Young Hearts

Program:

Molodist Teen Screen

Year:

2024

Country:

Belgium, The Netherlands

Genre:

Fiction

Duration:

97’

Elias feels attracted to his new neighbor Alexander. Soon he realizes that he’s truly in love for the first time. The interactions with his friends and family bring more questions than answers. Confused by his burgeoning feelings, Elias tries to sort out his inner chaos to prove that he is worth Alexander’s heart.

Schedule

Anthony Schatteman

Anthony Schatteman graduated from the KASK School of Arts in Ghent after which the obtained an additional master's degree in Film Studies and Visual Culture at the University of Antwerp. The world of young people and their relationships with the people around them form a common thread in his work. His first short film KISS ME SOFTLY was a true festival favourite, winning awards at international film festivals worldwide. Three more short films followed: FOLLOW ME, PETIT AMI and HELLO, STRANGER. In 2020, he directed ALIVE, a series for Belgian broadcaster VRT. The youth series PANNA was released in 2021. L’HOMME INCONNU is his latest short and was shot on s16mm in Cavalaire-Sur-Mer. His debut film YOUNG HEARTS premiered at the Berlinale Generation Kplus.

Filmography: Young Hearts (2024), Northern Lights (2023), 2de Zit (2022), L’homme Inconnu (2021), Panna (2021), Alive (2021), Petit Ami (2017), Hello, Stranger (2017), Follow Me (2015), Kiss me Softly (2012)

Creative team

Director

Anthony Schatteman

Screenplay

Anthony Schatteman

Camera

Pieter Van Campe

Editing

Emiel Nuninga

Production design

Kato Bulteel

Music