

The University College Ghent educates students according to the studio principle, by having them make as many films as possible. Almost every assignment, project or exercise – also in the first year - results in a personally and fully completed film, with higher levels of difficulty being imposed every time.


A series of innocent and harmless actions in the daily lives of four ordinary people in an apartment complex. The joys and sorrows of living next to each other in a colorful cartoon. Flatlife was Belgian screenwriter/director/actor/tv personality Jonas Geirnaert's graduation work and won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

An elderly lady feeds the ducklings near the pond.

A boy watches a bird on television. The boy copies everything the bird does. This results in a surreal situation.

A man in a jazzy bar loses control over his psychedelic fantasy each time the sexy waitress serves him another red, spicy drink.

Mr J. Russel lives an ordinary life. Until he gets in touch with his instincts.

A horse struggles against a violent storm
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Een man is zijn memoires aan het schrijven als hij plots een hersenbloeding krijgt. De beroerte brengt hem terug naar zijn kinderjaren tijdens de Russische revolutie en naar de ontsnappingspogingen van zijn familie.



Medical examination in primary school.

A man is watching birds from an observation tower, while listening to birdsongs playing from an old taperecorder.