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Easy tiger
 

With, Mickaël Pelissier, Casper Wubbolts, Giada Castioni, Evgenia Brendes, Hilde Wils & Benjamin Ramon

Directed by Karel Tuytschaever

First assistant director, Louise De Groef

Production manager, Erik ‘Wolf’ Moonen

Sign language interpreter on set, Lissa Zeviar

 

Scenario, Karel Tuytschaever

Writing advice, Nathalie Haspeslagh

Dramaturgical advice, Melinda Van Berlo

English translation, Martha Gardner

Translation to International Sign Language, Jorn Rijckaert & Jaron C. Garitte

 

Director of Photography, Lothar Legon

First Assistant Camera & Focus Puller, Giel Dhaenens

Gaffer, Henry Commerman

Sound recordist & Boom Operator, Bruce Stevens

Art director, Gert Stas

Costume Designer, Chris Snik

Assistant Costume Designer, Eli Verkeyn

Make-up & Hair Artist, Alexander Kinds

Casting, Karel Tuytschaever

Catering, Erik Moonen

Set photographer & Making-of, Joery Erna

 

Edited by Karel Tuytschaever

VFX artist, Arno Ringoet & Bart Winckers

Colour grading, Kene Illegems

 

Sound design & mixage, Frederik Van de Moortel

Foley artist, Elias Vervecken

Foley recording studio, Rec‘N Roll

Foley studio engineer, Loïc Mulleneers

 

Location holders, Doktershuis Antwerp, Van der Valk Hotel Brasschaat, Art Center Hugo Voeten Herentals, ZEIT - Luc Franken Antwerp, Municipality Bergen Op Zoom, Q-park Antwerp, Koen Verkeyn - Chris Snik, Erik Moonen - Sarah Van Loon, Sint-Lievenscollege Antwerp

 

Thanks to, Dr. Ghada Ed Marogy, Bruno Maertens, Victor Lange, Sigrid Spruyt, GP group De Markgraaf Antwerp, Voordekunst, B&B hotel Antwerp, Squash Casteleyn Boom, Marlies Janssens, Sabrina Haazen, Manu Kamanda

Special thanks to Lisa Reinheimer, Wim van Stam, Dirk Verhoeven, Leon Caarls, Joke Daniëls, Petra Damen, Pieter Desmet, Joery Erna & Lumière Antwerp

 

Crowdfunders, Bart Hinderks, Bart van Merode, Chris Embrechts, Elke Van Mello, Guido Verelst, Klaartje Lambrechts, Leen Dendievel, Martine Van Canegem, Nathalie Haspeslagh, Nico Krols, Peter Anthonissen, Veerle Segers, Wim De Smet & those who wish to remain anonymous

Sponsor, Visual Box

 

A production of BARRY - Karel Tuytschaever

Co-producer, DansBrabant

With the financial support of Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds & Grensverleggers - deBuren, an arrangement to support cultural collaborations between parties in Flanders, the province of North Brabant, the province of Limburg and/or the Province of Zeeland

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The film premiered on February 23, 2022, at Lumière cinema - Photo Museum, Antwerp. 

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DISTRIBUTION CONTACTS

Optimale Distribution for French-speaking Europe (including France, Monaco, Andorra, French-speaking Belgium, Luxemburg, and French-speaking Switzerland) 

TLA Releasing for the United Kingdom (including Ireland), Poland and North America (i.e.: the United States of America and Canada)

BARRY for all other countries​​

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

2022, France, Paris Film Awards

Honourable Mention: Indie Feature Film

2022, India, Calcutta International Cult Film Festival

Winner Debut Filmmaker 

2022, Canada, Alternative Film Festival Spring 2022

Nominee for Best Actor and Best Writer

2022, Indiefare International Film Festival

Nominee for Best Queer Narrative

2022, Italy, Milan Gold Awards

Honourable Mention: Cinematography

2022, Czech Republic, Brno Film Festival

Nominee for First Time Director (Feature) 

Winner Best LGBTQ

2022, France, Beyond the Curve International Film Festival

Winner Best Queer Narrative

 

2022, US, New York Movie Awards

Winner Silver award for Indie Feature Film

 

2022, Italy, Florence Film Awards

Winner Silver award for Indie Feature Film

 

2022, Indonesia, Fourth Dimension Independent Film Festival

Winner Best Experimental Film

 

2022, Sweden, Swedish International Film Festival

Nominee for Best Director 

2022, Delta International Film Festival

Winner Best Queer Narrative 

2022, Japan, Tokyo Film Awards

Silver winner for Best Inspirational Film

2022, Italy, Hollywood On The Tiber Film Awards

Winner Best Sound Design

2022, Japan, SENSEI Tokyo Film Fest

Winner Best Queer Film, Best Directing and Best International Film 

2022, US, 1904 Deaf Film Festival

Winner Best Narrative Feature

2022, Belgium, Bruges International Film Festival

Winner Best Narrative Feature Film 

2022, Germany, Filmhaus Berlin

Winner Best Directorial Debut

2022, Japan, The Continental Film Festival, Tokyo Edition

Winner Best Actor, Mickaël Pelissier 

2023, The Netherlands, New Renaissance Film Festival

Winner Best LGBTQ+ Feature 

2023, Canada, Toronto Film Week

Winner Best Narrative Feature Film

2023, Italy, Venice Film Week

Winner The Tarkovski Grant

Nominee for Producer's Night 2023

2024, India, The Calcutta International Cult Film Festival

Title of Maestro of Cinema

2024, Belgium, QueerCine International Film Festival

Winner Best Narrative Feature Film

I am a dark room

Concept and embodiment, Karel Tuytschaever

Artistic collaborator for photography, Joery Erna

Artistic collaborator for sound design, Diederik de Cock

Artistic collaborator for photogrammetry, motion capture and 3D production, Wes Nijssen

Artistic collaborator for hair work, Alexander Kinds

 

Thanks to Peter Missotten, Immersive lab at AP Hogeschool, C-mine and LUCA School of Arts Genk

 

Co-produced by Royal Academy of Fine arts, Antwerp / AP Hogeschool, C-TAKT and DansBrabant

Made in residency at DansBrabant, De Brakke Grond, C-TAKT and Zuidpool

 

I AM A DARK ROOM is the finalization of the research project The transparent body, about the sincere body in contemporary portraiture (2020-2022).​

The installation-performance was presented for the first time in November 2022, during a thematic three-day event around Karel's research journey at DansBrabant (NL).

 

PERSONAL NOTE

 

A self-portrait made in times when unhinged identitarian thinking reigns within the arts was not the initial plan. This extra dimension presented a challenge during the creation process. I deliberately transcend any typology or symbolic approach to the self-portrait genre; moving away from any kind of navel-gazing at one's own ego, autobiography or social representation.

36

Concept, text, edit, voice, Karel Tuytschaever

Sculpture and painting photography, Joery Erna

English editor, Martha Gardner

Portraits made by Jack Davey, Senne Roekens, Chris Snik, Robert Soroko, Anna Sastré Garcia, Bruno Ledeyt (fourth image), Rochus Marr, Cisse Royens, Yorgos Maraziotis, Alexandra Panoutsopoulou, Jente De Graef, Jill Bertels, Olivier De Vos (third image), Joery Erna (sixth image), Glenn Cox, Barbara Vandendriesche, Eva van Aken, Stefanie de Bakker, Gina Siliquini (second image), Assia Bert, Axelle Van Meel, Saverio Sammartino (fifth image), Sam Beddegenoodts, Giulia Cauti, Daria-Ana Oprean, Sarah Kirchner, Charlotte Hannes, Kris Meeusen and Yanis Berrewaerts.

Thanks to, Ingrid Leonard / FOMU, Piet Van Hecke / M HKA & Katleen Vinck

Special thanks to research group Body and Material Reinvented, Roel Arkesteijn & Ria De Boodt

 

Co-produced by Royal Academy of Fine arts, Antwerp / AP Hogeschool, C-TAKT and DansBrabant

In residency at DansBrabant, Zuidpool and C-TAKT

  

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36 opened on 7 September 2021 at C-Mine, Genk, during the C-TAKT festival.

The future dance artist now

With Martha Gardner, Raphael Damasceno Ferreira de Moura, and Maisie Woodford

 

Script, production, camera, editing, voice-over, and direction, Karel Tuytschaever

Assistance and color grading, Joery Erna

Thanks to Greet Boterman, Judith Clijsters, Yasemin Kandemir, Tijen Lawton, Anouk Llaurens, Rakesh Sukesh, Liese Stuer,

Bart Van Bulck, Goele Van Dijck, Geneviève Van Quaquebeke, Tony Vezich & all the students and staff of the dance department

Special thanks to Natalie Gordon, Nienke Reehorst and Iris Terclaevers

Comissioned by AP Hogeschool / Royal Conservatoire Antwerp

Co-produced by BARRY

With the support of De Vlaamse overheid

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The film premiered on February 8, 2021 at the Next doors festival, in Antwerpen. Since then, the film is to be seen online on the website of the Schools of Arts

V.

Concept, text and voice, Karel Tuytschaever

Voice, Ariane Van Vliet

Sound scenery, Diederik De Cock

Co-produced by DansBrabant & Moving Futures Festival

With the support of WALPURGIS

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The première took place on april 23, 2021 during the online Moving Futures Festival, The Netherlands.

MAKER'S NOTE

V. has been specifically developed for the digital version of the Moving Futures Festival 2021.

 

The nature of Karel's work invites spectators to look at physicality with an open and sensory view. Normally, STRANGER would be seen during the originally planned traveling festival. Karel decided not to digitize this performance. The abducting of work made for the theater or museum space to another medium, the digital space, does not provide the true context to look at this work, which was specifically made to be experienced live. Instead, he saw the change from a physical to a digital festival as an opportunity to reinterpret an earlier work.

 

What happens to a work if a viewer can determine his own space for the moment of the performance and thus partially takes over his role as a maker? How does this change the dynamic relationship between himself as the maker, the spectator, and their (imaginary) space?

Stranger

Created with and embodied by Laurent Delom de Mézerac

Direction, Karel Tuytschaever

Set design + lighting designed by Lies Van Loock

Sound design, Frederik Van de Moortel

Artistic collaborator for costumes, Chris Snik

Artistic collaborator for film, Joery Erna

Artistic collaborator for film + visual effects, Arno Ringoet

Foley artist for film, Elias Vervecken

FX makeup artist for film, Labhise Allara Mandango Ciratu

Ceramics for film, Kachiri Faes

Graphic design for ceramics, Jeroen Los

Dramaturgical advice by Jesse Vanhoeck

Artistic outside eye, Nienke Reehorst

With thanks to Schippers&VanGucht, Rec’N Roll studio, Nicolas Baeyens / Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Piet Van Dycke, Sander Boschma, Willy De Vocht + Eli Verkeyn

Research interviewees, Bram De Groote, Nicola Brajato, Jaan Jochems, Pascal Gielen and Peter De Graef

 

Co-produced by C-TAKT + DansBrabant

Production assistance by Evelien van de Sanden + Pien Rutten

Poster image by Joery Erna

Recording of the performance, Peter Franken

Scene photography, Alwin Poiana

 

New Adventures Resident with and with the support of Dansmakers Amsterdam and ICK Amsterdam

Was made possible by Grensverleggers, an arrangement to support cultural collaborations between parties in Flanders, the Province of North Brabant, the Province of Limburg and the Province of Zeeland

With the support of Zuidpool

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The performance had its Belgian premiere on September 14, 2019, at C-TAKT # 3 festival in Genk, and its Dutch premiere on September 26, 2019 in De Nieuwe Vorst in Tilburg.

A sitting man

With Laurent Delom de Mézerac

 

Script, direction and editing, Karel Tuytschaever

D.O.P., Joery Erna

Sound design, Frederik Van de Moortel

Costume, Chris Snik

Visual effects, Arno Ringoet

Foley artist, Elias Vervecken

Foley recordist, Stéphane Werner

FX makeup artist, Labhise Allara Mandango Ciratu

Ceramics, Kachiri Faes

Graphic design for ceramics, Jeroen Los

 

Thanks to Schippers&VanGucht, Rec’N Roll studio, Nicolas Baeyens / Koninklijke Academie voor Schone kunsten Antwerpen

Co-produced by DansBrabant

With the support of ICK

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The video installation premiered on October 25, 2019 at the ICK FEST, Amsterdam

Tom

Created with and embodied by Luuk Weers, Karel Tuytschaever

 

Text and direction, Karel Tuytschaever

Sound design, Diederik De Cock

Dramaturgy, Maaike Schuurmans

Scenography, Lies Van Loock

Sculptural work, Jack Davey

Costume design and execution, Chris Snik

Photographer & image and lighting advice, Joery Erna

Movement advice, Nienke Reehorst

Text advice, Ariane Van Vliet

English translation performance text, Koen De Smet

 

Co-production with KAAP, C-TAKT

In residence at and in collaboration with Makershuis Tilburg, DansBrabant, Het Zuidelijk Toneel, De Warande, Zuidpool

With thanks to WALPURGIS, ICK Amsterdam, Leonore Spee, Maarten Heijnens

With financial support from the Flemish government

 

 

The performance premiered on May 9, 2018 in Zuidpool, Antwerp.

Ghost boy

Embodied by Daan Jaartsveld

Text, script, direction and editing, Karel Tuytschaever

Scenographic advice and execution, Lies Van Loock

With the support of KAAP, Antwerp Queer Arts Festival, Makershuis Tilburg 

Thanks to Juicy IJsselmuiden, Boysproject Antwerp

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The première took place on may 6, 2017 during the literature festival Bru-taal, Brugge.

Nacht (Night)

Voice, Ariane Van Vliet and Karel Tuytschaever

Bodies in the video, Victor Dumont, Viktor De Greef

Installation

Concept, text and direction, Karel Tuytschaever

Sound design, Diederik De Cock

Dramaturgical advice, Maaike Schuurmans

Scenographic advice and execution, Lies Van Loock

Sculptural work, Jack Davey

 

Video

D.O.P., Maxime Desmet

Focus puller, Hannes Bruyneel

Assistant of director, Arber Aliaj

Gaffer, Lothar Legon

Electro, Edward Populaire

Set design and execution, Ruth Peeters

Costume design and execution, Chris Snik

Make-up and hair, Labhise Allara Mandango Ciratu

Executive producer on location, Kaat Haest

In residence with and in collaboration with WALPURGIS

Thanks to Daniel Andresen, Katrien De Greef en Maud Kuypers

 

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NACHT [NIGHT] opened on 23 September 2016 at Kunstenhuis deFENIKS, Antwerp, in FENIKS festival. 

Bare romance

Man, Victor Dumont

Woman, Giada Castioni

Man one, Viktor De Greef

Man two, Kasper Vandenberghe

Script, direction and editing, Karel Tuytschaever

D.O.P., Maxime Desmet

Focus Puller, Hannes Bruyneel

Assistant of director, Arber Aliaj

Managing director, Evy De Ceur

Gaffer, Lothar Legon

Electro, Edward  Populaire

Set design and props, Ruth Peeters

Costume design and execution, Chris Snik

Lingerie design and execution, Judith Van Herck

Make-up and hair, Labhise Allara Mandango Ciratu

Runner, Alban Sarens

Set photographer, Louise De Groef

 

Sound design, Diederik De Cock

Sound mixing, Frederik Van De Moortel

Foley artist, Elias Vervecken

Foley Recordist, Stijn Jacobs

Recording Studio, Gonzo

Breath and voice man, Karel Tuytschaever

Breath and voice woman, Ruth Becquart

Colorist, Ben De Raes

Subtitles, Louise De Groef

English translation, Elisabeth ‘Libby’ Ward

 

In coproduction with Kris De Meester & Calling Elvis

Executive producer, Kaat Haest

The film received development-oriented support from the Flemish government.

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The film premiered on October 11, 2014, at HETPALEIS, Antwerp. 

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​DIRECTOR'S NOTE

Karel has imposed a number of guidelines on himself within which BARE ROMANCE has been established:

1. I will never tell my actors what they have to do, just what they have to be.

2. I will never rehearse too much. If the first time is good, I will always keep the first, even if it is contrary to what I wanted or expected.

3. I will choose only one subject per scene, so I cannot escape from focusing.

4. In what I do, I never think about good or bad. The only bad thing you can do as an artist is being untruthful.

5. I have not the intention to create a new way of making cinema. I’m making it for myself. I want to go beyond anything I have done before.

6. The power shift in a physical relationship will be the subject of the film in a pure sense. More than showing physical love.

7. The depth of a character is the depth of its sincerity.

8. I take sexuality as a subject, not as an object.

 

AWARDS

2017, The United States, LA Underground Film Forum, 

Honorable mention 

2017, France, Martinique International Film Festival,

Best narrative short film 

 

​2017, India, Indian World Film Festival,

Best director

2017, The United Kingdom, The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards,

Best direction of the season 

2015, Australia, Sydney World Film Festival,

Best narrative short film 

2015, The United Kingdom, The monthly film festival,

Best cinematographer 

2015, India, Indian Cine Film Festival,

Special festival mention 

2015, India, Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival,

Special mention jury

2015, India, Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival,

Special festival mention

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