Visualantics

21/05/2026

Radio-interview with Brecht Debackere for FRED.fm
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"Nostalgia for the Future" by Brecht Debackere explores archives, memory, and identity, blending film, philosophy, and innovation in a unique, thought-provoking style, while telling the life and ideals of a genius of filmmaking such Chris Marker.

19/05/2026

The first review is in, courtesy of International Cinephile Society

"Nostalgia for the Future is like the ultimate tribute from a teacher to an eternal student of cinema, an invitation to discover Chris Marker all over again."

"An invitation to discover Chris Marker all over again." In the entire history of cinema, Chris Marker remains a towering figure—one who elevated the art

19/05/2026

World premiere of Nostalgia for the Future

11/05/2026

Nostalgia for the Future - teaser

06/05/2026

We had to hold our tongue for quite some time on this one, but we're finally in the clear! Nostalgia for the Future , the sophomore film of Brecht Debackere , will have its world premiere at Festival de Cannes 2026, in the Cannes Classics section !

Nostalgia for the Future is a descent into the labyrinthine world of Chris Marker - the "best-known author of unknown films" - through the personal documents and film fragments he left behind. A meditation on memory, identity, and the power our past images hold over the futures we imagine.

🎙️ Narrated by CHARLOTTE RAMPLING

🎬 Written & Directed by BRECHT DEBACKERE

✂️ Editor BEPPE LEONETTI
📷 Cinematography ALEXI VAN HENNECKER | BEN GRINAND | JÉRÔME DE GERLACHE
🎵 Original Music RUTGER ZUYDERVELT
🔊 Sound Design BORIS DEBACKERE | FRANCESCO MOROSINI
🎚️ Mixing DIEGO VAN UDEN
🎨 Colorist CHIARA PONTUALI
✦ Graphics & Motion Design FLORIS DEERENBERG | GIJS KUIJPER
🗄️ Archive Research & Clearances ISABELLE ERRERA | DOCS & STOCK

⭐Executive Producer STEVEN DHOEDT
⭐Co-Producers MARC THELOSEN | DANIEL DE VALCK | ERIKA ROSSI

🤝 A co-prodution between Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy
Visualantics (BE) | Cobra Films (BE) | seriiousFilm (NL) | Ghirigori (IT)

🙏 Supported by
Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds · Eurimages · Nederlands Filmfonds · Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel · Fondo Audiovisivo FVG · deAuteurs · Flanders Tax Shelter

Flanders Image

29/01/2026

Quel tour de force 🔥 加油 Ga Yau!

is set to have its world premiere at the . 8 screenings starting from this Saturday 31.01.2026

congrats to director , lead animator & art director and the entire Belgian animation team!

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BREAKING WALLS

Digital 2K, color, 16:9, 5.1, English/Dutch/Cantonese, 2026, 22’32"

Journalist and activist Hoi Yi fights against the ever-growing global rise of surveillance and censorship, while suppressing his q***r identity from his family. The personal repression he faces is reflected in his commitment to the freedom of others

breakingwallsthemovie.com

written & directed by JAN-DIRK BOUW | art director & lead animator SVERRE FREDRIKSEN

based on the story of --------------

with PATRICK NG | SIJTZE VAN DER MEER | SHEILA HO | LAI PING CHEUNG CHAN

animators SYLVIE FLAMAND | ROBIN MARTENS | SANTIAGO PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ | KJERSTIN WESTBYE-CHRISTIANSEN

camera STEF VAN WIJK | sound recordists WOLF DOYEN | RIEN BOUWENS

editors METTE CHUNG MUNTHE-KAAS | JOHANNA DOROTHEA RAITA | sound design & rerecording mixer FRODE LØES HVATUM |musicians STEINAR OFSDAL | EVEN STEINE | RUNE VAN DEUR | grading & mastering FREDRIK HARRESCHOU

produced by KOERT DAVIDSE & MARC THELOSEN for seriousFilm (NL) | STEVEN DHOEDT for Visualantics (BE) |METTE CHUNG MUNTHE-KAAS & JOHANNA DOROTHEA RAITA for TEN THOUSAND IMAGES (NO) | FRODE SØBSTAD for TENK.TV (NO) | MATHIJS JORRITSMA for VPRO (NL)

supported by the NETHERLANDS FILM FUND (NFF) | VPRO | FLANDERS AUDIOVISUAL FUND (VAF) | THE TAX SHELTER MEASURE OF THE BELGIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT through FLANDERS TAX SHELTER | FONDS 21 | AMSTERDAM FUND FOR THE ARTS | NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE | VIKEN FILMSENTER | FRITT ORD FOUNDATION

distribution KABOOM DISTRIBUTION

28/10/2025

What a weekend!
On Saturday won the Mélies d'Argent at the FilmFest 🧟‍♂️🔥.
And Sunday night it became Best Horror Short at the in Istanbul.

Grazie mille 💥 çok teşekkürler

02/09/2025

Shooting ‘MAHBOUL’ with Jan Vromman and Jannes Callens.

19/06/2025

30/04/2025

🎬 'hold on to her', vanaf vandaag in Cinéma Aventure 🎬

Met de film 'hold on to her' brengt de Brusselse regisseur Robin Vanbesien een poëtisch en pertinent eerbetoon aan Mawda Shawri, de 2-jarige peuter die stierf door een politiekogel.