Théo Degen is a young belgian filmmaker born in 1997 and trained at the Institut National Superieur des Arts du Spectacle (INSAS) in Bruxelles (2015 – 2020) In 2021 he co – creates the “Phosphore Films” collective with other filmakers to make films after school. His graduation movie “The Salamander Child” a poetic and comic fable about solitude, mourning and imaginary has won the first prize of Cinéfondation at The 74e Festival de Cannes. 

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  The Salamander Child

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  2021
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  The Salamander Child/ Théo Degen

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  2021
  At 15, Florian thinks he can communicate with the deads through fire. That belief makes him the weirdo in the village where he lives. One day, by dint of being called a monster. He becomes one.