Bitter Flowers (2017 film)

Bitter Flowers
Bitter Flowers
	Film poster
Directed by	Olivier Meys
Written by	Olivier Meys; Maarten Loix
Starring	Chloe Maayan
Release date	16 October 2017 (Busan); 28 March 2018;
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	Belgium; France; Switzerland; China
Languages	French; Chinese

Bitter Flowers is a 2017 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Olivier Meys in his directorial debut. It was written by Meys with Maarten Loix. The film had its world premiere at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival.^[1] It was later screened at the Chicago International Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Film Festival before its theatrical release.

Bitter Flowers received four nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Olivier Meys.^[2] It went on to win Best First Feature Film.^[3]

Accolades[]

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Busan International Film Festival^[1]	Audience Award		Nominated
Chicago International Film Festival^[4]	Gold Hugo		Nominated
Magritte Awards^[2]	Best Film		Nominated
	Best Director	Olivier Meys	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Olivier Meys and Maarten Loix	Nominated
	Best First Feature Film		Won

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b González, David (12 October 2017). "A strong European contingent gets ready to head to Busan". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Heyrendt, Hubert (11 January 2019). "Les nommés aux Magritte 2019 sont connus". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ Richford, Richford (2 February 2019). "Belgium's Magritte Awards: 'Our Struggles' Takes Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ "Bitter Flowers d'Olivier Meys aux Festivals Internationaux de Busan & Chicago" (in French). Tarantula. Retrieved 14 January 2019.