Dingie
Meet the producersDingie is a young and dynamic production company, heavily involved in development.
Dingie had an early success with the Claus Family Christmas movies, and with Hacked, which won the prize for best short form series at Canneseries in 2022. It also worked on several international co-productions, such as the feature film En Route, a feel-good road movie about a group of seniors travelling together, and the children’s film Twinkle Twinkle Little Elephant.
We like to stay in tune with what audiences want, and it helps that we are affiliated to Dutch FilmWorks, a part of the StudioCanal group.
Knokke Off (High Tides)
Its most recent success has been the youth series Knokke Off, known internationally as High Tides, about a group of teenagers spending their summers on the Belgian coast. “There is lots of drama, sex, drugs and rock and roll,” says Van Biervliet.
The series was developed by Dingie and financed by Belgian public broadcaster VRT, Netflix, the Belgian Tax Shelter and Screen Flanders. The result was a critical and popular success, appearing in the Netflix top 10 in 57 countries around the world.
Knokke Off features rising stars Pommelien Thijs, Willem De Schryver and Eliyha Altena in the three main roles. “We worked with a highly talented crew, led by director Tom Goris for the first season, and writers Luk Wyns and Nele Vandael, who delivered sublime scripts.”
The action in the first two seasons centres on the seaside resort town of Knokke, the Flanders equivalent of the affluent Hamptons in the USA. “It was important for us to shoot there, because they have wonderful houses and beautiful beaches, which helps the audience to escape to a wonderful world within Belgium,” Van Biervliet says.
The third season ventures further a field, with storylines in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier. But for a key scene, the production turned to a studio in Flanders. “We needed a controlled filming environment for a terrace scene, with the whole cast and lots of extras, so we built a very high-end virtual production set at the AED Studios in Lint.”
Omerta
Dingie is currently in pre-production with the psychological thriller Omerta, a high-end tv-series about a young boy who seeks revenge on three sisters who did him wrong. Commissioned by Streamz in Flanders, with partners in the Netherlands and Spain, and supported by Screen Flanders, it will be distributed internationally by StudioCanal.
“The series is directed by Tom Goris and shot with a completely Flemish crew on location in both Belgium and Spain,” says Van Biervliet
Co-producing with Dingie
With co-productions planned in France, the Netherlands and Germany, Dingie is open to offers for other international projects.
We tend to look for projects with strong stories, from both emerging and established talent, which have the potential to reach broad audiences both locally and internationally.
Meanwhile, bringing projects to Flanders has distinct advantages, he says. “Co-producing in Flanders allows you to move quickly, with highly talented crew, top-notch studios production and wonderful locations, such as Bruges, Antwerp and, of course, Knokke.”
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Dingie
Anthony Van Biervliet
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