Beautiful Men

A Short film of

Production year2023

Runtime18 min

Synopsis

Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurity grow faster than their hair.

Credits

Director (1)

Nicolas Keppens
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Production and distribution (3)

Co-production : Miyu Productions

Foreign production companies : Animal Tank, Ka-Ching Cartoons

Film exports/foreign sales : Miyu Distribution

Full credits (15)

Screenwriter : Nicolas Keppens

Director of Photography : Maxim Hectors

Music Composer : Nicolas Snyder

Editor : Nicolas Keppens

Sound Recordist : Jan Hessens

Foreign producers : Brecht Van Elslande, Erik Verkerk, Joost Van Den Bosch

Associate Producer : Bert Lesaffer

Line Producers : Nicolas Keppens, Brecht Van Elslande

Voice : Peter Van den Begin, Peter de Graef, Tom Dewispelaere

Co-producers : Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron

Sound editors : Jenna Tressider, Greg Scheirlinckx

Production Designer : Nicolas Keppens

Animation : Iris Alexandre, Timothée Crabbé, Geertrui De Vylder, Soetkin Verstegen

Sound Mixer : Greg Scheirlinckx

Sound design : Vivian Williams, Nicolas Snyder

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Animated film
Sub-genre : Stop-motion, Volumes , Drama, Comedy
Themes : Family
Production language : Dutch, English
Coproducer countries : Belgium (71.44%), France (18.04%), The Netherlands (10.52%)
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Minority French (Belgium, France, The Netherlands)
Production year : 2023
Runtime : 18 min 53 seconds
Visa number : 159.631
Visa issue date : 12/06/2024
Production formats : Digital creation
Color type : Color and Black & White
Aspect ratio : 1.33
Audio format : 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (5)

French short films worldwide: March 2025

09 APRIL 2025

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2025, a record-breaking year for French films at the Oscars?

23 JANUARY 2025

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Selections (32)

Stuttgart Trickfilm International Film Festival
Germany, 2025
Sections parallèles
Kaboom Animation Festival
The Netherlands, 2025
Focus
Academy Awards
United States, 2025
Nomination for Best Animated Short Film
Flickerfest
Australia, 2025
Compétition internationale
Best of européen

Awards (10)

Flickerfest
Australia, 2025
Prix de la meilleure animation compétition internationale
Cinanima
Portugal, 2024
Grand Prize
Anim'Est
Romania, 2024
Mention spéciale compétition internationale
Ottawa International Animation Festival
Canada, 2024
Prix de la meilleure animation narrative

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