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Olga Baillif

Born in Geneva in 1969, Olga Baillif spent her childhood on the stage of the Théâtre du Loup before turning to cinema. She trained in Belgium at INSAS, graduating in 1993.

Her professional career began with the documentary Le Loup et les Architectes (1994), about the atypical construction of this Geneva theater. However, she established herself in Brussels, working as an assistant director and production manager for seven years.

In 2002, her first fiction short film, Nuit de noces (Films des Tournelles, Lux Fugit Film), won awards at the Locarno, Tout Ecran-Genève, Premiers Plans-Angers, and FIFF-Namur festivals, and was nominated for the European Short Film Awards.

Subsequently, she wrote and directed both fiction and documentary films with various Swiss, Belgian, and French production companies:

• The documentary Kint, de l’autre côté (PCT Cinéma Télévision, Cobra Film) explores her Hungarian family’s exile (special mention at Vision du Réel in 2004);

• The medium-length fiction film Nos Jours (Need Production) questions the choice of giving up motherhood (2007);

• The short film Détours is part of the film collection “La faute à Rousseau” (2012);

• In 2017, she directed her first feature-length fiction film, Autour de Luisa (Alina Film, Néon Rouge), a portrait of a rock singer who leaves her partner and their band.

All her films have traveled to international festivals.

In parallel, she has made numerous television reports. First in Belgium, with CIRTEF and RTBF, and since 2013 with RTS, where she regularly collaborates with various magazines.

Filmography

2017 Autour de Luisa
2012 Détours
2008 Nos jours
2004 Kint, de l'autre côté
2001 Nuit de noces
1993 Le loup et les architectes

Thomas Van Zuylen

Thomas Van Zuylen is a renowned Belgian screenwriter and director known for his collaborative work in film and theater. He graduated in directing from the Institut des Arts de Diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve in 2004 and began his career by making several documentaries for television, including "Crimes d’Artiste" in 2013 and "N’attends Rien. N’espère Rien. Donne tout" in 2010. He is particularly recognized for his collaboration with filmmaker Joachim Lafosse, with whom he co-wrote several acclaimed films such as "Les Chevaliers blancs" (2014) and "L’économie du couple" (2015).

Thomas Van Zuylen has also distinguished himself in script doctoring and script consultancy, contributing to various film projects for emerging directors. His expertise is sought for writing workshops, and he has participated in prestigious events such as the Ateliers Grand-Nord and the Forum du Festival francophone de Namur. His passion for developing fiction projects leads him to accompany projects from their conceptualization to their distribution.

In parallel with his work in film, Thomas Van Zuylen collaborates with the Brussels-based theater company Still Life, co-writing several plays that have been presented at international festivals. He is currently working on his first feature film, "À l’équilibre."

Selected Filmography

2024 Mûlatresse Solitude – Feature film by Baloji, produced by Wrong Men and Scrab Films
2023 Kika – Feature film by Alexe Poukine, produced by Wrong Men and Kidam
2023 Aveuglement – Film by Olga Baillif, produced by Alva Film
2023 Purgatoire – Film by Ufuk Emiroglu, produced by Akka film, Easy Riders, and Stenola Production
2022 Augure – Belgian-Congolese feature film by Baloji, selected at Cannes 2023
2022 Un Silence – Film by Joachim Lafosse, produced by Stenola Production
2021 Petit lundi, grosse semaine – Feature film by Jennifer Fenjaux
2020 La crèche – Co-written film by François Hien
2018 Continuer – Adaptation of the novel by Laurent Mauvignier, selected at Venice Days 2018
2015 L’économie du couple – Co-writer, selected at Cannes 2016
2014 Les Chevaliers blancs – Film presented at the San Sebastián Festival