Fait d'hiver

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Movie
Original title Fait d'hiver
Country of production Belgium
original language Dutch
Publishing year 2001
length 7 minutes
Rod
Director Dirk Beliën
script Johan Verschueren
production Anja Daelemans
Christophe Van Rompaey
music Allan Muller
camera Philippe Van Volsem
cut Alain Dessauvage
Christophe Van Rompaey
occupation

Fait d'hiver is a Belgian short film directed by Dirk Beliën in 2001.

action

Tim is stuck in traffic in Antwerp on his way to work in the snowy winter . Annoyed, he tries to pass the time. He tests his new cell phone and calls home. His daughter answers the phone and, when asked where the mother is, replies that mother is in the bedroom with Uncle Wim. Tim doesn't know Uncle Wim and suspects that his wife is cheating on him. He gives his daughter instructions. Shortly afterwards the girl comes back on the phone. She tells what happened: As the father said, she went to the bedroom and called for the father to come home. The mother then fled naked into the bathroom and slipped on the tiles. She fell so unhappy that she died as a result. Uncle Wim, on the other hand, stumbled on his escape in the living room and broke through the window, fell into the depths and was killed when he fell into the frozen swimming pool. Tim is taken aback by the girl's story - he doesn't have a pool and is horrified to find that he has made the wrong number.

production

The costumes for Fait d'hiver were created by Clo Leliaert , the film structures were created by Gert Stas . The film was screened at numerous international festivals, including 2001 at the Film Fest Gent , in June 2002 at the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Canada and in the same year at the Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid .

Awards

Fait d'hiver won the prize for Best Belgian Short Film at the Film Fest Gent 2001 and the Silver Ear for Best Short Film at the Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid 2002. The film received the audience award at the Aspen Shortsfest and the Sweden Fantastic Film Festival in 2002. Fait d'hiver was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Short Film in 2003 .

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