New Pigs on the Block
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New Pigs on the Block

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2023

2023
Entry 23-836 | Belgium | 2022 | 66’ | Language: English Dutch | Subtitles: Estonian

Luc, Mia and Anja are pigs. They live on a piece of no man's land between a railway and a small parking lot on the edge of the city. They are the protagonists of a neighborhood project in which they are fed surplus food by a group of volunteers. At first, this appears to be an earthly paradise for pigs, where they receive human affection and where good food abounds. But their peaceful existence is increasingly disturbed by the world around them. As summer gradually turns into autumn, their pastures are falling into disrepair and the hierarchy between the pigs is becoming more and more grim.

Director Jimmy Kets  | Cinematography  Jimmy Kets | Editing  Febe Simoens & Jimmy Kets | Composer  Ruben Machtelinckx | Producer  Jurgen Buedts | Production Company  LAs Belgas | Original Title  New Pigs on the Block
New Pigs on the Block
New Pigs on the Block
New Pigs on the Block

2023
Best Director
A masterpiece of author cinema that offers the viewers a true artistic and emotionally touching experience. It shakes our world view and in addition to the animals the film tells a lot about us. It is a big story shot in a limited space.

2023
Grand Prix
An exquisitely crafted story in which we, as the human and viewer, are forced to question our relation with animals whether they be wild or domestic. The films balance is achieved through a mastery of its form; it’s sound design, cinematography, and storytelling are outstanding. Despite the lack of a human narrator, the story is provocative, and through the animals perspective perhaps we learn something about ourselves.
Director Jimmy Kets
Cinematography Jimmy Kets
Editing Febe Simoens & Jimmy Kets
Composer Ruben Machtelinckx
Producer Jurgen Buedts
Production Company LAs Belgas
Original Title New Pigs on the Block
Entry Number 23-836
Country of Production
Belgium
Year of Production 2022
Running Time 66’
Language: English Dutch
Subtitles: Estonian

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