Arriving in a new town with his dad, Jim, a gifted 11-year-old boy has to participate in a young scientist competition with his new classmate Emma. Jim convinces her to secretly build a real air balloon.
Pursuing his father’s dream of going to space, Jim drags her into an adventure which brings them closer.
Spaceboy
- Family / 100 min / Belgium / 2020
Synopsis
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- Original Title: Spaceboy
- Genres: Adventure, Children, Family
- Production Year: 2020
- Country of Origin: Belgium
- Language Spoken: French
- Duration: 100 min.
- Shot On: RED (Dragon)
- Screen Ratio: 2.39:1 Scope
- Format: DCP, 5.1
- Director: Olivier Pairoux
- Cast: Basile Grunberger, Albane Masson, Yannick Renier, Bérénice Baoo, Jean-benoît Ugeux, Peter Van den Begin, Sacha Teichman, Lior Zwikielski
- Director of Photography: Thomas Rentier
- Film Editors: Maarten Janssens
- Sound Editors: Leny Andrieux
- Script Writers: Olivier Pairoux, Eusebio Larrea
- Production Company: Kwassa Films
- Producers: Annabella Nezri
- Co-Production Companies: Bulletproof Cupid (Katleen Goossens)
- Composers: The Penelopes
- Financiers: Centre du Cinema et de L'audiovisual de la Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles, The Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Screen Brussels, VOO & BE TV, RTL Belgium, Belga Films & Belga Productions with the support of the Belgian Tax Shelter, Creative Europe Media, Loterie Nationale, SACEM, Bind Films
Festivals
Spaceboy at festivals
2022:Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People (NEANIKO PLANO), Greece, Cyprus
Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SICFF), UAE
Filmfest für die Generationen Hannover & Braunschweig, Germany
Silbersalz Science and Media Festival, Germany
Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival, US
Tumbleweeds Film Festival, US
2021:
Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People, Greece
Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival (GUKIFF), South Korea
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - Just Film, Estonia
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival, Germany
Juniorfest, Czech Rep.
Film Days Tübingen, Germany
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, Canada
Filem'on Film Festival, Belgium
Riga International Film Festival, Latvia
Cinekid, The Netherlands
Ghent Film Festival, Belgium
Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan
Schlingel International Film Festival, Germany
Cinemagic, Northern Ireland
Kinodiseea International Children's Film Festival, Romania
Kino Dzieci Kids Film Festival, Poland
Calgary International Film Festival, Canada
Zlin Film Festival, Czech Rep.
Amman International Film Festival, Jordan
European Garden Cinema, Hungary
Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania
Festival of Tolerance, Croatia
Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, South Korea
Molodist Kyiv Film Festival, Ukraine
Cleveland International Film Festival, US
BUFF Malmö, Sweden
Tumbleweeds Film Festival, US
FIFEM Montreal, Canada
Awards:
Children's Jury Award - Riga International Film Festival
European Children's Film Festival award of the Saxon Art Minister + Junior Jury Award - Schilingel
Heart-on Award - Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival
Best Film (Teen Screen Competition) - Molodist Kyiv FF
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