The guest of the EXPERIENCES section of the Festival is Jaco Van Dormael, one of the cult directors of European Cinema. The director's last feature film, The Brand New Testament, which was screened at the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, and was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, will be screened at the festival along with director’s two short films. The artist will share his experiences with the festival followers in a Masterclass on March 27th.
Jaco Van Dormael was born on February 9, 1957 in Belgium. Van Dormael studied filmmaking at the INSAS in Brussels, where he wrote and directed his first short film, Maedeli la brèche (1981), which received the Honorary Foreign Film Award at the Student Academy Awards. Van Dormael's feature debut, Toto le héros (1991), won the Caméra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Five years later, Le huitième jour (1996) played at Cannes, where his two leading actors, Daniel Auteuil and Pascal Duquenne, were jointly awarded the prize for Best Actor. His third feature film, Mr. Nobody (2009), won six Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director.
Filmography
2015 The Brand New Testament
2011 Kiss & Cry
2010 Eole (Short)
2009 Mr. Nobody
2006 La ceinture (Short)
1995 Lumière and company (Documentary)
1991 Toto le héros
1985 De boot (Short)
1985 È pericoloso sporgersi (Short)
1983 Sortie de secours (Documentary)
1982 L'imitateur (Documentary)
1981 Stade 81 (Documentary)
1980 Maedeli la brèche (Short)
Information About Zoom Workshops and Conversations for Participants:
Workshops and conversations to be held on Zoom within the scope of the 17th Akbank Short Film Festival will be open 24 hours before the event. You can send an e-mail to info@evcifilm.com for your questions and to register for related workshops and conversations. The number of participants’ Nilay Erdönmez and Gülengül Altıntaş workshop is limited to 50 people. The number of participants is limited to 100 people for all other workshops within the scope of the festival. Participants who are registered will be shared a link to attend the event after the confirmation of their registration.