38th edition
17-25 january 2026

L'Enfant salamandre

Théo Degen

Image L'Enfant salamandre
Belgium
2021 Fiction 26 min
At 15, Florian thinks he can communicate with the dead through fire. This belief makes him the a laughing stock in the village remote Belgian where he lives. One day, by dint of being called a monster...he becomes one.
With : Florian Villez, Elsa Blero, Vincent Villez, Alexandre Remson, Camille Mc Laferty, Tristan Melain
Screenplay : Théo Degen
Image : N'gare Falise
Sound : Massimo del Gaudio
Editing : Laureline Maurer
Production : INSAS
Théo Degen is a young Belgian director. Born in 1997, he joined INSAS in 2015. He works mainly with non-professional children and adolescents, and places his work between fiction and documentary. His films are otherworldly and explore the point of view and the imagination of childhood.