Saar Rogiers as Lena in Sea Sparkle. Domien Huyghe: 'She really understood what her character was going through and you see it' Photo: Aaron La Peirre Sea Sparkle is a Belgian family film that sees the world of teenager Lena (Saar Rogiers) rocked by the death of her fisherman father and his crew while they are out at sea. While trying to come to terms with the loss, she becomes convinced that there is a monster in the water near her town and is increasingly determined to convince everyone else. The film, directed by Domien Huyghe and co-written with Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem and Hyghe’s sister Wendy embeds the story of grief within an adventure as Lena enlists the help of new friend Vincent (Sverre Rous) to try to find out the truth. We caught up with siblings Domien and Wendy Huyghe after Sea Sparkle’s premiere at Berlin...
- 2/25/2023
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
"Do you know anything about sea creatures?" An early festival promo trailer has debuted for a film titled Sea Sparkle, which is premiering soon at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival in a few more weeks, playing in the Generation section. It has a release date set in Belgium, but it is still seeking distribution internationally. When her father dies at sea, Lena starts desperately looking for the cause, convinced a massive sea monster is to blame. Her relentless push against the tide reveals a tale of anger and grief, yet also of the strength and comfort the ocean provides. The family drama follows a fisherman who dies at sea and his teenage daughter who's determined to prove that he was killed by a magical sea creature. Said to be inspired by the writer's personal experiences. This stars Saar Rogiers, Dunia Elwaleed, Sverre Rous, Valentijn Dhaenens, and Hilde De Baerdemaeker. This one...
- 1/31/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The debut film from Belgian director Domien Huyghe deals with the grief of a teenage girl.
LevelK has boarded international rights to Domien Huyghe’s Belgian family feature Sea Sparkle, which will have its world premiere in Berlinale Generation.
The film is about a North Sea fisherman who dies at sea under mysterious circumstances and his teenage daughter who wants to investigate if a sea creature is to blame.
Dries Phlypo and Stephen Vandingenen produce for A Private View, in co-production with Viking Film in The Netherlands. Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem and Wendy Huyghe wrote the script from a story by siblings Wendy and Domien Huyghe.
LevelK has boarded international rights to Domien Huyghe’s Belgian family feature Sea Sparkle, which will have its world premiere in Berlinale Generation.
The film is about a North Sea fisherman who dies at sea under mysterious circumstances and his teenage daughter who wants to investigate if a sea creature is to blame.
Dries Phlypo and Stephen Vandingenen produce for A Private View, in co-production with Viking Film in The Netherlands. Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem and Wendy Huyghe wrote the script from a story by siblings Wendy and Domien Huyghe.
- 12/15/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
The Berlin Film Festival has revealed the first tranche of titles for its Panorama and Generation strands.
The Panorama lineup includes films from Ukraine, Yemen and about Iran. Of the 14 films selected, 11 are world premieres. There are new films by Sepideh Farsi, Jennifer Reeder, Tina Satter, Sacha Polak, Malene Choi and Ira Sachs.
The films selected for the Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competitions include nine shorts and nine features, including 11 world premieres.
Stars featured in titles across the strands include Willem Dafoe, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulous, Leon Dai and Sydney Sweeney.
The festival takes place Feb. 16-26, 2023.
Panorama Titles
“Al Murhaqoon” (“The Burdened”)
by Amr Gamal. With Khaled Hamdan, Abeer Mohammed, Samah Alamrani, Awsam Abdulrahman, Shahd Algonfedy
Yemen/Sudan/Saudi Arabia
“Au cimetière de la pellicule” (“The Cemetery of Cinema”)
by Thierno Souleymane Diallo
France/Senegal/Guinea/Saudi Arabia
“El castillo” (“The Castle”)
by Martín Benchimol. With Justina Olivo,...
The Panorama lineup includes films from Ukraine, Yemen and about Iran. Of the 14 films selected, 11 are world premieres. There are new films by Sepideh Farsi, Jennifer Reeder, Tina Satter, Sacha Polak, Malene Choi and Ira Sachs.
The films selected for the Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competitions include nine shorts and nine features, including 11 world premieres.
Stars featured in titles across the strands include Willem Dafoe, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulous, Leon Dai and Sydney Sweeney.
The festival takes place Feb. 16-26, 2023.
Panorama Titles
“Al Murhaqoon” (“The Burdened”)
by Amr Gamal. With Khaled Hamdan, Abeer Mohammed, Samah Alamrani, Awsam Abdulrahman, Shahd Algonfedy
Yemen/Sudan/Saudi Arabia
“Au cimetière de la pellicule” (“The Cemetery of Cinema”)
by Thierno Souleymane Diallo
France/Senegal/Guinea/Saudi Arabia
“El castillo” (“The Castle”)
by Martín Benchimol. With Justina Olivo,...
- 12/15/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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