L'enfant Salamandre
Belgium / Fiction / 26’ / HD / Color / 2020
L'enfant Salamandre is story about 15-year-old Florian, who thinks he can communicate with the dead through fire. That belief makes him the weirdo in the village where he lives. One day, by dint of being called a monster, he becomes one.
Director: Théo Degen
Script: Théo Degen
Cinematographer: N’gare Falise
Producer: INSAS / Atelier de Réalisation
Editing: Laureline Maurer
Sound: Armance Durix
Cast: Florian Villez, Florian Elsa Blero
CV
Théo Degen was born in Brussels in 1997 and enters INSAS in 2015. He essentially works with non-professional children and teenagers and is interested in mixing fiction and documentary. His films are dreamlike and explore the point of view and the imaginary of childhood.
Filmography
Les Enfants Invisibles 2016
Florian 2017
Petit Homme 2018
L’lsola dei Sogni 2019
L’enfant Salamandre 2020
Festivals Attended
Cannes Film Festival - Cinefondation
International Student Film and Video Festival (ISFVF) (China)
Premiers Plans d'Angers (France)
Minimalen Short Film Festival (Norway)
HiShorts! Xiamen Short Film Festival (China)
Belgrade Auteur Film Festival (Serbia)
Talinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) (Estonia)
Ljubljana Film Festival (liffe) (Slovenia)
EnergaCAMERIMAGE (Poland)
Carthage Film Days (Tunisia)
Seminci - Valladolid International Film Festival (Spain)
Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia)
Awards
First Prize - Cinéfondation - Cannes Film Festival
Short Film Jury Prize - Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
Jury Prize - International Francophone Film Festival of Namur
Best Fiction film - Curtas Vila Do Conde International Film Festival (Portugal)