Le Tout Nouveau Testament

by Jaco Van Dormael

GENRE COMEDY, FANTASY       LENGHT 105′       YEAR 2015

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

God exists. He lives in Brussels. He is a bastard who is horrible to his wife and daughter. We have heard a lot about his son, but very little about his daughter. His daughter- that is me. I am Ea and I am twelve. To avenge myself, I published everybody’s death date on the Internet.

CAST

Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Yolande Moreau, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens, Serge Larivière

PRODUCTION

Producer: Terra Incognita Films, Climax Films, Après le Déluge

Co-producer: Caviar, Juliette Films, Orange Studio

TEAM

Director: Jaco Van Dormael
Distribution: Belga Films (BE), Le Pacte (FR)
Writer: Jaco Van Dormael, Thomas Gunzig
Cinematographer: Christophe Beaucarne
Editor: Hervé de Luze
Sound: Dominique Warnier, François Dumont, Michel Schillings
Set Designer: Sylvie Olivé
Costume Designer: Caroline Koener
Production manager: Marc Dalmans, Jean-Yves Asselin
Post-production manager: Julien Sigalas
M
usic: An Pierlé

FESTIVALS

Austin Fantastic Fest (USA) – Comedy Features Award

Biografilm Festival (It) – Biografilm Europa Audience Award

European Film Awards – European Production Designer Award – Sylvie Olivé

Golden Rooster Awards (Ch) – Best International Actress Audience Award – Pili Groyne

Gran Premio Internazionale del Doppiaggio (It) – Best Leading Voice Actor Award – Mino Caprio

Haifa International Film Festival (Il) – Federoa Award Best International Film Award

LUSCA Fantastic Film Fest (USA) – Best International Director Award – Jaco Van Dormael

Magritte Awards (Be) – Best Film Award / Best Director Award – Jaco Van Dormael / Best Script Award – Thomas Gunzig & Jaco Van Dormael / Best Original Score Award – An Pierlé

Norwegian International Film Festival (Nor) – Audience Award – Jaco Van Dormael / Most Enjoyable Film Award

Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival (Esp) – Best Actress Award – Pili Groyne

 

Golden Globes (USA) – Nominee Best Motion Picture

Amanda Awards (Nor) – Nominee Best Foreign Feature Film

Austin Film Critics Association (USA) – Nominee Best Foreign Language Film

César Awards (Fr) – Nominee Best Foreign Film

European Film Awards – Nominee EFA People’s Choice Award / Nominee European Comedy

Film Festival Oostende (Be) – Nominee Best Co-Production

Gopo Awards (Ro) – Nominee Best European Film

Haifa International Film Festival (Il) – Nominee Carmel Award Best International Film

Hamburg Film Festival (De) – Nominee Art Cinema Award

Il Festival Nazionale del Doppiaggio Voci nell’Ombra (It) – Nominee Best Supporting Voice – Alessandra Korompay

IndieWire Critics’ Poll (USA) – Nominee Best Undistributed Film

Lumiere Awards (Fr) – Nominee Best French-Language Foreign Film

Magritte Awards (Be) – Nominee Best Supporting Actress – Yolande Moreau / Nominee Best Supporting Actor – David Murgia / Nominee Best Cinematography  – Christophe Beaucarne / Nominee Best Sound – Michel Schillings / Nominee Most Promising Actress – Pili Groyne / Nominee Most Promising Actor – Romain Gelin

Palm Springs International Film Festival (USA) – Nominee Best Narrative Feature

Satellite Awards (USA) – Nominee Best Motion Picture, International Film