CV Sebastien Wielemans

Date of birth: 8th of April 1981 Nationality: Belgian Phone number: +44.752.10.98.645 (UK) +32.473.26.17.12 (Belgium) E-mail address: sebastien@grizzlyfilms.be (professional) sebastienwielemans@hotmail.com (private) Languages: French, English, Dutch, German, Spanish Scholarship: •2015-2016: Master degree in screenwriting, London Film School, London •2007-2009: Master degree in environmental studies, IGEAT (ULB), Brussels •04/2007: certificate of the information cyclus taught by the Belgian Technical Cooperation (la Coopération Technique Belge – CTB) •04/2007: certificate of first-aid (Red Cross of Belgium) •04/2005-02/2006: Experimental Media Design, 2 semesters at the « Universität der Künste », Berlin •1999-2003: Master degree in “TV-, Radio- and Multimedia directing“, I.A.D., Louvain-La-Neuve Training: •09/2013-05/2014: Seminar about webproduction (organized by Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles). •05/2011-09/2011: participant of the international social documentary training Esodoc 2011 (with the project “Connected Walls”) •04/2011: Beatriz Flores Silva's acting workshop (Stanislavski and Actor's Studio techniques for TV and Cinema directing) •01/2011: Master Class John Truby (“ Script's anatomy ”) Audiovisual experiences: •11/2014: director and producer of the online documentary experience “Connected Walls” •10/2014: director, cameraman and editor for the “Festival des libertés” (www.festivaldeslibertes.be). •05/2014: director of the participative movie “Tous concernés!” •03/2014: director of the music video “Velorution” •08/2013: director and cameraman for the webdistribution of the opera festival “Tête-À-Tête 2013” (London) www.tete-a-tete.org.uk •05/2013: director of the participative movie “Stilte voor opname! Het groeit in de Liedekerkewijk” •02/2013: assistant director for the documentary “La femme fontaine”, directed by Olivier Jourdain •11/2012-12/2012: assistant director for the theater play “Oedipe”, directed by José Besprosvany •10/2012: director, cameraman and editor for the “Festival des libertés” (www.festivaldeslibertes.be). •08/2012: director and cameraman for the webdiffusion of the opera festival “Tête-À-Tête 2011” (London) www.tete-a-tete.org.uk

•05/2012: director/screenwriter and editor of “Buurtcompost”, directed for the Brussels association “Ten Noey” and “ Green”. •01/2012: director and editor of “Poubelle Afrique”, directed for the NGO “Ingénieurs Sans Frontières”. •10/2011: director of 4 portraits for the 2011 Brussels exhibition “Expo: A table!” (expo-atable.be/En.html) •08/2011: director for the webbroadcasting of the Tête-À-Tête opera festival 2011 (London) www.tete-a-tete.org.uk •04/2011- 10/2014: head staff for a district project (Commune of Saint-Josse, Brussels) which involves teaching children how to make a documentary about sustainibility (produced by the Brussels Region) •03/2011: director of a short documentary about learning how to cycle in the city. Part of a web concept called “Code Barre” (production: ONF and Arte) •12/2010: editor and director for an educational movie for “Ingénieurs sans Frontières” (ISF) •04/2010: director of a corporate movie for “Five Stars Food” (production: Grizzly Films) •03/2010: creation of a production company called “Grizzly Films. Collaborators: Xavier Moucq (photographer, cameraman) and Brieuc de Goussencourt (director). •02/2010: creation of a documentary event (screenings of documentaries) called “Kantoor Klub”. Associates: Matthieu Donck, Stephane Bergmans, Thomas Van Zuylen. •01/2010: director of a video clip (AIDS campaign) •010/2009-10/2010: director of the 52-minute-documentary “A cycle of fences”, shot in the US and produced by VRT (Public channel of the Flemish community of Belgium). Broadcasted in October 2010. •08/2008-11/2008: participant and winner of the Canadian contest “Müvmédia 2008”. 12 short documentaries were broadcasted on the website www.muvmedia.tv, and on the French Canadian channel “TV5 Canada”. •05/2008: director and trainer for a social documentary about the integration of immigrants in the district of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in Brussels (the documentary was directed in collaboration with 12-year-old students). •03/2008: director of a documentary made for the Greenpeace Montreal office. •12/2007: director of a documentary about the festival “Voix de femmes 2007” (Women voices 2007 – festival which promotes women rights around the world). •11/2006 and 11/2007: director, cameraman and editor for the “Festival des libertés” (www.festivaldeslibertes.be). •09/2006 - 06/2007: director, cameraman and editor for the company “Murmure Media” (company which promotes critical awareness with movies). •11/2004: director of a 52-minute-documentary about a Tuareg community in Niger: “Tchissete, the mirror of the Tuareg”. •06/2003: director of “En de tijd gaat...”, a documentary about the painter Medard Tytgat (school project) Filmography: 2014: “Connected Walls” (website / Grizzly Films, PIW!, Scam, CNC, FWB, Courrier International, FIDH) Offical selection at the Web Program Festival 2015 (Paris), FIPA 2015 (Biarritz) FIFE 2015 (Paris) + Jury Prize at Millenium Documentary film festival 2015 (Brussels). 2014: “ Tous concernés! ” (short film / Grizzly Films, Commune de Saint-Josse, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / 15'41”) 2014: « Velorution » (music video/Grizzly Films and Pépinière Prod/4’40’’) 2013: “ Stilte voor opname! Het groeit in de Liedekerkewijk ” (documentary / Grizzly Films, Commune de Saint-Josse, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / 12'50”) 2012: “ Buurtcompost ” (fiction / Grizzly Films, Ten Noey, Green / 5’38”) 2011: “Le vélo” (documentaire / ONF, Arte, Quark productions / 1’) 2010: “ A cycle of fences ” (documentary / Canvas / 52') Official selection at Docville Leuven 2011, Gold Kahuna Award Winner at Honolulu Film Awards 2011, Official selection at Afifdok Khouribga 2011. 2008: “ Müvmedia 2008 ” (documentary / Espresso Communications, TV5 / 12 x 4’) Winner of the contest. 2004: ” Tchissete, the mirror of the Tuareg ” (documentary / Gouma Films / 52') Official selection at IDFA 2005 (Category “First appearances”, Amsterdam). 2003: “En de tijd gaat...” (documentary / Mediadiffusion / 13'40'') Official selection at Szolnok Film Festival 2004 (Hungary).