WTFF 8 – Feature Films Competition
by Ben De Raes
Fiction, Drama
Belgium, 2025, 90’
O.v. French, English, Romanian, Dutch, Greek, Arabic. Italian and English subtitles
Italian Première
November 27, 2026, 7.00 PM, Cinema Odeon – Vicenza
Synopsis Kapital Europe highlights two migrant workers in Brussels, as they navigate a journey marked by uncertainty and occasional moments of joy. Reginald, a Romanian construction worker, struggles in the city’s informal building sector and contemplates returning to Romania. Niki, a young Greek newly arrived in the city, starts working as a bicycle courier.
Director’s bio-filmography Ben De Raes (1990) is a filmmaker based in Brussels. He holds a Master in Audiovisual Arts at KASK in Ghent and is a founding member of Dagvor Films. His films have been presented at Visite and Encounters Film Festival, his short film The Potato Eaters (2016) won a special mention at WTFF2 and Waiting Working Hours (2019) won Best film in the section ExtraWorks at WTFF5. Kapital Europe is his first feature film.
Directed by Ben De Raes
Screenplay Ben De Raes
Cinematography Jordan Vanschel
Sound Aulona Fetahaj
Editing Rik Chaubet
Sound Editing Simonluca Laitempergher
Music Dani Cosmic
Cast Petre Isanov, Niki Katsoni
Production, Distribution Dagvorm Films
Website dagvorm.be
Social Media Instagram: @dagvorm_bxl