Frank van den Eeden, sbc Director of Photography. 2008 best cinematography award Byron Bay international Film Festival.  Best Cinematography Award - Festival Du Court Metrage De Bruxelles 2007.  Kodak Showcase selection 2007.  Best Foreign Language Film LA Shorts Fest 2007. Audience Award (Oldenburg Film Festival _) / 2007: Audience Award (Almería en Corto, International Short Film Festival) / 2007: Audience Favorite Award, The Ellen Award Certificate of Distinctive Achievement, a Special Jury Recognition, and the BAFTA Award for Excellence (Aspen Shortsfest ) / 2007: Special Mention, Young People's Award (Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival_) / 2007: Grand-Prize of Ciné-Jeune de l'Aisne (Cine-Jeune de l'Aisne ) / 2007: Audience Award for Best Short Film (Cinema Tout Ecran) / 2007: * Audience Prize_* Mediatheques Award_* Best Comedy "Fernand Raynaud" Award (Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival) / 2007: Audience Award (Festival de Cine de Alcala de Henares) / 2007: * Best Actor Award for Dirk van Dijck_* Best Cinematography Award for Frank vanden Eeden___ (Festival Du Court Metrage De Bruxelles - Oh, ce Court) / 2007: Mention Spécial du Jury (Festival Tous Courts - Rencontres Cinématographiques D’aix-En-Provence) / 2007: Gran Trofeo tralsi di Trevignano, best film of the festival (La Cittadella Del Corto - International Short Film Festival) / 2007:: Audience Award (Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) ) / 2007: Audience Award for Best in Show Short Film (Milwaukee International Film Festival ) / 2007: Best Foreign Short Film award (Moondance International Film Festival ) / 2007: Best Comedy (NYC Shorts ) / 2007: Grand Prize : Best Short (Rhode Island International Film Festival ) / 2007: Best Narrative Short Film (Seattle International Film Festival) / 2007: Best International Short (St. Louis International Film Festival ) / 2007: * Audience Award (TABOR FILM FESTIVAL_) / 2006: Award for Best Belgian Short (Flanders International Film Festival Ghent) At the Boulder International Film Festival (14 - 17 February 2008) the Academy Award nominated short won the Prize for Best Short. Guido Thys' short won also the Best Cinematography Award and Best Short Film award at the Byron Bay Film Festival (29 February - 8 March 2008).  A triumph - not only of story, but of acting, cinematography,

lighting and sound. (Aspen Times) “One of the brightest stars of the short film sky over the past few years!” (Espoo Cine) “Delightful!” (IndieWIRE) “Sweetly touching!”

(Worldwide Short Film Festival) “A sublime delight!” (Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films) "Thys has mastered so well the magnifying that the tools of filmmaking can contribute to the emotional impact of the story. The moving camera captures the gliding feel of the tango. The colors mimic Spanish art. It's an intimate connection between the storyline, and the way of telling it.” (George Eldred, program director of Aspen Shortsfest, in the Aspen Times) “Absolutely magnificent! One can only hope that someone turns this heart-warming story into a feature” (InFocus Mag) “A surefire crowdpleaser! It has put a tap in the toes and a smile on the faces of festivaljuries everywhere.” (FI Magazine)Guido Thys’ multi-award-winning short Tanghi Argentini was nominated for this year’s Oscar for Best Live-Action Short. The film is a modern fairy tale about an office clerk and his attempts to make his colleagues happy. But instead of the classical cliché Christmas gifts, he wants to give them something real and precious.The lead roles are performed by Dirk Van Dijck and Koen Van Impe. The film was scripted by Geert Verbanck and produced by Anja Daelemans and Dries Phlypo for Another Dimension of an Idea. Director of photography is Frank van den EedenZAEEEEEEE.Tanghi Argentini, starring Dirk Van Dijck, Koen Van Impe and Hilde Norga, has been selected for more than 65 international film festivals and already grabbed close to 30 awards. Awards include the Grand Prize on Rhode Island, the Audience Awards in Aspen and Clermont-Ferrand, the BAFTA Award for Excellence in Aspen, as well as the Audience Award at the Abu Dhabi Middle East International Film Festival. At the Los Angeles Short Film festival, it received the Award for Best Foreign Film, while Tanghi also grabbed the Best Belgian Short Award at the Flanders Film Fest and the Main Award at the Cine Jeune International Film Fest of Saint-Quentin. Tanghi Argentini has been shown in the meantime to festival audiences in Montreal, Sao Paulo, Utrecht and Palm Springs. Next festival stops include Boulder, Byron Bay, Trondheim, Florida, the European Short Film Festival in Reus (Spain) and on the River Run filmfestival in North Carolina.
The Tanghi Argentini nomination is the second Oscar nomination for producer Anja Daelemans. In 2003, Gridlock (Fait d’hiver) by Dirk Beliën also got nominated in the same category.

The production was made possible thanks to the support of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF) and the City Marketing Fund of Ghent.FESTIVAL SELECTIONS AND AWARDS

- Flanders International Film Festival – in  competition * Best Belgian Short - Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival – in competition * Audience Prize * Mediatheques Award * Best Comedy "Fernand Raynaud" Award - Clermont-Ferrand Kodak Showcase selection - Clermont-Ferrand Short Film market April 2007: - Aspen Shortsfest – in competition     * Audience Favorite Award * The Ellen Award - Certificate of Distinctive Achievement * BAFTA  LA - Award for Excellence * Special Jury Recognition - Brussels Short Film Festival – in competition * Best Actor Award for Dirk van Dijck

* Best Cinematography Award for Frank vanden Eeden - International Short Film Festival “Almería en Corto” – in competition * Audience Award - La Cittadella del Corto, Trevignano (Rome) – in compet. *Gran Trofeo tralsi di Trevignano, best film of the festival - Cannes film festival - Short Film corner - Worldwide Short Film Festival, Toronto – opening night - Tabor Film Festival, croatia – in competition * Audience Award August 2007 :   - Rhode Island International Film Festival – in competition *  Grand Prize : Best Short - Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival  - in competition

1. *elected as one of the 10 favourites of the audience - Palm Springs Intl ShortFest  - in competition – opening program September 2007 :     -  Seattle's 1 Reel Film Festival – in competition * Best Narrative Short Film - LA Shorts Fest – in competition  * Best Foreign Film award - Moondance International Film Festival – finalist * Best Foreign Short Film award - Milwaukee International Film Festival – in competition * Audience Award for Best in Show Short Film - Middle East International Film Festival, Abu Dhabi – in competition * Audience Award for Best  Short Film - International Film Festival Cine-Jeune de l'Aisne – in competition * Prize of Best Short Film - New York City Short Film Festival – in  competition * Best Comedy Award - Festival Cinema Tout Ecran, Geneva, Swisse - in competition * Audience Award for Best  Short Film November 2007 :  International Short Film Festival interfilm, Berlin– in competition * Best Fiction Award - St. Louis International Film Festival – in competition * Best International Short - Cinessonne, European Film Festival, France – in competition * Audience Award - Fest. de Cine de Alcalá de Henares  (Alcine), Madrid – in competition * Audience Award - Prague Short Film Festival – in competition * Special Honourable Jury Mention - International Filmets Festival, Badalona (Barcelona) – in competition *  Best Actor Award for Dirk van Dijck   - Festival Tous Courts d’Aix en Provence – in competition * Special Jury Mention  - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ® * Nominated for an Academy Award® - category Live Action Short LA - Byron Bay Film Festival 2008 best cinematography for Frank van den Eeden TANGHI ARGENTINI, the live action short from director Guido Thys and producer Anja Daelemans, has received over 30 wins including the Best Foreign Film at the L.A. Shorts Fest in 2007. dop frank van den eeden sbc.