Directing

Luca Pereș-Bota

Luca Pereș-Bota (1997) is a Romanian-Belgian director and editor working between Romania, Belgium, and the Czech Republic. He grew up between Romania and Belgium and graduated with great distinction in Film Directing from RITCS (Brussels). His graduation short Dincolo (2022), a fictional portrait of Romanian labour migration, received a Special Mention at Filmfestival Oostende and was selected at …

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MovieFamilyDrama

Ema (23) returns home unexpectedly and reunites with her sister Mia (15), mother and grandmother in their beloved garden colony. The sisters relive childhood games, laughter and nostalgia and their bond is quietly renewed as they say goodbye.

Vilse

Jonas picks up a Flemish hitchhiker Vittal on a lonely road in Sweden. These two lost souls embark on a road trip to Stockholm where their underlying loneliness unravels.

Flowerboys

Flowerboys · 2024

Two young lovers try to find a home in each other, but realize that what they truly seek is love in themselves

Supper

A wife gets a call from a state adoption agent on her way home. They have been selected to adopt a child with her husband. When she goes into their home to tell the news to her husband she finds him in the bathroom.

Dincolo

Dincolo · 2022

A young immigrant’s life comes crashing down when he gets a distressing phone call from his home country.

Lost Son

Lost Son · 2018

A young teenager tries to come to terms with his father's suicide. Little does he know that the answer lies closer than he thinks.

Yaga

MovieFantasyDrama

Yelena, a Russian woman, is dragged off to her in-laws' vacation home for Christmas for the umpteenth time. This time, a surprise awaits: a new Flemish sister-in-law, Valerie. Her rapid integration leads Yelena to suspect there's more to the family dynamic than she thought.

Too Dark For Light

Too Dark For Light · 2026

Too Dark For Light

During a night out with his friends, Josef is haunted by memories of a drug-fueled near-death experience, spiraling into addiction and self-destruction.

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MovieFamilyDrama

Ema (23) returns home unexpectedly and reunites with her sister Mia (15), mother and grandmother in their beloved garden colony. The sisters relive childhood games, laughter and nostalgia and their bond is quietly renewed as they say goodbye.

Director

Vilse

Jonas picks up a Flemish hitchhiker Vittal on a lonely road in Sweden. These two lost souls embark on a road trip to Stockholm where their underlying loneliness unravels.

Editor

Flowerboys

Flowerboys · 2024

Two young lovers try to find a home in each other, but realize that what they truly seek is love in themselves

Director of Photography

Supper

A wife gets a call from a state adoption agent on her way home. They have been selected to adopt a child with her husband. When she goes into their home to tell the news to her husband she finds him in the bathroom.

Editor

Dincolo

Dincolo · 2022

A young immigrant’s life comes crashing down when he gets a distressing phone call from his home country.

Director

Lost Son

Lost Son · 2018

A young teenager tries to come to terms with his father's suicide. Little does he know that the answer lies closer than he thinks.

Editor

Yaga

MovieFantasyDrama

Yelena, a Russian woman, is dragged off to her in-laws' vacation home for Christmas for the umpteenth time. This time, a surprise awaits: a new Flemish sister-in-law, Valerie. Her rapid integration leads Yelena to suspect there's more to the family dynamic than she thought.

Editor

Too Dark For Light

Too Dark For Light · 2026

Too Dark For Light

During a night out with his friends, Josef is haunted by memories of a drug-fueled near-death experience, spiraling into addiction and self-destruction.

Director

SAFA

MovieDramaThriller

A young lady gets a call from her mother with the news that her brother has tried to kill himself.

Writer