Caroline Strubbe Director Producer
Caroline Strubbe (1965) started her filmstudies at the ‘Escuela Cinematografica de Barcelona’ and continued them at the ‘IAD’ in Louvain-La-Neuve. At the end of her studies, she produced the theatre play Le garçon d’appartement by Gérard Lauzier. Meanwhile she co-directed acclaimed documentaries ‘Une mouche dans la salade’, ‘Shocking Manjira and the cardboard box’ and ‘Un portrait de la Belgique’, shown on Arte.
With her first short fiction film ‘Melanomen’, Caroline won several awards, including the filmfestivals of Oberhausen, Krakow and Figuera da Foz. Two years later her silent mid-feature ‘Taxi Dancer’ received a special mention at the Sundance filmfestival.
The screenplay of her feature film debut ‘Lost Persons Area’ was selected for Cinemart in Rotterdam and the Berlinale Coproduction Market. The feature film was selected for the Critic’s Week in Cannes 2009 and won the SACD prize for best script. The film went on to get selected for the Lux Prize 2009 and was shown at more than 40 international festivals including Karlovy Vary, Warsaw, Rome, San Paolo and Rotterdam.
In 2013 she presented ‘I’m the same I’m an other’ at Toronto International Film Festival. This second film of the Lost Persons trilogy was selected at several international film festivals like Valladolid and Les Arcs. Both films were presented at the MoMA in New York.
Currently she finished her third film ‘The Silent Treatment' and is presenting the Trying to Forget to Remember' trilogy.
Festival Selections & Awards
Prix SACD
CANNES
2009
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MOMA NY
2014
WavelengthTIFF
2013
LOST PERSONS AREA
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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Semaine de la Critique competition
SACD prize best script
FLANDERS FILM AWARDS OSTEND FESTIVAL 2010
nominations best debut Kimke Desart, best actor Sam Louwyck
best actress Lisbeth Gruwez & Kimke Desart
best film and beste direction Caroline Strubbe
winner Flanders Film Awards
best actress Kimke Desart & best direction Caroline Strubbe
GENEVA FILM FESTIVAL CINEMA TOUT ECRANS 2009
Official competition
winner of the REFLET D’OR best film
CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2010
Spirit Section
Maverick Award Best First Feature
OURENSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010
Official competition
winner best actress for Kimke Desart
FESTIVAL CINEMA SALON DE PROVENCE 2011
winner Best Film Award
LUX PRICE 2009
Official nominated for European Lux Price
WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL 2009
1-2 Official competition
ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010
Bright Future selection
KAROLY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010
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SEVILLA FESTIVAL DE CINE EUROPEO 2009
Eurimages competition
ROME MEDFILM FESTIVAL 2009
Eurimages competition
SAN PAOLO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009
New Directors Competition
KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2011
New Directors Competition
MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Above The Cut selection
TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS IFF 2009
International selection
MOLODIST KYIV INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009
European competition
CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009
CINEFEST HUNAGRY 2009
Young Filmmakers Competition
ESPOO CINE IFF 2010
Young Filmmakers Competition
FILMFEST MÜNICHEN 2009
International Program
CHUNGMURO IFF 2009
International Program
VALDIVA IFF 2009
International Selection
100.000 RETINAS FILM FESTIVAL 2010
MOSAÏQUES FILM HAPPENING, LONDON 2010
BOZAR TROIKA DAYS 2010
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM FRANCOPHONE DE NAMUR 2009
FESTIVAL DU FILM EUROPEEN VIRTON 2009
SEOUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009
COLOGNE CONFERENCE FILM FESTIVAL 2009
5th INDIA INTERNATIONAL WOMAN FESTIVAL
NEW DELHI 2009
FORUM OF EUROPEAN FILM, CINEMA LODZ 2010
EUROPEAN FILM FEST POLAND 2010
Belgian Focus
CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010
EXPOSED FILMFESTIVAL GERMANY 2010
CAPE WINELANDS FILM FESTIVAL 2010
41st HUNGARIAN FILMWEEK 2010
International section
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INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL MORELIA MEXICO
Critics Weeks Section
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I'M THE SAME I'M AN OTHER
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TORONTO INTERNAT FILM FESTIVAL 2013
Official selection Wavelength
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ROTTERDAM INTERNAT FILM FESTIVAL
2014 Bright Future selection
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FILM FEST GHENT 2013
Official competition
Winner of the Knack Focus Award
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TALLINN FILM FESTIVAL Black Nights ‘13
Official competition
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BOZAR BRUSSELS CINE CONCERT 2013
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ENSORS OSTEND 2014
Eight nominations – Winner of Best Film Music
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VALLADOLID FILM FESTIVAL 2013
Official competition
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KAROLY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL 2013
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CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2014
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UTRECHT FILM FESTIVAL 2014
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ZILELE FEMEII CINEAST BUKAREST 2014
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MAGRITTES 2014
Nominated best Coproduction
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CAROLINE STRUBBE​
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JURY of the Cinema Novo Filmfestival 1998
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JURY of the Short Film Festival Leuven 2014
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JURY of the Film Fest Ghent 2015
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