TILBURG – The Southern Film Festival 2022 took place for the second time this year at the Cinecitta cinema in Tilburg on May 13 and 14. The festival focuses on short films by filmmakers from Brabant, Limburg, Zeeland, and Flanders. On Saturday evening, the festival concluded with the presentation of the film awards. This year's jury consisted of actress Christanne de Bruijn and director/screenwriter Willem Bosch. Filmmakers from Flanders were the big winners this year.

JURY PRIZES
This year, the award for Best Film went to the film Howling by Laura Van Haecke. The film tells the story of nine-year-old Bo, who is happy that she can finally spend time with her father. However, when her father fails to show up, Bo is left to fend for herself and learns to become more independent.

The Talent Award, a prize for a promising filmmaker, went to director Thomas Deknop for his film Binge Loving. An atmospheric and idiosyncratic film about a private detective from Brussels who is taken out of his comfort zone when his client interferes with his work.

AUDIENCE AWARD
Visitors to the festival could also vote for their favorite film. Beau Monde by director Hans Vannetelbosch was chosen as the favorite and won the Audience Award. The film is a mosaic narrative set in a top restaurant, following the kitchen staff and the guests. As the evening progresses, the viewer discovers deeper conflicts and the poignant nature of some of the characters. The true nature of this 'Beau Monde' surfaces.

CINESUD SOUTHERN FILM PITCH
In collaboration with CineSud, a pitch competition also took place on Friday, May 13, where filmmakers could pitch a plan for a film project to a professional jury. Director Veerle de Wilde won the competition with her film plan, Ultraviolet. She receives a production budget of €2,000 from CineSud to help realize the plan.

Photo credit: © Jostijn Ligtvoet Photography



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