DRY SEA

a film by Yves Bex and Bart Bossaert

A fisherman is left alone on the shore of a dried out sea. He is stuck in the past until a sandstorm overtakes him and redefines the meaning of his existence ....

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Interview @ Kortfilmfestival LEUVEN

Dry Sea wins the Climate Change Category Award @ the Polar Bear International Filmfestival in Copenhagen 2021 ( Denmark). Thanks to the festival jury for the appreciation of our work.

Dry Sea wins the award for BEST ANIMATION at the Bristol Independent Film festival (England) 2020.

Dry Sea wins the prize for 'best animation' at the UNRESTRICTED VIEW FILM FESTIVAL 2021 (ENGLAND)

Dry Sea d'Yves Bex et Bart Bossaert - Cinergie.beCe court-métrage d’animation 3D s’intéresse à George, un père abandonné par sa femme et sa fille lassées de vivre dans un passé heureux désormais inaccessible. Ce pêcheur déchu n’arrive pas à quitter sa mer depuis asséchée et continue d’entretenir son vieux bateau de pêche juché sur le sommet d’une dune de sable. Alors qu’il poursuit inlassablement ses tâches quotidiennes sans perspective de jour meilleur et d’un retour à flot, une tempête de sable vient briser sa routine et le pousse à remettre en question ses choix de vie à tout jamais.

Dry Sea wins the prize for best short animation film at the Palm Springs International Animation Festival 2020 (USA) in the category 'Drama & Complicated lives'. Thanks to the festival jury for the appreciation of our work.

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The Berlin short film festival interfilm presents 'Dry Sea' on ARTE TV…

Heinz Hermanns, the artistic director of the Berlin short film festival interfilm Berliner / Kurzfilmfestivals interfilm, which has pioneered critical environmental film for the past ten years through its unique Green Film Competition, together with curator Matthias Groll, presents highlights from the festival program at ARTE TV.

At around 2:50 they mention & present our film DRY SEA with a short image fragment.

Enjoy.

Article about 'Dry Sea' published on Cinergie.be

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ZF Sneak Review (DRY SEA): Its dramatic structure, coupled with a crisp sense of editing, make up for a familiar, but still relevant and emotional story of family estrangement.

Dry Sea nominated for the 'Ensors' best short film @ Filmfestival Oostende

Review by film critic Mathias de Bondt about Dry sea

(published on Kortfilm.be 19/6/21)

(December 2023)

The Delegation of the European Union to Türkiye selected 'DRY SEA' for the EU Human Rights Film Days.

A Short Film Competition held in December every year as part of marking the Human Rights Day.

Interview Belang Van Limburg met Yves Bexn (klik op pijltje om het artikel te lezen)