“Brilliant and sincere
coming-of-age.”

— Cineurope

“Spielbergian mix of adventure and emotion in West Flemish.”

— De Morgen (Bel)

“Small but universal. A beautiful coming-of-age about grief and the North Sea, which is full of mystery ”

— FilmvandaagNL

“Rarely have I ever felt a sense of los so enormously in cinema as I did while watching Sea Sparkle.”

—HighOnCinema

“Zeevonk' deals with a heavy theme like death in a very moving, surprisingly poetic way”

— Humo (Bel)

"A comfortingly honest and adventurous must see YA film"

— De Knack (Bel)

Sea Sparkle (Zeevonk)

FEATURE FILM

When her father dies at sea, Lena starts desperately looking for the cause, convinced a sea monster is to blame. Her relentless push against the tide reveals a tale of anger and grief, yet also of the strength and comfort the ocean provides.

A story by Domien Huyghe & Wendy Huyghe
Directed by Domien Huyghe
Script by Wendy Huyghe & Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem

Producer: Dries Phlypo
Produced by A Private View & Viking Film

Supported by Flanders Audiovisual Fund & The Netherlands Film Fund
Distribution: Paradiso Films (BE,NL)
World sales: LevelK

Available on

Pickx

Youtube

FESTIVALS

  • World premiere & opening film Generation at the Berlin International Filmfestival 2023

  • FIFEM international filmfestival 2023 - Montreal, Canada

  • BUFF international filmfestival 2023 - Malmö, Sweden

  • Barnefilmfestivalen 2023 - Kristiansand, Norway

  • 63rd International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2023 - Zlín, Czech Republic

  • Zones Portuaires Festival du cinema 2023 - Saint-Nazaire, France

  • 18th Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival 2023 - Busan, South-Korea

  • 70th Pula Film Festival 2023 - Pula, Croatia

  • 53rd Giffoni International Film Festival 2023 - Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy

  • 29th Kyoto International Children's Film Festival 2023 - Kyoto, Japan

  • 5th Cinedu – IFF For Children and Youth 2023 - Nová Bošáca, Slovak Republic

  • Norwegian International Film Festival 2023 - Haugesund, Norway

  • Salam International Film Festival 2023 - Baku, Azerbaijan

  • Buster Copenhagen International Film Festival 2023 - Kopenhagen, Denmark

  • 11th Seoul international children’s film festival 2023 - Seoul, South-Korea

  • 10th Young horizons international film festival 2023 - Warsaw, Poland

  • 38e Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur 2023 - Namur, Belgium

  • 35th International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2023 - Isfahan, Iran

  • 19° festival international du film indépendant de Berck-sur-Mer 2023, France

  • Cinekid International Film Festival 2023- Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  • 7th Zsigmond Vilmos International Film Festival 2023 - Szeged, Hungary

  • 52nd Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist 2023- Kiev, Ukraine

  • 32nd Ankara Film Festival 2023 - Ankara, Turkey

  • 40th Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2023 - Chicago, USA

  • 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023- Tallinn, Estonia

  • 16th IFF for Children and Youth 2023 - Dobrany, Czech Republic

  • 34th Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival 2023- Belfast, Ireland

  • KINOdiseea 2023- International Children Film Festival - Bucharest - Romania

  • 35th Vienna International Children’s Film Festival 2023 - Vienna, Austria

  • 41st IYAFF Ale Kino - Poznan, Poland

  • 32th Festival du Film de Sarlat - Sarlat, France

  • 11th Bosphorus Film Festival - Istanbul, Turkey

  • Bulbul Children’s International Film Festival - Goa, India

AWARDS

  • Special Mention Best Film of the children’s jury - Berlinale Generation Kplus 2023

  • WINNER ECFA award at BUFF festival - Malmö 2023

  • Special Mention Industry Award at Barnefilmfestivalen - Kristiansand, Norway 2023

  • WINNER ECFA award at Young Horizons Festival - Warsaw, Poland 2023

  • Special Mention The film educators group at Young Horizons Festival - Warsaw, Poland 2023

  • WINNER best director 35th International Film Festival for Children and Youth - Isfahan, Iran 2023

  • Special Mention 52nd Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist - Kiev, Ukraine 2023

  • WINNER Best Actress 11th Bosphorus Film Festival - Istanbul, Turkey 2023

  • WINNER Best Actress Bulbul Children’s International Film Festival - GOA, India 2023

  • WINNER Best Director Bulbul Children’s International Film Festival - GOA, India 2023

  • ENSOR Telenet Publieksprijs - Ostend, Belgium 2024

PROGRAMS

  • Cinekid script lab 2018

  • ReConnext Filmfest Ghent 2020

  • Cinekid directors lab 2021

  • Berlinale Co-production Market 2021

  • First Cut Lab 2022

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