The completed feature-length documentary Parasisi, directed by VAF Wildcard winner Zaïde Bil and co-directed by Sébastien Segers, is a new addition to the line-up of Flanders Film Days, running 7-8 October on the eve of (and in close collaboration with) Film Fest Gent.
During the Film Days, a total of 25 VAF-supported doc projects – at pitch, work-in-progress or completed stage – will be presented over the course of two days by their creators, comprising established filmmakers as well as talented newcomers. Flanders Film Days will take place on 7-8 October, on the eve of (and in close collaboration with) Film Fest Ghent.
As previously reported, documentary projects by the likes of Kristof Bilsen (The Apologist), Volkan Üce (About Horses, Wives and Weapons), and Bülent Öztürk (Blue Silence) will be presented, alongside many other doc projects with worldwide festival and sales potential.
To complement these new presentations, Flanders Film Days will also feature an extensive programme of online doc screenings, with recently finished films by such as Olga Lucovnicova (Last Letters from my Grandma), Steven Janssens (FLY – Beyond the Spectrum) and Volkan Üce (Two Square Meters). Also included is Marjolijn Prins’ hybrid documentary Fantastique, which was selected for Locarno Kids 2025.
Flanders Film Days is an invitation-only event primarily aimed at international film festivals and sales agents. The showcase will be moderated by experienced film journalist and speaker Marta Balaga.
The event will take place on 7-8 October, on the eve of Film Fest Gent, the film festival well known for its international selection and the World Soundtrack Awards. Institutional partners include the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Screen Flanders and Screen Brussels.
Documentary project pitches at Flanders Film Days 2025
- The Apologist, directed by Kristof Bilsen (documentary, prod. Limerick Films)
- Better Than Gold, directed by Leen Michiels (documentary, prod. KRATER)
- Ekspertiza, directed by Ralph Collier & Lennart Stuyck (documentary, prod. Diplodokus)
- In Between Revolutions, directed by Ruben Desiere (experimental, prod. Mirage)
- Returnees, directed by Bas Van Hoeck (documentary, prod. Diplodokus)
- Torpor, directed by Meltse Van Coillie (fiction, prod. Menuetto)
- When The Trouts Swam Upstream, directed by Wil Mathijs (documentary, prod. Cobra Films)
Documentary works-in-progress at Flanders Film Days 2025
- About Horses, Wives and Weapons, directed by Volkan Üce (documentary, prod. Cassette for timescapes)
- All Roads Lead to Rieme, directed by David Bert Joris Dhert (documentary, prod. La chose à trois jambes)
- Four Brothers, directed by Pieter-Jan De Pue (documentary, prod. Savage Film)
- Hageland Hardcore, directed by Guy Fellemans (documentary, prod. Polar Bear)
- Jean, directed by Jolke Van Aerde (documentary, prod. Accattone films)
- Little Monster, directed by Glenn Dumortier (documentary, prod. Visualantics Productions)
- Mahboul, directed by Jannes Callens & Jan Vromman (documentary, prod. Visualantics Productions)
- Nostalgia for the Future, directed by Brecht Debackere (documentary, prod. Visualantics Productions)
- To Embrace You One More Time, directed by Bülent Öztürk (documentary, prod. Zonderling)
- Transition Fog, directed by Preben Verledens & Maui Druez (documentary, prod. Visualantics Productions)
- Until We Fall Apart, directed by Philippe Niclaes (documentary, prod. Salto)
Finished documentary projects at Flanders Film Days 2025
- Behind the Bars of Time, directed by Stijn Geenen (documentary, prod. Lompvis)
- Charbon, directed by Manu Riche, Edoardo Ripani & Hayder Helo (documentary, prod. Menuetto)
- Fantastique, directed by Marjolijn Prins (documentary, prod. Serendipity Films)
- FLY – Beyond the Spectrum, directed by Steven Janssens (documentary, prod. Denzzo)
- Last Letters from my Grandma, directed by Olga Lucovnicova (documentary, prod. While We’re Here)
- Parasisi, directed by Zaïde Bil and co-directed by Sébastien Segers (documentary, prod. Dokma Film)
- Two Square Meters, directed by Volkan Üce (documentary, prod. Menuetto, sales CAT&Docs)
