Troops'. Gilles made the video clip for the song 'Our Place'.

This is Johannes' first film score. He is also the front man of the band 'School is Cool', a winner of Humo's Rock Rally (2011).

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