Private Project

WBA presents

Mini series about Belgian contemporary architecture commissioned by Wallonie-Bruxelles Architecture made of 9 uncommon very short episodes (2 min max.) focusing on user experience in contemporary buildings designed by Belgian architecture studios. Here are the five first episodes. If you like them just ask for more !

  • Jonathan Ortegat
    Director
  • Jeanne Debarsy
    Sound creation
  • Jonathan Ortegat
    Image & Editing
  • Loup Mormont
    Music
  • Jean Forest
    Graphic Design
  • Lucien Keller
    Color Grading
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium, France
  • Language:
    Dutch, French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Architecture Design Film Festival Winnipeg 2023
    Winnipeg
    Canada
    April 29, 2023
    World Premiere
    ArchiShort - Horizon Prize
  • Architecture Film Festival Prague 2023
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    October 1, 2023
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Arch Film Lund 2023
    Lund
    Sweden
    October 14, 2023
    Swedish Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Jonathan Ortegat

Filmmaker and photographer of architecture and landscape, I was born in 1984 in Brussels where I currently live and work. After 6 years in Argentina, I returned to Belgium in 2014 with an intense experience in one of the world's largest megacities. As soon as I moved back home, film and photography became my way of reconnecting with my hometown. My collaborations with various architectural and urban planning firms in Brussels open me to a different interpretation of the image, one that reveals the layers that, over time, have shaped the landscape.

I spend a lot of time on the streets, refining my eyes and meeting the other person, the one who lives in the landscapes I document, those who leave their traces there. Naturally, my practice moves from a purely landscape work to a humanist work which, in addition to giving pride to the context, shows the use made of it by its users, achieving a balance between architectural and street documentary.

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