Animation — International

Bakkes2025

Name: Bakkes
Director: Lucas Van Caeneghem
Released: 2025

Director Lucas Van Caeneghem

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Film Festival2026 EDITION

Poster Bakkes — Bakkes / ORIGINAL POSTER

About the film

Animated short

Director: Lucas Van Caeneghem
Country: Belgium
Runtime: 4 min 32 sec
Language: Dutch

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5 STILLS

Synopsis

Four students are preparing for an exam. Their teacher is about to hand out the papers, but the noise in the classroom increasingly gets on his nerves. His attempts to restore silence prove futile.

Festivals and awards

Winner · New Talents: Student AnimationANIMED Mediterranean Animation Film Festival2026

Best Animated ShortSouthern Cone International Film Festival2026

Nomination · RAFI 15–18VAFI & RAFI2026

International short film programmeSunderland Shorts Film Festival2026

Credits

Director, writer, producer: Lucas Van Caeneghem
Music: Bart Maris
Cast: Paul Demets, Indira Pinto Santana, Brend Verdegem, Mina Wagelaar, Josse Deconinck, Eowyn Vlaeminck, Amber Erbezci

Director

Lucas Van Caeneghem

Lucas Van Caeneghem studied audiovisual arts at Sint-Lucas in Ghent before joining the animation programme at KASK Conservatorium. He completed his bachelor’s degree in 2025 and continued with a master’s. Bakkes is his first work to be presented and screened abroad.

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