Tarantula Belgium

Tarantula Belgium (Tarantula Belgique) is a Belgian film and audiovisual production company founded in 1996 by Donato Rotunno and Joseph Rouschop. It is the sister company of Tarantula Luxembourg, which was founded by Donato Rotunno in 1995. Based in the Walloon region, with ties to Liège, the company has built a reputation as a producer of auteur-driven fiction, documentary and animation, frequently working as a co-producer on European and international projects. Tarantula Belgium's filmography spans several decades and includes features such as Une part du ciel (2002), Folle embellie (2003), La Blessure (2004), Nue Propriété (2006), Congorama (2006), Le sel de la mer (2008), My Queen Karo (2009), Mobile Home (2012), Bye Bye Blondie (2012), Pasolini (2014), Ni le ciel ni la terre (2015), Baden Baden (2015), Noces (2016), Nico, 1988 (2017), Gutland (2017), Parvana, une enfance en Afghanistan (2017), Croc-Blanc (2018), Sibel (2018), Deux (2019), Miss Marx (2020) and Dealer (2021), among many others. The company has also produced or co-produced documentaries such as Sobre las brasas (2013), D'arbres et de charbon (2012) and Guru, une famille hijra (2016), as well as short films including Lynx (2020) and Brutalia (2021). In addition to production, Tarantula Belgium is involved in co-development and industry events. Its website highlights news about films selected for major festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Locarno and the Ghent Film Festival, and it participates in professional forums such as Forum Blanc +. The company operates with a small core team and collaborates with a network of Belgian and international partners, including RTBF, CBA and other production outfits. Its output reflects a commitment to socially engaged and artistically ambitious cinema. Tarantula Belgium remains active in the European audiovisual landscape, with recent projects continuing to appear in festival competitions and co-production markets. The company's dual structure with Tarantula Luxembourg allows it to access Belgian and Luxembourgish funding schemes and to operate across the Benelux region and beyond.

Tarantula Belgium was founded in 1996 by Donato Rotunno and Joseph Rouschop, one year after Rotunno established Tarantula Luxembourg in 1995. The two companies operate as sister entities, allowing them to develop and produce projects across the Benelux region. From its base in the Walloon region, with links to Liège, Tarantula Belgium quickly became active in the European co-production circuit. In its early years, the company produced or co-produced features such as Une part du ciel (2002), directed by Bénédicte Liénard, Folle embellie (2003) by Dominique Cabrera, La Blessure (2004) by Nicolas Klotz, and Folie privée (2004) by Joachim Lafosse. It also backed international titles like Batalla en el cielo (2005) by Carlos Reygadas and Congorama (2006) by Philippe Falardeau, establishing a pattern of working with auteurs from different countries. The 2010s saw Tarantula Belgium expand its slate with films such as Mobile Home (2012), Bye Bye Blondie (2012), Pasolini (2014) by Abel Ferrara, Ni le ciel ni la terre (2015), Baden Baden (2015), Noces (2016), Nico, 1988 (2017), Gutland (2017), and the animated feature Parvana, une enfance en Afghanistan (2017). The company also produced documentaries including Sobre las brasas (2013) and Guru, une famille hijra (2016), and short films such as Lynx (2020) and Brutalia (2021). In recent years, Tarantula Belgium has continued to co-produce films that premiere at major festivals. Its website highlights selections at Cannes, Venice, Locarno and the Ghent Film Festival, and it participates in industry events such as Forum Blanc +. The company remains privately held and active, with a focus on arthouse and socially engaged cinema.

• 2026

  Two co-productions selected for Ghent Film Festival; Soudain wins double acting prize at Cannes.

• 2020

  Miss Marx by Susanna Nicchiarelli released.

• 2019

  Deux by Filippo Meneghetti released.

• 2017

  Nico, 1988 and Parvana, une enfance en Afghanistan released.

• 2014

  Pasolini by Abel Ferrara released.

• 2006

  Congorama and Nue Propriété released.

• 2004

  La Blessure and Folie privée released.

• 2002

  Release of Une part du ciel, directed by Bénédicte Liénard.

• 1996

  Tarantula Belgium founded by Donato Rotunno and Joseph Rouschop.

• 1995

  Tarantula Luxembourg founded by Donato Rotunno.

Arthouse and independent cinema production company focused on international co-productions and festival-driven films.

Product categories. Feature films · Documentaries · Animated films · Short films · Co-productions

1. 1Tarantula official websitetarantula.be
2. 2Tarantula | Sobre las Brasastarantula.be
3. 3Tarantula | Fritzi, eine wendewundergeschichtetarantula.be
4. 4Tarantula | Tarantula et Elise André au FORUM BLANC +tarantula.be
5. 5Wikidata: Tarantula Belgiumwikidata.org
6. 6Wikipedia: Tarantula Belgiquefr.wikipedia.org