Holly, by Fien Troch: people begin to seek out Holly and her cathartic energy, demanding more and more from the young girl
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Fien Troch
BrowsingFien Troch (1978) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. After graduating from the Sint-Lukas in Brussels in 2000, Fien Troch started on her debut feature film SOMEONE ELSE’S HAPPINESS, a psychological drama that deals with how a fatal car accident affects a small village in Flanders. The film was selected at TIFF and San Sebastian Film Festival, and won several awards. The film was also selected as the Oscar entry for Belgium that year.
Her second film UNSPOKEN, starring Emmanuelle Devos and Bruno Todeschini, depicts the aftermath of the
disappearance of a young girl and was developed in the Cinéfondation of Cannes in 2007. Her third film KID won the
Eurimages Award for Most Promising Project in Rotterdam and the Students award at the Paris International Film
Festival and was shot in 2012. Her fourth feature HOME (2016) won the Orizzonti Best Director Award at the
Venice Film Festival. She served on the Orizzonti jury the following year.
HOLLY is her fifth feature and will premiere in Competition at the Venice Film Festival 2023.
FILMOGRAPHY
2023 HOLLY – Feature Film / 104 min.
2022 THE RESPONDER – Series / Direction of 2 episodes.
2016 HOME – Feature Film / 103 min.
2012 KID – Feature Film / 94 min.
2008 UNSPOKEN – Feature Film / 96 min.
2005 SOMEONE ELSE’S HAPPINESS – Feature Film / 97 min.
2001 COOL SAM AND SWEET SUZIE – Short Film / 15 min.
2000 MARIA – Short Film / 18 min.
1999 WOOWW – Short Film / 16 min.
1998 VERBRANDE AARDE – Short Film / 9 min.
Press release from Manzo Piccirillo.
