After making highly original short films with strong festival careers ( Black XXX-Mas, Belgium Strikes Back… ) writer-director Pieter Van Hees has now embarked on a trilogy of features called Anatomy of Love and Pain, in which he dissects all aspects of a relationship in a very visual style. The first two parts were shot… Continue reading Pieter Van Hees
Jury participation: 2009 - INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Katsuhito Ishii
Born in Niigata in 1966 and a graduate from Musashino Art University. Made his debut as a commercial film director in 1992 and shot his first short film Promise of August in 1996. Ishii made his feature film debut with Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl in 1999, followed by Party 7 in 2000.… Continue reading Katsuhito Ishii
Lucky McKee
Born ( 1975 ) and raised in a small town called Jenny Lind, California. After graduating from high school, McKee travelled to Los Angeles in 1993 and enrolled himself in a film writing program at the University of Southern California’s School of Film & Television. He made his first feature horror movie All Cheerleaders Must… Continue reading Lucky McKee
Patrick Tatopoulos
Tatopoulos was born in Paris, where he lived until the age of 17. He began his studies at the Arts décoratifs de Paris ; the Arts Appliqués de Paris and the famous Beaux-Arts de Paris. Pursuing a career in the fine arts, he moved to Rome, where he spent three years before relocating to Athens.… Continue reading Patrick Tatopoulos