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News of the nominations came in a press statement released by the Flemish Audio-Visual Fund (VAF).
Jonas Govaert told the VRT that Welp has been picked for the festival’s Midnight Madness selection, with is just about the greatest recognition for a film in its genre.
"In their day, the cult classics Calvaire and C’est arrivé près de chez vous were both selected for Midnight Madness. I couldn’t imagine a better start for the film’s launch on the Belgian and international stage."
Welp tells the story of the young Cub Scout Sam and the other members of his Cub Scout group. The boys find themselves in some woods that are full of traps laid by a local psychopath de Stroper (The Poacher).
The film was written by Jonas Govaerts and Roel Mondelaers with Stef Aerts, Evelien Bosmans and a young new-comer Maurice Luijten playing the leading roles.
"Pieter Van Hees’ psychological thriller Waste Land, his third film to have been selected for Toronto, has Jérémie Renier (from La Promesse, L’enfant and Cloclo) and Natali Broods (who appeared in Swooni and Met man en macht) in the leading roles.
The Toronto International Film Festival runs from 4 to 14 September. The screening of Welp will be the film’s world première.
Flandersnews.be / Expatica