After turning heads with Une fille d’Ouessant, a tale-come-documentary which is anchored in reality but which flirts with fiction, young French filmmaker based in Brussels Eléonore Saintagnan is back with a medium-length film clearly following the same lines.

In Une fille d’Ouessant, the filmmaker imagined what it would be like to live on the island of Ouessant at the beginning of the 20th century. Whilst leading a writing residency on the westernmost island of France, she dreams she’s the daughter of a fisherman, spinning wool from her sheep and nourishing her story with archive images which shore up her ramblings.

In Camping du Lac [+lee también:
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The cast will consist of a blend of professional and non-professional actors from Belgium and Brittany. Recognisable names include that of Rosemary Standley who’s better known as the singer from the blues rock group Moriarty, as well as from the Birds on a Wire duo. This film marks her screen debut. We’ll also see Belgian actor Jean-Benoît Ugeux (enjoying verbose supporting roles in films such as Fishlove [+lee también:
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The movie is produced by Alice Lemaire and Sébastien Andres on behalf of Michigan Films, with the support of the Wallonia Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre and their initiative offering financial aid to lightweight productions. This support programme has likewise given rise to films such as Madly in Life [+lee también:
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Camping du Lac is co-produced in France by Emmanuel Chaumet on behalf of Ecce Films, with the support of the Wallonia Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre, the CBA (Brussels Audiovisual Centre), the Film and Animation Centre (CNC), the Fondation des Artistes and the Brittany region.