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Bavo and Yves earned raves for their feature films North Sea Texas and Souvenir starring Oscar nominee and Emmy Award winner Isabelle Huppert.

After working as a decorator for Peter Greenaway, Bavo established himself with a series of award-winning short films. He has studied Video Art at the Luca School of Arts in Brussels, and the Script Development course at Binger Film Lab in Amsterdam.

A Master of Art History who also studied fashion, Yves started his career as an assistant to the Curator at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. Yves also worked as a Film Costume Designer and Press Officer.

The duo proves that good things happen when people pair up. As filmmakers, they love intense character development and stories about identity. Unspoken desire, and the power of nature play a prominent role in the sensuous visual universe they dream up.

An elegant ode to fading dreams and the possibility of second chances, their sophomore feature Souvenir (2016) channels Eurovision glamour into an unlikely romance. Their debut North Sea Texas tells the story of Pim, who’s growing up in a Belgian seaside village in the 1960s, dreaming of his hunky neighbour, Gino.

Bavo and Yves have collaborated on a number of commercials, including the music video Anger Never Dies by Hooverphonic. With Souvenir the duo marked their debut as lyricists. Songs from the soundtrack, such as Joli Garçon, were released by the American band Pink Martini on the album Je dis Oui!

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César winner Kevin Azaïs as Jean facing Oscar Nominee and Emmy winner Isabelle Huppert in the feature film Souvenir created by Bavo and Yves Defurne

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North Sea Texas trailer from Strand Releasing ENG HD from Bavo and Yves Defurne on Vimeo.

Trailer from Bavo Defurnes debut feature North Sea Texas Dutch with English Subtitles

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Isabelle Huppert at Marrakech Film Festival about her work with director Bavo Defurne on his movie Souvenir.

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Isabelle Huppert with director Bavo Defurne on the set of Souvenir, a movie by Bavo and Yves Defurne.

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Isabelle Huppert in the movie Souvenir by Bavo and Yves Defurne.

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Isabelle Huppert in Souvenir by Bavo and Yves Defurne

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Bavo and Yves interviewed.

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Isabelle Huppert with filmmakers Bavo and Yves Defurne celebrating the international premiere of Souvenir at TIFF in Toronto at the Unifrance party photo call

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Hooverphonic singer Noémie Wolfs sings Anger Never Dies in the music video made by bavo and Yves Defurne.

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Hooverphonic welcomes a new singer. We have fond memories of the shoot of the Anger Never Dies music video we made with them.

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Eva Van Der Gucht as Yvette, Jelle Florizoone as Pim and Tom Coumans as Zoltan in North Sea Texas by Bavo & Yves Defurne, directed by Bavo, produced by Yves, written by the creative couple from Belgium.

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Isabelle Huppert in Souvenir. This is the dutch trailer from the movie by Bavo & Yves Defurne directed by Bavo produced by Yves

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Johan Leysen and Isabelle Huppert as divorcees in Souvenir by Bavo & Yves, directed by Bavo Defurne, produced by Yves Verbraeken and co-written by both

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I learned an awful lot from working with Isabelle Huppert, and I think of myself as a much better director now than I was before we started shooting Souvenir.

Bavo in Film Talk https://bit.ly/2uzqDV2

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Jelle Florizoone and Matthias Vergels in Noordzee Texas by Bavo and Yves directed by bavo Defurne produced by Yves Verbraeken and screenplay by Bavo and Yves

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Kevin Azaïs on the set of Souvenir by Bavo Defurne