Take Five

Take Five is a Belgian film production company based in Brussels, known for producing both animation and live-action works. According to its official website, the company was founded with the ambition to produce works that evoke emotions and resonate with audiences, and it describes itself as a place where humanity and artistry converge. Its production slate spans animated shorts, live-action shorts, documentaries and feature films, often developed through European co-productions. Take Five began producing live-action short films in 2009. A pivotal moment came in 2015 with the encounter with director Sacha Feiner, leading to the multi-award-winning animated short Dernière porte au Sud (Last Door South), which won a Magritte Award and was recognised at the Clermont-Ferrand festival. This success opened the door to further animation collaborations with talents such as Bruno Tondeur and Hannah Letaïf. In 2018, the company's first feature film, Emma Peeters, a bittersweet comedy, opened the Giornate degli Autori at the Venice Film Festival. The company has since built strong relationships with European partners, co-producing the documentary Misha and the Wolves (with MetFilm in the UK), presented at Sundance in 2021 and later released on Netflix. In 2023, Take Five co-produced Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds by Benoit Chieux, which received the Audience Award at the Annecy Festival. More recently, the company co-produced Flow by Gints Zilbalodis, an animated feature made in partnership with Latvia's Dream Well and France's Sacrebleu Productions, which became a global phenomenon. Take Five's catalogue includes a wide range of titles such as Flow, Nino Dino, Mare the Mermaid, The Star, My Friend Crocodile, Like a Beast, Venezia Diorama, The Song of the Storms, Screwjob, Rocket Doudou, Blondi, Ismolene & Chipolata, Vol au Vent, Burners, Green Procrastination, Esther, Happyland, Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds, The Belgian Wave, Boys, La Table de Babelge, Une nuit d'enfer, The Passerby (La Passante) and High Tide (Marée Haute). The company positions itself as producing cinema that is both demanding and accessible, rooted in emotion and designed to connect with audiences.

Take Five was founded with the ambition to produce works that evoke emotions and resonate with audiences. The company describes every project as beginning with a meeting, a spark, that deserves to be brought to the screen. This pursuit has guided Take Five since its inception, shaping a production company where humanity and artistry converge. In 2009, Take Five took its first steps into live-action short films. In 2015, a pivotal encounter with director Sacha Feiner marked a turning point: Dernière porte au Sud (Last Door South), a multi-award-winning animated short (Magritte, Clermont-Ferrand), marked Take Five's entry into the world of animation. This success laid the foundation for enriching collaborations with talents such as Bruno Tondeur and Hannah Letaïf. At the same time, Take Five boldly continued its exploration of live-action. In 2018, its first feature film, Emma Peeters, a bittersweet comedy, opened the Giornate degli Autori in Venice. This film embodies Take Five's DNA: cinema that is both demanding and accessible, rooted in emotion and designed to connect with audiences. From there, Take Five increasingly fostered relationships with European partners. Among its standout projects, the documentary Misha and the Wolves (co-produced with MetFilm in the UK), presented at Sundance in 2021 and later released on Netflix, exemplifies this international dynamic. In 2023, Take Five co-produced Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds, a film by Benoit Chieux. The film received the prestigious Audience Award at the Annecy Festival. More recently, Take Five co-produced Flow by Gints Zilbalodis, an animated feature film created in partnership with Latvia (Dream Well) and France (Sacrebleu Productions). This film became a global phenomenon: selected at various international festivals and widely acclaimed.

• 2023

  Co-produced Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds by Benoit Chieux, which received the Audience Award at the Annecy Festival.

• 2021

  Documentary Misha and the Wolves, co-produced with MetFilm, presented at Sundance and later released on Netflix.

• 2018

  First feature film, Emma Peeters, opened the Giornate degli Autori in Venice.

• 2015

  Pivotal encounter with director Sacha Feiner led to the multi-award-winning animated short Dernière porte au Sud (Last Door South), marking Take Five's entry into animation.

• 2009

  Take Five took its first steps into live-action short films.

• Co-produced Flow by Gints Zilbalodis with Latvia's Dream Well and France's Sacrebleu Productions; the film became a global phenomenon.

Cinema that is both demanding and accessible, rooted in emotion and designed to connect with audiences.

Product categories. Animated short films · Live-action short films · Animated feature films · Documentaries · Television shows

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