DichtVorm is a collection of 15 animation films based on contemporary poetry from Flanders. In the past two years, the films made the selection of several international festivals for animation films, including in Germany (Stuttgart), France (Annecy), Portugal (Cinanima), Spain (Cordoba) and Japan (Hiroshima). Blauwblauw and Mijn kwantorslag shared the prize for best non-narrative film at the international cartoon festival I Castelli Animati in the famous Cinecittà studio's in Rome.
The Flemish films that were selected for the Zebra Poetry Film Festival competition are Zuurstokkleuren, by Wouter Sel, Blauwblauw, by Sandy Claes and Daan Wampers. Both films are inspired by Miquel Declercq's poetry. Paul Bogaert's film, which is based on his own work, will also compete. Pieter Vanluffelen's Mijn kwantorslag, inspired by a Jo Govaert poem, will be shown during the official opening of the festival.
Paul Bogaert, Geert Van Goethem (S.O.I.L.) and a number of directors will attend the festival. The Zebra Poetry Film festival is organised by the Berlin literary organisation Literaturwerkstatt.
DichtVorm had been produced by S.O.I.L. with support of Flanders Image and the Flemish Literature Fund. The collection was recently released on DVD (Fonk/Selected shorts).
More information about the Zebra Poetry Film Festival: www.literaturwerkstatt.org
More information about Dichtvorm and about the dvd: www.soilart.be & www.selectedshorts.be
More information about participating poet Paul Bogaert: www.paulbogaert.be
