Curriculum Vitae
VANACKER WIM
Personal Details
Born: 12 May 1982 Nationality: Belgian Address: 5 Rue du Jambon 93200 Saint Denis France Mobile: + 33 6 98 68 61 90 Email: [email protected]
Education and Qualifications
2011 EICAR – The International Film & Television School of Paris Master of Fine Arts - Specialization: Directing/Script Writing
2008 University of Antwerpen Master in Film Studies and Visual Culture
2006 University of Gent Master in Clinical Psychology – Specialization: Psychoanalysis
Professional Experience
2018 till now Official Competition - Festival de Cannes Selection Committee – Short Film section
2016 till now Moulin d’Andé - CECI Script Consultant
2016 till now Cinéfondation – Festival de Cannes Feature Film Script Consultant
2015 till now The Film Garage – Scuola Holden Consultant
2013 till now Sireal Films Creative Producer
2012 till now NISI MASA – European Network of Young Cinema Head of the Script Department With as flagship project MEDIA supported European Short Pitch of which Project Manager
2009 till now Freelance Director Freelance First Assistant Director Freelance Script Editor
2011 – 2012 NISI MASA - European Short Pitch 2012 Project Coordinator
2005 – 2009 Cinema Novo Film Festival Bruges / Currently Film Festival MOOOV Film Programmer
2006 – 2008 Merchants Quay Ireland: High Park Residential/Health Promotion Unit Psychologist
Filmography
2018 [ˈsɪə.ri.əl ] Writer / Director In Development
Live Action Short Film In Vivo Films (France) / Jules Debrock (Belgium)
Selected for Euro Connection - Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand
2017 Watchkeeping Directed by Karolis Kaupinis Co-Producer
Live Action Short Film M-Films (Lithuania) / Sireal Films (Belgium)
With the support of the Lithuanian Film Center Has been selected for 15 festivals thus far.
2015 Empire Directed by Kristof Hoornaert Producer
Live Action Short Film Sireal Films (Belgium)
With the support of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund Has been selected for 32 festivals thus far and won 4 Awards along the way.
2012 The Naked leading the Blind Producer/Co-Writer/Director
Has been selected for more than 60 film festivals worldwide and won 17 Awards.
2011 endgame Producer/Writer/Director
Has been selected for more than 25 film festivals worldwide and won 5 Awards.
Workshops
2015 till now Festival de Cannes – Short Film Corner – Truth or Dare Workshop Expert / Tutor
2015 till now Euro Connection – Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont- Ferrand Pitch Tutor
2015 till now Go Short – Nijmegen, The Netherlands Tutor Campus / Expert Industry Day
2015 till now Internationaal Kortfilmfestival Leuven - Speeddate XL Pitch Tutor
2014 till now Rencontres du Jeune Cinéma Européen – Sofia, Bulgaria Scriptwriting and Pitch Tutor
2013 till now Interfilm Berlin - Interforum – Scriptwriting Workshop Script Editor / Tutor
2013 till now Maison des Scénaristes – Du Court au Long – Festival de Cannes Reading Committee / Script Advisor
2017 Animarkt – Lodz, Poland Scriptwriting Tutor
2017 GoDebut European Film Festival – Klaipeda, Lithuania Expert / Tutor
2017 Youth Film Lab – Tirana, Albania Scriptwriting Tutor
2017 VIS – Vienna Independent Shorts Pitch Tutor
2017 Krakow Film Festival – Animated in Poland Pitch Tutor
2016 KulturaTV information session – Valetta, Malta Pitch Tutor
2016 Filmfest Dresden - Big Names, Small Talks Expert / Consultant
2013 Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival – Bristol European Co-Production Workshop in collaboration with Euro Connection Guest Speaker / Tutor
2013 Rise of Euphoria – Scriptwriting Workshop Love & Anarchy Film Festival - Helsinki Script Editor / Tutor
2013 GENERATOR – Scriptwriting Marathon – Strasbourg, France Script Editor / Script Advisor
Panels
2017 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur Industry Lab
2017 Krakow Film Festival Panel Talk : Where’s the money
2017 London Short Film Festival Industry Talk: Building Bridges
2016 Festival Court Métrange – Rennes, France Panel of Professionals – Pitch Court Métrage
2016 Sarajevo Film Festival – Cine-Link Think Tank: European Short Film Coproduction & European Short Film Distribution.
2016 Krakow Film Festival – Animated in Poland Panel of Experts – Pitch Works-in-Progress
2016 Filmfest Dresden – Visegrád in Short(s) Panel Discussion on successful International Co-Productions
2016 Go Short – Nijmegen, The Netherlands Panel Talk: Possibilities for Script Pitching and Development
2015 Paris Courts Devant – Euro Courts Devant Think Tank: European Short Film Coproduction & European Short Film Distribution.
2014 Vienna Independent Shorts - VIS Academy Guest Speaker on European Short Film Coproduction
2013 Festival du Cinéma de Brive – Rencontres Européennes du Moyen Métrage Panel of Professionals – Pitch Moyen Métrage
2012 Bright Young Screens – Festival Training Seminar Guest Speaker on Co-Production Forums and Pitching Sessions
2012 FEST – Training Ground Guest Speaker on Short Film Co-Production, with Rodrigo Areias
2012 Festival de Cannes – Short Film Corner – Coup de Pouce Script Advisor / Guest Speaker on Scriptwriting
Jury
2014 till now Baltic Pitching Forum – Vilnius, Lithuania Member of Professional Jury
2017 Vilnius Short Film Festival Member National Jury
2016 2ANNAS Film Festival – Riga, Latvia Member Short Film Jury
2016 PIÉLAGOS EN CORTO International Short Film Festival Member Short Film Jury
2016 NYC Independent Film Festival Member European Jury and Selection Committee
2015 Daazo’s Friss Hus Budapest International Shortfilm Festival Member Short Film Jury
2015 Cinema Perpetuum Mobile Festival – Minsk, Belarus Member Short Film Jury
2014 Euro Connection – Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont- Ferrand Member European Jury and Selection Committee
2014 Wordless International Short Film Festival – Sydney, Australia Member Short Film Jury
2014 Short Waves Festival – Poznan, Poland Member Short Film Jury
2013 Festival International du Film Nancy – Lorraine Member Short Film Jury
2012 FEST – New Directors / New Films Festival Member Short Film Jury
2007 International Film Festival Ghent Member Explorezone-Jury
2004 Short Film Festival Het Grote Ongeduld Jury Member
Publications
2015 World of Shorts by Daazo – The Berlinale Issue Où est Charlie? (Or how to uncover and respect your own inner Charlie.)
2013 World of Shorts by Daazo – The Sarajevo/Venice Issue Idol for Filmmakers – The Scouting Report.
2013 World of Shorts by Daazo – The Cannes Issue Before and After.
2013 World of Shorts by Daazo – The Berlinale Issue Pitch This.
2012 Mas Y Mas – The 3D Era Murder calling in 3D
2012 Mas Y Mas – Our Cannes Revolution Editorial
2012 Mas Y Mas – Casting Editorial / The Wrong Man
2008 Psychoanalytical Perspectives // 26 Jean-Luc Godard and the impossibility of the Symbolic.
2006 Psychoanalytical Perspectives // 24 The Representation of the Mother in the oeuvre of Andrej Arsenjevitsj Tarkovski: a Psychoanalytical Interpretation.
Personal Skills and Competences
Languages: Dutch: mother tongue English: excellent in speaking, writing and reading French: proficient in speaking, writing and reading German: basic knowledge
Computing: Microsoft Office Final Cut Pro Final Draft
Other: Driver’s License