Heartfelt, Rare Animated Belgian Feature ‘Juul’ Headlines Studio 100 Film’s Expanding Slate at TIFF Market

Director-producer Tom Van Gestel shares the journey behind this animated drama for (young) adults, which blends magic, realism, and empowerment

By Kevin Giraud

Kevin Giraud

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How far would you go to keep a love one close?

Belgian studio Fabrique Fantastique‘s debut animated feature “Juul” comes to TIFF Market a few days after Studio 100 Film announced having picked up this young adult animated drama, marking a significant expansion in the otherwise family-driven catalogue of the independent sales agency, a subsidiary of Studio 100 International.

Set in the 1950s, “Juul” follows 17-year-old circus acrobat Juul, whose life changes forever after a tragic accident leaves her in a coma and declared brain-dead. Facing financial ruin, her magician father takes a desperate and morally complicated decision: he steals her body from the hospital and presents her as a “living puppet” to revive the failing circus.

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